# kanaphone-we

> Learn japanese hiragana and katakana! Auto update word-spellings to include kana.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/kanaphone-we](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kanaphone-we)

## Overview

- **ID:** `kanaphone-we`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** chris
- **Category:** other,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-02
- **First published:** 2018-01-14
- **Size:** 59 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/kanaphone-we/)
- **Website:** [https://gitlab.com/bumblehead/kanaphone-we](https://gitlab.com/bumblehead/kanaphone-we)

## Description

Learn kana! Use kanaphone to develop an intuitive feel for hiragana and katakana, while reading English text. Kanaphone updates word-spellings to include hiragana and/or katakana.

<em>Note: restart browser after installation. Does not work on pages from <a href="http://addons.mozilla.org" rel="nofollow">addons.mozilla.org</a></em>

Move the slider below the katakana and hiragana buttons to increase or decrease the number of kana shown. Click the text below the slider to permanently enable or disable kanaphone for the current webpage, for example, permanently disable kanaphone when checking email... サイト: 有効 is 'sai-tou yuu-kou' or 'site enabled'.  Middle-mouse-click the extension icon to shortcut enable or disable the current page.

Kanaphone is available for <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kanaphone-we/" title="firefox, amo" rel="nofollow">firefox</a> and <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/f02a707cc9b48bd2e45b9a1d4571b3bc2961ea9398dc415ca298a8477e06e59a/https%3A//chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kanaphone-we/oppiajkidnbjnoggkjgfligelimopinn%3Fhl=en" title="chrome" rel="nofollow">chrome</a> and needs the following permissions,
<ol><li><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/0abaa8ff88700dc7225c9e4d76883f985e66a47798280181ecb07a4aacf6822b/https%3A//developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage" rel="nofollow">Kanaphone shares data across tabs</a> to auto-update tabs when settings are changed,</li><li><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/4897059a42c0f00ef712c8ff16278f845ebe7b72e72aae0f57b41024ca201323/https%3A//developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs" rel="nofollow">Kanaphone reads and modifies web page text</a> seen by the user and reads urls when users disable web pages.</li><li><a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/7a712726cdf12979fb751cde079501077ade57d02114fcbc07011125a7750d44/https%3A//developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/permissions%23activeTab_permission" rel="nofollow">Kanaphone stores some data</a> in the browser: user settings and a list of user-disabled urls</li></ol>

## Rankings

- #72,820 — Overall
- #216 — phone

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/kanaphone-we)