日本語資源 - Nihongoresources.com
Fixing the search DB issues The api.nihongoresources.com was having some database issues, which have hopefully been addressed. If you can't search, or obvious searches that should have results don't, please let me know (ideally, tweet at me, otherwise, contact me via the contact form).


nihongoresources.com - more than just a dictionary site

In addition to Japanese dictionary functionality, this website offers free online lessons in Japanese at University level, as well as a free grammar book and several articles of interest to people learning Japanese.

Searching

The search system should be fairly self-evident; JP search terms are treated as full terms, letting you use wildcards if you need start/substring/end matching. Both * and ? are allowed; * in your search text means "zero or more letters", and ? means "exactly one letter". These wildcards are context sensitive, so if you're looking for なに? then the ? is considered a hiragana syllable, and if you're looking for 一生*命 then the * is considered one or more kanji. English searches are "natural text" searches, and can do with some improvement, but I'll need your opinion on the best approach: tweet at me with what you think would work best!

Search dictionary:

lionshiawaseマクドおおぜい新聞

Look up a kanji:

tigerくにセイ聞

Giongo/gitaigo (sfx/state descriptors):

splashドキぴし

Find Japanese names:

Tokyoカヲルまつもと奈良
Jp/En dictionary information is retrieved from a sql conversion of JMDict, and is supplied to you in accordance with the JMDict license statement. Kanji information is retrieved from a sql conversion of kanjidic2, and is supplied in accordance with the EDR&D group's license. Names information is retrieved from a sql conversion of enamdic, and is supplied in accordance with the EDR&D group's license.