BunSense: Japanese Furigana, translation, and grammar helper

Learn Japanese with translation, hiragana captioning, and grammar analysis

=== What's New in Version 1.3.0 === New features: • Learn from YouTube videos: read the transcript in the sidebar, look up words, and get meaning and grammar for any line. • Notebook backup and import, plus export for Anki and other apps. • Customize the AI: your own quick questions and answer style. • More reliable translation, full Traditional Chinese support, and bug fixes. ──────────────────────── Read and watch Japanese with confidence, right on the page. BunSense helps you understand Japanese text as you read and watch. It adds furigana to kanji, provides instant translations, and explains grammar directly on any website, and now follows along with YouTube videos, so you can stay focused without switching tabs or apps. The name BunSense comes from 文 (bun), meaning “sentence” or “text,” and sense, meaning “understanding” or “intuition.” It reflects the idea of developing a natural feel for Japanese through real reading. What BunSense can do Add hiragana readings above kanji with one click Translate selected Japanese text into your preferred language (currently supported English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese) Listen to Japanese text read aloud with natural AI voices or built-in browser speech Break down grammar patterns and sentence structure Save words with JLPT level tag and expressions to a personal vocabulary notebook Offer AI-powered explanations and natural phrasing insights Work on any website that contains Japanese text Why use BunSense BunSense is designed for learning through immersion. Instead of interrupting your reading flow, it supports you in the moment, helping you read articles, study materials, and everyday Japanese more comfortably and confidently. How it works Select Japanese text on a webpage Open the floating BunSense bar Choose furigana, translation, grammar, or dictionary tools Learn as you read On YouTube, open the Video tab in the sidebar to follow the transcript line by line Click the icon button to open the Chat panel, where you can talk with your chosen AI assistant to get natural, conversational or formal Japanese expressions, as well as asking any questions related to Japanese learning