Yomichan

Yomichan turns your browser into a tool for building Japanese language literacy by helping you to decipher texts which would be otherwise too difficult tackle. It features a robust dictionary with EPWING and flashcard creation support.

Total ratings

4.35 (Rating count: 123)

Review summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Useful tool for Japanese language learners
  • Excellent for making Anki cards
  • Offers a great browsing experience with a good range of features
Cons
  • The version on the Firefox store is out of date
  • Issue with audio clip which says 'The audio for this clip is not available. Thank you for your patience' every time a word doesn't have audio
  • The Add-on triggers randomly on non-Japanese words
Most mentioned
  • Outdated version on Firefox store
  • Audio issue for words without audio clip
  • Usefulness in Japanese language learning
See reviews for Yomichan on Firefox Browser Add-ons
Upgrade to see all 123 reviews

Recent reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20
All time rating average: 4.35
Upgrade to see all 123 reviews

Rating filters

5 star
75% (92) 4 star
7% (9) 3 star
4% (5) 2 star
3% (4) 1 star
11% (13)
Date Author Rating Comment
2023-11-04 olety I love this addon, and want to give it 5 stars after using it for 5 years now, but can't because of an issue described in the quoted review below. THE AUDIO FOR THIS CLIP thing is haunting my dreams, sometimes yomichan triggers randomly on non-japanese words and before it would be fine but now I (and whoever I'm talking with on discord/messenger/...) has to listen to this horrible thing. Please give us an option to have revert to the clicking sound, have custom audio for that, or mute that PLEASE. > It used to make a click sound when it failed to get audio for a word (which is fine) but now instead there is a LONG audio of someone saying "The audio for this clip is not available. Thank you for your patience". It is so ANNOYING to have to hear that every time I hover over a word and there isn't an audio for it. Please change it back, remove it or give the option to put my own sound
2023-09-24 TeraBytes
2023-08-17 Firefox user 17816614 this extension great is except for one thing...It used to make a click sound when it failed to get audio for a word (which is fine) but now instead there is a LONG audio of someone saying "The audio for this clip is not available. Thank you for your patience". It is so ANNOYING to have to hear that every time I hover over a word and there isn't an audio for it. Please change it back, remove it or give the option to put my own sound
2023-06-18 Boogiepop
2023-04-21 mai DO NOT INSTALL THIS VERSION, IT IS DRASTICALLY OUT-OF-DATE! Yomichan is a perfect 5/5, but this version is drastically out-of-date and missing critical features. If you are wondering why the settings page looks different to everyone on youtube, here's why. For some reason, the Firefox store is stuck on version 20.5.22.1, whilst version 22.10.23.0 is available on the Chrome store and GitHub. You should instead download the latest version from the Yomichan GitHub instead, with the file name "a708116f79104891acbd-22.10.23.0.xpi". "Thankfully", Yomichan is no longer updated, so it's as simple as installing it and forgetting about it as it will no longer receive updates.
2023-04-06 Firefox user 16849232
2023-04-03 Cyril Firefox version of this addon is two years older than Chrome version. I just spend over an hour trying to figure out why I can't import a JMdict Extra dictionary recommended on https://learnjapanese.moe, with nothing online about the error "Error: Dictionary has invalid data in 'term_bank_1.json' for value 'dictionary[0][5][0].type', validated against 'schema.additionalItems.items[5].oneOf[1].properties': 0 oneOf schemas matched".
2023-03-20 Ren Tatsumoto
2023-03-15 Stanislav
2023-02-05 GiveMeCustomAddons
Upgrade to see all 123 reviews