Naruhodo — Furigana & Japanese Dictionary for Reading

Description

Read Japanese with furigana, hover dictionary, on-device translation, read-aloud, and a vocab bank — right in your browser. Naruhodo adds furigana (reading annotations) to kanji on any Japanese web page and includes a built-in Japanese-English dictionary with hover lookup — no internet required. Whether you're preparing for JLPT, reading Japanese news, manga, novels, or light novels, Naruhodo helps you read and learn naturally. FEATURES 🔤 Furigana for Any Japanese Web Page Toggle furigana above kanji on any site. Color-coded by JLPT level (N5–N1) so you can focus on words at your level. Use Adaptive mode to automatically hide furigana for words you already know. 🔍 Hover Japanese Dictionary Hold Alt (Option on Mac) and hover over any word for an instant popup with readings, definitions, JLPT level, and pitch accent. Or enable Hover Mode for hands-free lookups. Compound words (like 東京都) are detected automatically — including conjugated verb compounds. Powered by the full JMdict dictionary — 215,000+ entries, all running locally. 🔊 Audio Pronunciation Hear any word spoken aloud — click the speaker icon or press P. Words are read exactly as they appear on the page (conjugated forms included), using readings from Naruhodo's own dictionary pipeline. You can also select a sentence or paragraph and press P to hear the whole thing read aloud. Use your device's built-in Japanese voice, no internet required. 📖 Example Sentences See real Japanese-English example sentences from Tatoeba for thousands of words, with the target word highlighted. Great for understanding words in context. 📚 Vocab Bank & Anki Export Save any word with one click. Tag and organize your vocabulary, filter by JLPT level, group by source page, and export to Anki for flashcard review. ✅ Known Words & Adaptive Learning Mark words as "known" to track your reading progress. Load JLPT presets (N5–N1) to bulk-add words. Adaptive Furigana automatically hides readings for kanji you've already mastered. 📊 JLPT Learning Stats See your JLPT coverage at a glance, track vocabulary activity over time, and view a difficulty badge showing each page's JLPT breakdown. Know exactly how much of the page you can read. 🌙 Page Dark Mode Switch to dark mode for comfortable night reading. Darkens web pages for easier reading in low light, while keeping furigana colors and images intact. Follows your system theme automatically, or force it on. 🗂️ English Glosses for Grammar Short English annotations appear above particles and grammar patterns — 700+ patterns across N5–N1 — so you never lose track of Japanese sentence structure. Perfect for beginners and intermediate learners. 📘 Grammar Book A built-in, searchable grammar reference organized by JLPT level — grammar patterns, particles, and functional words, with formation rules and examples. 🌐 Selection Translate Select any Japanese text and click Translate (or press T) for an instant on-device translation. A play button on the translation card reads the original sentence aloud. Uses Chrome's built-in Translation API — no internet, no API keys, completely private. HOW IT WORKS - Full JMdict Japanese-English dictionary (215,000+ entries) runs locally in your browser - Japanese text tokenization by Kuromoji, also running locally - 14,000+ example sentences from the Tatoeba Project - Translation uses Chrome's built-in on-device model — nothing leaves your browser - Everything runs 100% offline — no data is sent to any server Built with privacy in mind. No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Your reading data stays on your device. Perfect for JLPT N5, N4, N3, N2, N1 preparation, reading NHK News, Japanese Wikipedia, light novels, visual novels, manga sites, and any Japanese text on the web.

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