Sunday, 12 July 2009

Rikaichan : Reading Japanese webpages using a pop-up dictionary

There is lot of LIVE learning material(here, I mean material in Japanese) of Japanese available on the internet. LIVE learning material is very important because language learning after some stage is not only about reading prescribed textbooks but also learning by exposure to LIVE language usage. But many people which I encountered keep safe distance from internet and do not see internet as a LEARNING MATERIAL.
To make use of internet as a learning material easier, there is a tool named RIKAICHAN.

Here is some information about RIKAICHAN :
1. RIKAICHAN is a Firefox extension that displays a popup showing the English definition of Japanese words as your cursor passes over them.
2. RIKAICHAN can be enabled/ disabled with a single right click.
3. Currently, RIKAICHAN can be used with Mozilla Firefox web browser only.

Follow the instructions given below to install RIKAICHAN for your Firefox browser:
1. If Mozilla firefox is installed on PC, proceed to step 2. Otherwise, install it using the link http://www.blogger.com/www.mozilla.com/firefox/
2. In Firefox browser, go to Tools->Add Ons
3. In Add ons dialog, select Get Add ons option.
4. In the text box which is seen below, type rikaichan and search for add on.
5. Click on "Add to firefox" button and install Rikaichan add on to Firefox.
6. Once Rikaichan is installed, install word dictionary from the link http://rikaichan.mozdev.org/
7. Once the Word dictionary is installed, you are ready to use RIKAICHAN.

Here is an example of one practical usage of RIKAICHAN:


Enjoy roaming in the inexhaustible world of LIVE Learning material using RIKAICHAN !!

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