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Simple Furigana

Name: Simple Furigana
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.39 (4000 reviews)

Instantly add hiragana or romaji to any text or webpage. A fast, lightweight, and offline tool designed to help you master Japanese reading at the speed of thought.

Key Figures

Downloads

22K+

User Rating

4.4/5

Total Ratings

4K+

Publisher

telethon k.k.

Master Japanese Reading with Ease

Break through the Kanji wall with powerful annotation tools designed for students, travelers, and manga enthusiasts.

Smart Safari Extension

Browse Japanese news, blogs, and websites directly in Safari by injecting Furigana into any webpage without leaving your browser.

Fully Offline Annotation

Annotate text anywhere without a data connection—perfect for studying during subway commutes or while traveling through rural Japan.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

App Store

Screenshots

Simple Furigana - Simple Furigana mobile app interface showing Japanese text with hiragana reading aids added above kanji characters — Simple Furigana mobile app interface showing Japanese text with hiragana reading aids added above kanji characters

Simple Furigana - Interface of Simple Furigana app showing how to add reading aids to Japanese text using a phone camera — Interface of Simple Furigana app showing how to add reading aids to Japanese text using a phone camera

Simple Furigana - Simple Furigana app extension adding phonetic readings to Kanji on a Japanese website in the Safari browser — Simple Furigana app extension adding phonetic readings to Kanji on a Japanese website in the Safari browser

Simple Furigana - Simple Furigana app interface showing Japanese text with furigana and a dictionary lookup for unknown words. — Simple Furigana app interface showing Japanese text with furigana and a dictionary lookup for unknown words.

Description

Having trouble reading Japanese? Use SimpleFurigana - a fast and lightweight iPhone Application to add Ruby Characters (Furigana) to Japanese Text. SimpleFurigana automatically annotates Chinese characters (kanji) in Japanese text with hiragana or romaji (latin characters). Both vertical (tategaki) and horizontal (yokogaki) layouts are supported. Annotated text can be printed or shared. No network connection is required for annotation. Use the furigana app extension to add furigana to selected text in Safari as well as many other apps. You can even add furigana to entire webpages to help you navigate the web in Japanese.