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Jisho vs Yomitan: catalog facts
Jisho	Yomitan
Free Free to use online.	Free Free and open source.
Web	Browser extension
Kanji lookup by radicals or handwriting Searches words, kanji, sentences and names at once	Instant hover lookups without leaving the page Continues Yomichan with active maintenance
Works only online Japanese-English only	Dictionaries must be found and imported separately Setup takes some effort for new users
Web application	Browser extension
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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