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# Yomichan for Chrome #

Yomichan for Chrome turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you to decipher
texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. This extension was inspired in part by
[Rikaichan](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rikaichan/) and
[Rikaikun](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rikaikun/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp?hl=en), but it stands
apart in its goal of being a all-encompassing learning tool as opposed to a mere browser-based dictionary. It is the
natural evolution of the [Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for Anki when I was starting to learn
Japanese back in 2011.

<iframe width="800" height="500" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/90_A1VpTnMk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

## Requirements ##

For building:

*   [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/)
*   [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/)
*   [Handlebars](http://handlebarsjs.com/)
*   [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/)
*   [Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/releases/3.0)

For AnkiConnect:

*   [Anki](http://ankisrs.net/)

## Installation ##

The simplest way to install this extension is to download it from the [Chrome Web
Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yomichan/ogmnaimimemjmbakcfefmnahgdfhfami). 

## Usage ##

1.  Click on the Yomichan browser action button in the upper right corner of the window (labeled ヨミ).
2.  Hold down the <kbd>Shift</kbd> or the middle mouse button while you move your mouse over Japanese text.
3.  Resize the definition window by dragging the bottom right corner of the window.
4.  Clicking on a Kanji will display the Kanji information page, including a Kanji stroke diagram.
5.  Users of [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) will see buttons that can be used to create new flash cards.
6.  Right click on the Yomichan browser action button and select *Options* to configure the extension.

## Screenshots ##

[![Vocabulary definitions](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/vocab-thumb.png)](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/vocab.png)
[![Kanji information](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/kanji-thumb.png)](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/kanji.png)
[![Options page](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/options-thumb.png)](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/options.png)

## License ##

GPL