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https://github.com/marvnc/yomitan-dictionariesA comprehensive collection of Japanese and Chinese dictionaries formatted for the Yomitan (formerly Yomichan) browser extension. The repository provides curated starter packs, bilingual (JA-EN) and monolingual (JA-JA) dictionaries, grammar resources, frequency data for vocabulary sorting, and specialized dictionaries for kanji, onomatopoeia, and internet culture. It also includes a JavaScript script for automating dictionary sort order and custom CSS snippets to improve the visual presentation of specific dictionary entries.
A wide variety of Japanese-to-Japanese (monolingual) dictionaries are available in the collection, including:
For Japanese terms to support conjugation in Yomitan, they must have an appropriate part of speech tag defined in the tag_bank.
yomichan-dict-reader npm package can be used to extract conjugations from JMDict.The surasura dictionary provides onomatopoeia entries with specific visual markers using emojis:
Download: https://github.com/MarvNC/yomichan-dictionaries/raw/master/dl/%5BMonolingual%5D%20surasura.zipThe 漢検漢字辞典 第二版 Kanken Kanji Jiten 2nd Edition is a kanji dictionary produced by the Japanese Kanji Aptitude Test Association.
Requirement: This dictionary uses new schema additions and will not work on outdated installations. You must install Yomitan 23.12.29 or newer.
Download: https://files.catbox.moe/pnobup.zip
Required Version: Yomitan 23.12.29+To improve the visual presentation of the [JA-JA] 新選国語辞典 第十版 dictionary in Yomitan, use the following custom CSS. This ensures that certain table headers and specific data attributes (like 'warichu' and 'red') are formatted correctly (e.g., preventing line wraps and applying specific colors).
li[data-dictionary^='新選国語辞典'] th,
span[data-sc-shinsenkoku10='warichu'] {
white-space: nowrap;
}
span[data-sc-shinsenkoku10='red'] {
color: #e5007f;
}For Japanese-to-English translation, the following dictionaries are recommended:
/* Limit New Saitou dictionary to 5 example sentences to reduce clutter */
[data-dictionary='NEW斎藤和英大辞典'] ul.gloss-sc-ul > li:nth-child(n + 5) {
display: none;
}The repository provides various Mandarin term dictionaries categorized by language pairs. Users can find dictionaries for:
[ZH-EN] Oxford 牛津英汉汉英词典, [ZH-EN] 500idioms, [ZH-EN] DrEye 譯典通英漢雙向字典, and the Wenlin ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary.[ZH-JA] 中日大辞典 第二版, [ZH-JA] 白水社 中国語辞典, and [ZH-JA] 小学館中日辞典 第 3 版[2025-05-03][pinyin].[ZH-ZH] 兩岸詞典, [ZH-ZH] 漢語大詞典, [ZH-ZH] MoeDict 萌典国语辞典 (简体字), and several Xiandai Hanyu (Modern Chinese) dictionaries. Simplified Chinese versions of traditional dictionaries are available in the 'Simplified Conversions' folder.Specialized resources include:
Refer to the dictionary collection for direct download links.
If you use Yomitan for non-Japanese CJK languages (like Chinese), the default Japanese font rendering might cause incorrect glyphs. While modern Yomitan versions allow setting fonts and languages in settings, you can use custom CSS to force specific font families and locales.
Note for Firefox users: You must use the font-language-override property instead of -webkit-locale, as Firefox does not support the latter.
To apply, go to Settings -> Popup Appearance -> Configure custom CSS... and adjust the font-family and -webkit-locale values to your target language.
/* Set Render Language */
* {
/*
Optionally set the version(s) of Noto Sans or another font you want in your preferred order.
e.g. JP, TC, SC, HK
*/
/* prettier-ignore */
font-family:
'Noto Sans HK',
'Noto Sans TC',
'Noto Sans SC',
'Noto Sans JP',
sans-serif;
/*
ja (Japanese)
zh-Hans (Simplified)
zh-Hant (Traditional)
zh-Hant-HK (Traditional Hong Kong)
*/
-webkit-locale: 'zh-Hant-HK' !important;
}
/* In Hanzi popups and the search box, override the font */
.kanji-glyph,
#search-textbox {
font-family: unset !important;
}
/* Set Render Language End */A curated folder containing Japanese, Mandarin, and Cantonese dictionaries recommended by the maintainer is available via Google Drive. This includes a 'Starter Pack' for easy import.
Download Link: Dictionaries Folder
For language learners, several frequency dictionaries are available to understand word usage patterns:
[LZH Freq] Classical Chinese Frequency Dictionary.BLCUmixed: Magazines, Literature, Weibo, TechBLCUlit: LiteratureBLCUnews: NewspapersBLCUsci: Scientific/Academic JournalsBLCUcoll: Dialogue (Weibo/Subtitles)The repository provides links and resources for various specialized Japanese dictionaries for Yomitan. These include:
Users can find these in the main dictionary collection or via the specific project links provided in the documentation.