10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp)

Translate Japanese by hovering over words.

10ten Japanese Reader - Rikaichamp Extension

"10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp)" is a Chrome extension that allows users to easily translate Japanese text by hovering over words. With features like pitch accent insights, automatic dictionary updates, and support for various grammatical forms, this tool is ideal for learners. It also converts Japanese numbers, yen amounts, and more, enhancing comprehension across a wide range of web content including Google Docs and YouTube subtitles.
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Extension stats

By: Birchill
Users: 20,000+
Version: 1.22.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-17)
Creation date: 2021-05-14
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • alarms
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
Size: 17.58M

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10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) (v1.22.0)
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10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) (v1.22.0)
4.80 (17) 5,835+
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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Quickly look up Japanese words on any text page by activating the add-on from the toolbar (you may need to use the Extensions menu to pin the icon to the toolbar) or pressing Alt+R.

Features: • Pitch accent information • Dictionaries that update automatically twice a week • Recognition of a wide range of grammatical forms and characters (e.g. 食べてた, 分からん, 知らん, じーちゃん, 頑張ろー, そーゆー, ぬ verbs, とく・どく forms, causative passive, vs-c verbs like 兼した, and characters like ㋕, ㌀, ㋿, 𠏹沢, and many more) • Translation of Japanese numbers into Arabic numerals (e.g. 13億5千万 into 1,350,000,000) • Translation of yen amounts (e.g. 100億円, 8万8千円) into a local currency • Translation of Japanese-era years into Gregorian years (e.g. 昭和56年, 平成三十一年) • Translation between 畳/帖 measurements and square meters (e.g. 四畳半、12.6 帖、25 平米 etc.) • Translation of shogi moves (e.g. ☗8三銀引成) • Support for the widest range of Web content (Google docs, YouTube subtitles, vertical text, SVG images, hidden text etc.) • Support for non-English dictionaries (unfortunately no Japanese-Japanese dictionary is freely available yet) • Up-to-date kanji data including educational and kanji kentei levels, reworked kanji components etc. • Many settings to customize to your needs

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User reviews

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Pros
  • Intuitive and responsive design
  • Great customization options
  • Includes pitch accent information
  • Effective for online browsing and learning Japanese
Cons
  • Intermittent functionality issues (stops working or activating)
  • Poor visibility and text contrast compared to other extensions
  • Missing features like audio playback for Hiragana and stroke order for Kanji
Most mentioned
  • Functionality issues where the extension stops working
  • Desire for features such as audio playback and stroke order for Kanji
  • Poor visibility of text and readability
User reviews
Brilliant extension. Please support it for many years to come.
by Igal Vidator, 2025-01-17

by Saia, 2024-11-30

Doesn't work in Google search results in Opera browser. Quite frustrating as I love the add-on otherwise.
by Jannick, 2024-11-10
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Extension safety

Risk impact

10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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