Kanjisharp

Update: Mar 28th, 2009

As you may notice, this app hasn’t been updated in a long time. I simply lack the time to work on it. Luckily, there is a brilliant alternative out there, please have a look: Wakan

KanjiSharp Japanese Trainer And Dictionary

KanjiSharp is meant to be a tool for learning Japanese vocabulary, creating own flashcards and looking up words easily.

The dictionary function is working with two different dictionary files, WadokuJiten by Ulrich Apel and the multilingual JMDict database by Jim Breen. From the dictionary view you can enter vocables from your results to your own vocabulary list, which you can then save and load later on. This will is the base for the flashcards, which will help you memorize those vocables quickly. This goes for Hiragana/Katakana as well.
The program itself is written in C#, so to be able to run it you have to install the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is available for free
and – for those who don’t know what it is – it is pretty much the same thing as a Java Runtime Environment.

Before downloading please note the following things:
This program is freeware.
It is not open source right now (too embarrassing ;-) but will be once I clean the code up and comment it.
By downloading you agree that you won’t hold me responsible for anything that might happen to your computer, your
software, your data or whatever.
Please take a look at the licenses for the database files before downloading them.

Please send your comments to kontakt@pointedstick.de

Download zipped KanjiSharp for .NET Framwork 1.1 (Version 0.11 (09.8.2003))
Download zipped KanjiSharp for .NET Framwork 1.0 (Version 0.11 (28.7.2003))

This program has been tested to run on Windows XP with IME installed! It probably won’t work without.
Users reported that it also works fine with Windows 2000 plus IME and also the japanese version of WindowsMe.

Download JMDict.gz here
Download WadokuJT.txt (the UTF-8 coded one) here
Get the .NET Framework here or via “Windows Update”
Download “Genki” vocabulary as UTF-8 for KanjiSharp (28.7.2003)

Features

  • Dictionary support for JMDict and WadokuJiten
  • Vocabulary List (load-/saveable in WadokuJiten format)
  • Flashcards
  • Hiragana/Katakana Trainer

Requirements

  • Tested with Microsoft WindowsXP, will probably work with Windows 2000 and maybe with Windows 9x
  • Microsoft IME for Japanese Input
  • .NET Framwork 1.0 or better
  • 13MB to approx. 25MB of free RAM depending on the size of your lists
  • 50MB of free disk space for dictionary files (+ 65kb for KanjiSharp)

Installation

  • Download the main program and unzip it in any folder you like. Then download the JMDict and/or WadokuJT file and unzip them into a
    folder of your choice.

  • If you have not done so already, you now have to install the .NET Framework.
  • Now you should be ready to start KanjiSharp.
  • At first start KanjiSharp will create a config file in your home directory.
  • You should now open the “Options” tab and choose the correct files for the downloaded dictionary files.
  • Also you can change the view fonts there.
  • Now save the settings (they will be saved anyway when you close the program)…
  • …and thats it!

Changelog:

0.11 - 27.07.2003
- Fixed (hopefully) bug that could make KanjiFlash crash and corrupt config file when exiting

0.10 - 27.07.2003
= Did I call 0.05 a major update? This is a major update!
= New config file format
= Played around with localization to different languages, but the Visual Studio way
would have blown up the program from 60kB to over 500kB. Looks like I will have to do
it the old way some day...
+ Flashcard support is in!
+ Font setup for flashcards
+ Add, remove and copy from vocabulary list
- Fixed resizing behaviour once again
TODO: Kanji Trainer (some time in the future...)
TODO: Import for Kanji Gold files
TODO: Optimize Speed

0.05 - 27.07.2003
= This is a major update!
+ Added dictionary support for WadokuJiten UTF file format
+ Added context menu to dictionary view, copy to clipboard for all ListViews
+ Context menu entry for result ListView with "Add to vocabulary"
+ Vocabulary list, which can be saved and loaded. Save Format: Wadokujiten UTF ('|' seperated)
+ New options
- Language buttons are now deactivated if a dictionary is chosen that does not support them
- Fixed windows resizing behaviour - again...
- Small layout changes
TODO: Flashcards
TODO: Optimize Speed

0.04 - 26.07.2003
- Fixed serious bug in jmdict search routine. It now finally displays all translations.

0.03 - 25.07.2003
= Search is now possible in three ways: look for exact word, part of word or beginning of word

0.02 - 25.07.2003
= Fonts for several windows can now be set (different fonts for Kanji and Romaji)
= Options can now be saved at the Options Tab
= Options are loaded when starting the program, default file is created when not existing
- Fix: changed resizing behaviour

0.01 - 24.07.2003
= First Version with almost unlimited Bugs and missing features...
TODO: Vocabulary
TODO: Flashcards
TODO: Options for changing the font and various other things

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