Bulk-add Japanese Phonetic Components

Overview

This Anki add-on allows you to bulk-add phonetic components from kanji that are already present on your cards. Phonetic components can help you recognize patterns in kanji readings, making learning more efficient.

For more information about phonetic components and their benefits, check out this article on Tofugu.

Anki Add-on Link

Installation

Prerequisites

• You must have a field on your card containing kanji readings with furigana, generated by the Japanese Support add-on.
  • Example format: 食[た]べる

Steps

1. Create a new field on your cards named Phonetics. This field will store the phonetic components generated by the add-on.
2. Install the add-on using the code 1362659377 in Anki 2.1:
   • Open Anki
   • Go to Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons
   • Paste in the code 1362659377 and click OK
3. Open the add-on configuration window:
   • Edit the config by navigating to Tools -> Add-ons -> Bulk-add Phonetics -> Config.
   • Set source to the field where kanji readings with furigana are stored (e.g., Reading).
   • Set destination to the field where phonetic components should be stored (Phonetics by default).
   • Example:

     {
       "source": ["Reading"],
       "destination": ["Phonetics"]
     }
     

   • Save the configuration.
4. Go to the Card Browser, click on Edit, and select Bulk-add Phonetics.
5. To find cards where a phonetic component was recognized, search for Phonetics:_* in the Card Browser.
6. Display this on the answer side of your notes, and you will quickly start to recognize phonetic patterns.

Example HTML & CSS:

HTML:

<div id="phonetics">
  <a href="http://jisho.org/search/{{text:kanji:Phonetics}}%23kanji" rel="nofollow">
    {{Phonetics}}
  </a>
</div>

CSS:

#phonetics b {
  color: #f0c674;
}

Example Behavior

• If your reading field contains 時[とき], it will not match the phonetic 寺 (じ) → 侍, 持, 時, 塒, 峙, so nothing will be generated.
• However, if your reading field contains 時間[じかん], then 寺 (じ) → 侍, 持, 時, 塒, 峙 will be included.

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