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Kanji Typer

by stephan.ribeiro · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Look up and input a kanji character via keywords and component names from James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji".

Users
575
+14 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#41K
#34K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 30 May 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
100338575Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 575 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
001Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Kanji Typer

This extension allows you to quickly look up and input Japanese kanji characters into input fields on any website, or copy a character into clipboard. To search for a character, enter the character's keyword or a combination of its component names into the search bar, based on terms as presented in the well-known textbook series "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig. Fuzzy search functionality also allows you to enter only part of a keyword, or only a subset of a kanji's components, and then browse the list of matching results to find the desired kanji. To select a kanji character, navigate to it by pressing the 'Up' and 'Down' arrow keys, or by clicking on it's entry once. Press 'Enter' to insert the selected kanji into a field on a website at the current cursor position, or press 'Ctrl+c' to copy it into your clipboard. A double click on any entry, directly inserts the respective kanji into the input field. The keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl+Space' to open the extension popup can be changed in Google Chrome's extension management tab.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+18+3.2%00.00
30 days+14+2.5%00.00
6 months+41+7.7%00.00
1 year+38+7.1%00.00

Version history

2 versions recorded
1.1.030 May 2022
0.0.0.728 Oct 2016

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
28 Oct 2016
Size
292 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
apcfhojdkaecfenldkjghfnhbkifkini

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 0
Permissions
activeTabscripting

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