Furigana Reader

Furigana Reader - Smart Furigana for Japanese Web Pages

✨ Key Features:
• WASM morphological analysis (Lindera + IPAdic) for accurate segmentation and readings
• Three reading styles: hiragana, katakana, and romaji
• Okurigana splitting (送り仮名分割)
• Jukujikun (熟字訓) support for multi-kanji compounds
• Whole-page furigana mode — show readings for all kanji at once
• Hover Dictionary — JMdict (180K+ entries) with definitions, JLPT badges (N5–N1), and pronunciation
• Built-in PDF Reader — furigana, dictionary, speech, and translation for PDF documents
• Select text to read aloud with karaoke-style word highlighting
• Instant translation of selected text (Bing & Google Translate)
• Right-click menu and keyboard shortcuts for quick access
• Text-to-speech (TTS) for words and selections
• User interface available in 38 languages

📖 PDF Reader:
• Built-in PDF reader powered by PDF.js with full furigana support
• Click any word to see JMdict dictionary definitions
• Table of contents, thumbnails, full-text search, three themes
• Drag & drop files, paste URLs, or auto-detect PDF links

📚 Hover Dictionary:
• Built-in JMdict dictionary with 180,000+ entries
• JLPT level badges (N5–N1) for each word
• Three modes: Dictionary (definitions + reading + audio), Reading (reading + audio), Off
• Fully offline — dictionary data bundled locally

🔊 Text-to-Speech:
• Click the speaker to hear pronunciation
• Selection speech — select text, click floating toolbar or use Alt+Shift+S
• Karaoke effect — words highlight one by one as they are spoken
• Adjustable speech rate for reading practice

🌐 Translation:
• Select any text and click translate button or press Alt+Shift+T
• Supports Bing Translate and Google Translate engines
• 108 target languages available
• Inline translation bubble with copy button

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts:
• Alt+Shift+F — Toggle furigana annotations on/off
• Alt+Shift+S — Speak selected text
• Alt+Shift+T — Translate selected text

🎯 Perfect for:
• Learners reading Japanese websites
• Checking readings of unfamiliar kanji
• JLPT preparation and reading practice
• Quick translation without leaving the page
• Reading Japanese PDFs with furigana, dictionary lookup, and text-to-speech

🔒 Privacy: No data collection. Translation text is sent to third-party APIs (Bing/Google) only when you use the translate feature. Furigana analysis, the offline JMdict dictionary, and PDF rendering run locally.