StarDict for learning Japanese

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Japan, Reference
Date: Apr 22, 2008 05:38 JST

Tags: Dictionaries, Japanese language, Learning Japanese, PC Software, Stardict

Having explained a little about how great Rikaichan is, I’d like to introduce an excellent tool for many of the instances where Rikaichan is unusable: StarDict. This open source and cross platform dictionary software functions similarly to Rikaichan, but is not bound to a browser, being stand alone software.

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Rikaichan for learning Japanese

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Japan, Reference
Date: Apr 22, 2008 05:27 JST

Tags: Dictionaries, Firefox, Japanese language, Learning Japanese, PC Software, Rikaichan

There are a few dictionary tools no student of Japanese should be without. The first amongst these is the by now quite well known Rikaichan, a dictionary extension for Firefox which, when activated, displays an inflection sensitive dictionary entry popup on mouseover of Japanese text. The original site based Rikai is now basically defunct, but deserves credit for implementing the idea.

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