Furigana

Name: Furigana
Rating: 4.5 (28 reviews)
Author: EYHN

A web extension, Auto insert furigana (phonetic characters) on Japanese kanji.

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Furigana is a convenient Chrome extension that automatically inserts furigana (phonetic characters) above Japanese kanji characters to assist reading and comprehension. It seamlessly integrates into any Japanese webpage and also supports dynamically loaded content, ensuring furigana display even on changing pages. Additionally, users can access a context menu shortcut for quick toggling or insertion. This extension enhances the experience of learners and readers of Japanese by making kanji more accessible.

Add-on Education Productivity

By:

EYHN

Daily users:

1,299 -14

Rating:

4.50

(28)

Version:

1.0.2 Last updated: 2019-04-09

Version code:

3193107

Creation date:

2019-04-09

Risk:

Permissions:

<all_urls>
storage
contextMenus

Size:

20.34MB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 2,651 ▼ 6

Other rankings

#110 in Language Support ▼ 1 #18 in insert keyword 27 #112 in inject keyword 8

User reviews

Users praise the Furigana add-on for effectively aiding Japanese reading by adding furigana to kanji, benefiting learners and native speakers alike. However, multiple reviewers highlight significant issues such as inability to remove furigana after insertion, lack of toggle functionality, and performance problems including crashes and slowdowns on popular sites like Twitter. Additionally, compatibility issues exist with some websites (Amazon, Google Translate). Users request features like keyboard shortcuts to improve usability. Overall, it is a useful tool with room for improvements in stability and user control.

Pros

Effectively adds furigana to kanji, aiding Japanese reading practice, especially on Wikipedia and karaoke lyrics.
Helpful for both native speakers and learners to understand difficult kanji.
Generally reliable and appreciated for its functionality.
Enhances reading experience on Japanese websites.

Cons

Cannot easily remove inserted furigana once applied; no toggle or shortcut provided.
Causes performance issues such as browser slowdowns and crashes on certain sites like Twitter.
Does not work properly on some websites, e.g., Amazon and Google Translate.
Issues with automatic injection feature causing problems, leading some users to disable it.

Recent reviews

by 敬念*****, 2025-04-06

Works great for me for my very narrow use case. I specifically wanted to be able to read Wikipedia for practice and it works great with Wikipedia. I've disabled automatic injection just because that's my preference anyway.

by ma*****, 2025-03-09

by 远离*****, 2025-02-11

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Furigana requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Furigana has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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