WaniKani Kanji Highlighter
Unofficial kanji highlighter, matching kanji learned with WaniKani.
As of May 2026, WaniKani Kanji Highlighter has 897 users and a 4.69/5 rating from 29 reviews in the Education category.
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4.69
29 reviews
Reviewsup 3.6 percent+3.6%
29
Version
1.5.0.1
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 922 | 4.82 | 28 | 1.5.0.1 |
| May 2, 2026 | 924 | 4.82 | 28 | 1.5.0.1 |
| May 31, 2026 | 925 | 4.82 | 28 | 1.5.0.1 |
| Now | 897 | 4.69 | 29 | 1.5.0.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabsstorageunlimitedStoragecontextMenusnotificationsalarmswebNavigationscripting
- Host access
- http://*/, https://*/
Screenshots
About
Complement your kanji studying on WaniKani with every kanji you learned so far being highlighted everytime it shows up on any web page. By hovering over any highlighted kanji, you will get a popup with detailed information (provided by WaniKani) about that kanji. Browse through all kanji and vocabulary provided by WaniKani through the SearchBar in the extension Popup. Get information about your lessons, reviews and future reviews! WaniKani Forum: https://community.wanikani.com/t/chrome-extension-wanikani-kanji-highlighter-2021/50455
Technical
- Version
- 1.5.0.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 7.81MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- pdbjikelneighjgjojikkmhiehpcokjm
- Developer ID
- ue85148b7cb8fd097e86b5be0872b8409
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Mar 30, 2021
- Last Updated (Store)
- Mar 18, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 31, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
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