Japanese IO

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.

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Stats

By: https://www.japanese.io

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.55 (62)

Version: 0.14.1 (Last updated: 2022-10-12)

Creation date: 2020-06-06

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low 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

Email: he*****@japanese.io

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 7589 ▲ 42

Other rankings

#457 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 1

Other platforms

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Not available on Edge

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Summary

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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

User reviews summary

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Easy and effective for learning Japanese
Helps improve reading skills
Provides control over assistance level

Cons

Requires log-in, seen as inconvenient
Doesn't work with Japanese Wikipedia
Runs in the background after closing Chrome

Most mentioned

Great tool for learning Japanese
Issues with log-in and background app
Doesn't work with Japanese Wikipedia

Recent reviews

すごいですね。 What i was looking for. ありがとうございます。

끼니와새참, 2021-11-11

A perfectly useful app for learning Japanese! Appreciate the developers. Thank you!

Yi-Ting Li, 2019-03-08

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

Cap Mooses, 2023-11-19

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Safety

Risk impact

Japanese IO is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.