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# Yomichan for Chrome #
The Yomichan extension for Chrome allows you to turn Chrome into a tool for building Japanese language literacy
(regardless of current skill level), aiding in deciphering texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. This
browser extension was inspired in part by [Rikaichan](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rikaichan/) and
The Yomichan for Chrome extension turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you
to decipher texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. This extension was inspired in part by
[Rikaichan](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/rikaichan/) and
[Rikaikun](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rikaikun/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp?hl=en), but it stands
apart in its goal of being a all-encompassing learning tool as opposed to a mere browser-based dictionary. It is the
natural evolution of the [Yomichan](/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for [Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) back in
2011 and the two applications can be used together in order to automatically generate flash cards for new vocabulary and
Kanji encountered during reading.
natural evolution of the [Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for
[Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) when I was starting to learn Japanese back in 2011.
<iframe width="800" height="500" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/90_A1VpTnMk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
## Installation ##
The easiest way to install this extension is to download it from its listing in the [Chrome Web
The most straightforward way to install this extension is to download it from its listing in the [Chrome Web
Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/yomichan/ogmnaimimemjmbakcfefmnahgdfhfami). If you are a developer, you
can also clone the [repository on GitHub](https://github.com/FooSoft/yomichan-chrome-ext), provided that you have have
installed [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) and have initialized the included submodule dependencies after pulling
down the main project. If you wish to use this extension alongside Anki, please read and follow the installation
instructions for the [Yomichan](/projects/yomichan) plugin.
[Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) installed (it is required to download the included dictionary files).
If you wish to make use of the *AnkiConnect* functionality to create Japanese flash cards directly from your browser,
you must install the [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) extension first. If you already have
[Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) installed, AnkiConnect can be used after it is enabled in the plugin
preferences.
## Usage ##
1. Click on the Yomichan browser action button in the upper right corner of the window (labeled ヨミ).
2. Hold down the `Shift` or the middle mouse button while you move your mouse over Japanese text.
2. Hold down the <kbd>Shift</kbd> or the middle mouse button while you move your mouse over Japanese text.
3. Resize the definition window by dragging the bottom right corner of the window.
4. Clicking on a Kanji will display the Kanji information page, including a Kanji stroke diagram.
5. If you are using [AnkiConnect](/projects/yomichan), you will see buttons that can be used to create flash cards.
5. Users of [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) will see buttons that can be used to create cards.
6. Right click on the Yomichan browser action button and select *Options* to configure the extension.
## Screenshots ##