Helps you read Japanese text
What is Japanese IO?
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.
Extension stats
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.56
(63)
Creation date: 2020-06-06
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
Host permissions:
Size: 764.93K
Email: he*****@japanese.io
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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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
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
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
u have to make an account
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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