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+# JMDict #
+
+JMDict is a simple library written in Go for parsing the raw data files for the
+[JMDict](http://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html) (vocabulary)
+[JMnedict](http://www.edrdg.org/enamdict/enamdict_doc.html) (names), and
+[KANJIDIC](http://nihongo.monash.edu/kanjidic2/index.html) (Kanji) dictionaries. As far as I know, these are the only
+publicly available Japanese dictionaries and are therefore used by a variety of tools (including
+[Yomichan-Import](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-import) from this site).
+
+The XML format used to store dictionary entries and entity data was deceptively annoying to work with, leading to the
+creation of this library. Please see the [documentation page](https://godoc.org/github.com/FooSoft/jmdict) for a
+technical overview of how to use this library.
+
+## License ##
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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