Japanese Furigana Extension

Adds furigana to Japanese kanji. Supports hiragana/katakana/romaji, JLPT filtering, hover mode. English & Chinese UI.

As of June 2026, Japanese Furigana Extension has users in the Education category.

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Version
1.0.1
Manifest V3

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Tracking since Jun 15, 2026.

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Host access
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About

Japanese Furigana Extension automatically adds phonetic readings (furigana) 
to Japanese kanji characters on any web page, making Japanese content 
accessible to learners at all levels.

✨ Key Features:
• One-click toggle from the toolbar popup
• Three furigana formats: Hiragana, Katakana, Romaji
• JLPT level filtering – skip kanji you already know (N5–N1)
• Smart hover mode – show readings only on mouse hover
• Customizable font size and color with 6 presets and live preview
• Automatic Japanese site detection (lang, domain, meta tags)
• Site whitelist for manual control
• Full English and Chinese UI

🔧 Technical:
• Powered by Kuromoji.js for accurate morphological analysis
• Uses standard <ruby> HTML tags – no page layout disruption
• Works fully offline – no external API calls
• Optimized concurrent batch processing for performance

Perfect for Japanese learners reading NHK News, Wikipedia, blogs, 
and any Japanese website.

Technical

Version
1.0.1
Manifest
V3
Size
14.86MiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

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Developer ID
udba2bd06b2dd1a9ee43d62d892190ba4
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jun 14, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
Jun 14, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 15, 2026
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 15, 2026.