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Japanese Furigana

joepetrakovichjoepetrakovich62 downloads

Create and show furigana above Japanese text in reading view.

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An Obsidian plugin for creating and displaying furigana above Japanese kanji in reading view.

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Key Features

  • hover-only mode for Japanese learners who want to challenge themselves.
  • Adjustable font size and color

Bugs, Issues, and Feature Requests

How to use

  1. After installing, navigate to the plugin settings and download the required 20 MB dictionary files.
  2. From settings, make any additional changes to the furigana's appearance and behavior.

Settings

Related Tools

  • Subkit: Learn languages via subtitles on apps like Netflix and YouTube.
  • Subkit Furigana Add-On: Add this same furigana to video subtitles.
  • Poe Language Lens: Display dictionary definitions, readings, sound clips, and more over any word in any app on Android (like Yomitan for mobile).
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Display furigana above Japanese kanji in reading view to show pronunciations directly over text. Enable hover-only mode to hide readings until needed and adjust furigana font size and color for comfortable reading.
LanguagesAnnotationAppearance
Details
Current version
1.5.1
Last updated
Last week
Created
4 months ago
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
62
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.11.5+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
GPL-3.0
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Author
joepetrakovichjoepetrakovich
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  4. Japanese Furigana

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