Compare Chrome extensions: Rikaichan vs IPA furigana

Stats Rikaichan Rikaichan IPA furigana IPA furigana
User count 9,000+ 300,000+
Average rating 4.28 4.43
Rating count 18 202
Last updated 2017-11-28 2019-03-08
Size 664.58K 8.87M
Version 4.0.3 1.21
Short description
Japanese dictionary Looks up the readings for kanji words and inserts them as furigana
Full summary

Japanese dictionary extension. Japanese to English/German/French/Russian dictionary. Just hover the mouse on top of a word, and a popup appears. Automatically de-inflects verbs and adjectives. Detailed kanji view.

Dictionaries Please download and import one or more dictionary files to use with Rikaichan. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwVl0WUbZr5QQkpEdV9YS1RYNDg

A browser extension allowing the injection of phonetic annotations for Japanese text (furigana) on the fly. Uses the IPADIC Japanese dictionary.

  • Works locally in your browser - no external server required
  • Automatically detects pages where furigana insertion is possible
  • Can switch between displaying the readings as hiragana, katakana or romaji
  • Persistent mode - extension will add furigana to all pages automatically until turned off
  • Customisable size and color for furigana
  • Auto-start option: extension will be turned on automatically from browser startup

NEW in version 1.21:

  • Minor bug fixes