Romaji Translator

Translate Romaji text to English with context menu - featuring smart word boundary detection and multiple meaning support

As of June 2026, Romaji Translator has 14 users in the Productivity category.

Productivity

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+55.6%

Rating0%

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Version

3.0.1

Manifest V3

History

7 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	9	—	—	3.0.1
Apr 16, 2026	10	—	—	3.0.1
May 2, 2026	12	—	—	3.0.1
May 10, 2026	11	—	—	3.0.1
May 19, 2026	10	—	—	3.0.1
May 28, 2026	11	—	—	3.0.1
Jun 6, 2026	12	—	—	3.0.1
Now	14	—	—	3.0.1

Permissions & access

Permissions: contextMenusactiveTabalarmsscripting
Host access: https://jisho.org/*, https://graphql.anilist.co/*

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About

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# 🎉 Major Update: AniList Integration!

This is a **huge** update that transforms the extension's capability to recognize Japanese media titles.

## ✨ What's New

### 🎬 AniList API Integration (500,000+ Titles)
The extension now leverages AniList's comprehensive database to instantly recognize:
- **Anime** series and movies
- **Manga** and manhwa  
- **Light novels** and web novels
- **Visual novels** and games
- **Character names** from popular series

### ⚡ Smart Lookup Strategy
1. **First**: Check AniList database for instant match
2. **Fallback**: Use Jisho dictionary for general vocabulary
3. **Result**: Near-perfect accuracy for media titles, excellent for everything else

### 🎯 Dramatically Improved Accuracy
- Anime/manga titles: **~99% accuracy** (was ~70%)
- Character names: **~95% accuracy** (was ~60%)
- General words: **~90% accuracy** (unchanged)

## 📊 Examples

**Before v3.0:**
- "Sousou no Frieren" → Multiple word-by-word attempts, inconsistent results

**After v3.0:**
- "Sousou no Frieren" → ✅ "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" (instant match)
- "Shingeki no Kyojin" → ✅ "Attack on Titan" (instant match)
- "Kimi no Na wa" → ✅ "Your Name" (instant match)

## 🔧 Technical Details

- GraphQL queries to AniList API
- Title caching for performance (reduces API calls)
- Confidence scoring reflects database vs. dictionary matches
- Graceful fallback for non-media vocabulary

## 📥 Installation

1. Download `romaji-translator-v3.0.0.zip` below
2. Extract the files
3. Open Chrome → `chrome://extensions/`
4. Enable "Developer mode"
5. Click "Load unpacked" → Select extracted folder
6. Done!

## 🆙 Upgrading from v2.0

Simply remove the old version and install v3.0 following the steps above.

## 🙏 Credits

- **AniList** for their amazing free API
- **Jisho.org** for dictionary translations
- **Claude (Anthropic)** for development assistance
- **You!** For using and supporting this extension

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**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/p4ck3ts3nd3r/Romaji-Translator/compare/v2.0.0...v3.0.0
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