Japanese IO

Helps you read Japanese text

Japanese IO - Chrome Extension for Reading Japanese

Japanese IO is a Chrome extension designed to enhance the reading experience of Japanese web pages. It provides instant access to dictionary definitions, kanji readings, example sentences, and more. Users can keep track of their word lookups which are stored in their profile for later review and study on the Japanese IO website. A free Japanese IO account is required to use this extension, with optional paid upgrades for advanced features.
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Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.56
(63)
Version: 0.14.1 (Last updated: 2022-10-12)
Creation date: 2020-06-06
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • scripting
  • activeTab
  • background
  • tabs
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
  • http://localhost:5000/
  • https://*.japanese.io/
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/
  • https://fonts.googleapis.com/
  • https://api.mixpanel.com/
  • https://www.google-analytics.com/
Size: 764.93K

Other platforms

Japanese (v2.2)
4.39 (5,292) 473,672+
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This Chrome extension works in concert with Japanese IO (https://www.japanese.io) and brings easy access to dictionary lookups, readings, kanji and example sentences to help you read Japanese web pages.

Notice that this extension requires a free Japanese IO account, which can be created from the extension after it has been installed. Paid feature upgrades are available.

Word lookups are stored in your profile and you can review and study this vocabulary on the Japanese IO website.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps in learning and understanding Japanese by providing furigana and translations.
  • User-friendly with quick highlighting of words.
  • Includes JLPT level and frequency information for words.
  • Allows saving of kanji for later study.
  • Functional and helpful for improving reading skills.
Cons
  • Requires an account to use the extension.
  • Does not read editable text.
  • Runs in the background after closing Chrome, causing trust issues.
  • Lacks audio playback when clicking on words.
Most mentioned
  • Great functionality for learning Japanese.
  • Helpful in displaying furigana and translations.
  • Account creation required.
  • Background running issue.
  • Request for audio playback feature.
User reviews
by Gbeworld Lo, 2024-07-31

非常好 之前的扩展直接会表满全页上汉字的读音 而且复制查询的时候,经常会连读音一起翻译 至于收费问题嘛,自然有方法绕过去的
by Oroney, 2023-11-19

u have to make an account
by Luke Gazala, 2023-11-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Japanese IO requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Japanese IO has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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