Welcome to Yomichan!

Thank you for downloading this extension! I sincerely hope that it will assist you on your language learning journey.

Dictionary Import

Before it can be used for the first time, Yomichan must import the Japanese dictionary data included with this extension. This process can take a couple of minutes to finish so please be patient! Please do not completely exit out of your browser until this process completes.

Dictionary import complete!

Quick Guide

Please read the steps outlined below to get quickly get up and running with Yomichan. For complete documentation, visit the official homepage.

  1. Left-click on the icon to enable or disable Yomichan for the current browser instance.
  2. Right-click on the icon and select Options to open the Yomichan options page.
  3. Hold down Shift or the middle mouse button as you move your cursor over text to see definitions (or Shift + Ctrl for Kanji).
  4. Resize the definitions window by dragging the bottom-left corner inwards or outwards.
  5. Click on Kanji in the definition window to view additional information about that character.

よろしくね！