about jp-dict

jp-dict is a contextual Japanese-English dictionary built for JLPT learners. For every word you look up, it shows the JMdict definition plus a layered learning context — a mnemonic, real-world examples with furigana, and a short cultural note when the word has one.

The mnemonic, examples, and cultural notes are generated live by an AI model (Claude) on each lookup. Treat them as a friendly tutor's notes, not as authoritative reference material. Definitions and part-of-speech come straight from JMdict and are the authoritative part.

When more than one word matches what you typed (e.g. 取るとる / 撮るとる / 捕るとる), the dropdown lets you pick the form you meant. If you press Enter without selecting, we open the most common form.

attributions

• Definitions and part-of-speech: JMdict, used under the EDRDG licence. Source data via jmdict-simplified.
• JLPT level tags: community-sourced from the open-anki-jlpt-decks project. Levels are approximate; the official JLPT does not publish authoritative vocabulary lists.
• Mnemonics, examples, and cultural notes: generated by Claude.

v1 — feedback and bug reports welcome.