Furigana

Convert japanese text (kanji, kana) to latin (roumaji)

Furigana - Convert Japanese Text to Latin (Roumaji)

"Furigana" is a unique Chrome extension designed to simplify the complex Japanese language. It converts kanji, hiragana, and katakana to roman characters (roumaji) with highlighted pronunciation hints. Apart from standard words from the EDICT dictionary, the tool lets users add their own translations. Enhance your reading with complete translations or enjoy the additional furigana support which other competitors fail to provide.

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By: Dusan Halicky

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.75

(40)

Version: 3.0.90 (Last updated: 2021-09-02)

Creation date: 2018-08-08

Permissions:

contextMenus
activeTab

Size: 645.12K

Email: du*****@gmail.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 8,447 ▲ 55

Other rankings

#3093 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 21 #174 in display keyword 22 ▲ 10

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Helpful for translation tasks
Multiple options available in the settings
Ability to convert text to romaji
Works for basic kanji translation

Cons

Limited functionality with hiragana and kanji
Romaji is not ideal for learning purposes
User interface is confusing and requires multiple clicks to access features
Lack of support for importing dictionaries
Persistent and annoying Patreon reminder

Most mentioned

Romaji is used instead of hiragana
Needs improvement in displaying furigana as shown in screenshots
Difficulty in importing dictionaries
Too many clicks required to use the extension
Confusion over how to access features and translations

User reviews

Very helpful! thank you I didn't read the intrunction carefully but only see the overview pictures. Took a few minutes for me to figure that i had to right click to call context menu, then click on the 'furigana' button to have the actual translation shown on page. works for me now

MushRolling ドロドル, 2025-02-15

Changing default Output in the extension setting from furigana to hiragana will help you learn better.

Yang Zhang, 2024-10-17

Uh ... How do I import a dictionary? Every JSON file I tried keeps saying "unexpected token"!

Jeffrey Sosebee, 2024-06-25

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