# Yomichan for Chrome #
Yomichan for Chrome 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](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan) plugin that I developed for [Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) when I
was starting to learn Japanese back in 2011.
## Build Requirements ##
* [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/)
* [Handlebars](http://handlebarsjs.com/)
* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/)
* [Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/releases/3.0)
## Installation ##
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), provided that you have have [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.
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. Users of [AnkiConnect](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) will see buttons that can be used to create new flash cards.
6. Right click on the Yomichan browser action button and select *Options* to configure the extension.
## Screenshots ##
[](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/vocab.png)
[](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/kanji.png)
[](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome/img/options.png)
## License ##
GPL