mei translator

[bone]

Sorry to have to ask this again guys, but what is the browser add on that translates kanji? I had a computer meltdown and for the life of me I can't remember what it was called.

Thanks!

[cabowen]

The one I use with firefox/mac is called rikaichan.....

[bone]

Ah! Thanks Chris! The add-on for Chrome is called rikaikun but I was able to find it by googling rikaichan from your post. Been driving me nuts not having it. I love this browser add-on!

Thanks again and good night.

[drdata]

I love it also having learned recently from Chris. Only complaint, and I voice this under hope its just user ignorance, is that it does not provide a pronunciation guide.

 

Take saku for example:

 

作

 

rikaikun makes it clear what it means but I really find the reading to be useful:

 

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BD%9C

 

gives:

 

Readings

 

On: さく (saku), さ (sa)

 

Regards

[Kajihei]

Hi

 

Here is a handy online kanji dictionary/translator: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi- ... dic.cgi?1R

 

The database contains non-standard kanji, the ones not taught in schools, so it is very useful in deciphering classical writings. The "radical index" system of looking up a kanji is familiar to us Japanese but may be intimidating to non natives. This site makes this indexing a visual and intuitive one. It may feel odd at first, but once you get used to how it works, you will get hooked.

 

When I want to type non-traditional kanji, ones not contained in the input-method-editor, I go to this site. Look up the kanji, and copy/paste onto my document. For example, the traditional kanji for tsuba 鐔 instead of the 鍔 offered by IME.

 

KM