Convert japanese text (kanji, kana) to latin (roumaji)

Latest Version

Version
3.0.90
Update
September 2, 2021
Size
630KiB
Developer
Category
Users
20,000+
Rating
3.725 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
ContextMenus
ActiveTab
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Furigana Extension

Furigana (振り仮名) is chrome extension that convert kanji (japanese text) to furigana, that is a japanese text with small hints above each word how to pronounce it. For known words it also displays english meaning of the word. It uses my own dictionary-based kanji tokenizer. Data are from EDICT dictionary plus my own data.

Unlike similar extensions (e.g. IPA Furigana), this one converts all kanji, not just the hard ones. It also converts hiragana and katakana.

For example:

Original: 時速501キロ体験!リニアモーターカー車内映像 !

Furigana: jisoku 501 kiro taiken! rinia mootaakaa shanai eizou!

IPA Furigana: jisoku 501キロ taiken !リニアモーターカーshanai eizou!

How to use it?

Select text you want to translate. Right-click to display context menu and choose \"Furigana\" with yellow icon. This will translate selected text.

Because sometimes it hard to select entire sentence, especially around the edges, when you select the middle of sentence, entire block of text will be translated.

You can also translate text in popup window (click on yellow icon in upper right corner, type text and press button \"Furigana\").

You can add new words to dictionary and publish it for others.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Furigana", "version": "3.0.90", "manifest_version": 2, "description": "Convert japanese text (kanji, kana) to latin (roumaji)", "options_page": "options.html", "permissions": [ "contextMenus", "activeTab" ], "icons": { "16": "icon/16.png", "19": "icon/19.png", "32": "icon/32.png", "48": "icon/48.png", "128": "icon/128.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon/19.png", "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "Furigana" }, "background": { "scripts": [ "dictionary.js", "lib/combineOriginalAndKana.js", "roumaji_to_kana.js", "user.js", "accented.js", "tokenize.js", "render.js", "background.js" ], "persistent": true }}
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How to download and manually install Furigana extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Furigana extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Furigana extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Furigana extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Furigana extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Furigana extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Furigana Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Furigana extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Furigana extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Furigana extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Furigana extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Furigana extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Furigana extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Furigana extension file

Select and download the Furigana extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Furigana extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Furigana extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Furigana extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Furigana extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Eli Descartes (ID: 000000224b70c5ce) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/20/2023 anybody knows an extension like this that it translate korean hangul?

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Mariana Fontana (ID: 000000475ef6eab6) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/11/2023 The app offers you the option to show furigana or hiragana over the kanjis, or even replace the kanjis by hiragana at all. All you have to do is selecting the beginning of the line you want to convert, open the right-click menu and click on the app option. The entire line will be changed the way you've chosen. Also, in this mode, when you hover over the word, a translation (English) of the word appears. The only bad side is that all the process may be a little tiresome, as it's a very manual process. Anyway, it's the best extension of the kind I've found so far.

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ramu Yaku (ID: 000000a016beb4a6) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 03/21/2023 thats stale, some kanji cant convert to kana or has wrong separation then cause wrong kana showing

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Daniel Dudek (ID: 0000006017c6027a) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 03/02/2023 Does not insert the Furigana like advertised in the images.

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Ahron Zack (ID: 00000096ae2b8de6) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 12/12/2022 Not working