# Nihongo Benkyo 0.3

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nihongo-benkyo-0-3/48014>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 15, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nihongo-benkyo-0-3/48014 "2005-11-15T23:20:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nihongo-benkyo-0-3/48014/1 "2005-11-15T23:20:26Z")

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Hi all,

I’m pleased to announce that Nihongo Benkyo 0.3 has finally been  
released!

# Highlights

- Support for Windows, in addition to Linux.
- View further details about a result.
- Kanji dictionary.
- History and go back/forward buttons.
- nihongobenkyo-import becomes an (optional) ruby extension.
- Some bugs fixed.
- Translations updated.

# What is Nihongo Benkyo ?

Nihongo Benkyo is a Japanese dictionary and learning tool for Linux and  
Windows. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive application that will  
help you learn Japanese. It is free software, covered by the GNU  
General Public License and provided without any warranty of any kind.

Nihongo Benkyo:

- Is available for Windows, Linux and other Unix operating systems.
- Imports JMDict, a word dictionary with a lot of interesting  
metadata.
- Imports JMnedict, a proper name dictionary.
- Imports EDICT, a format in which you can find many specialized  
dictionaries (science, computing, etc).
- Imports Kanjidic2, a kanji dictionary with over 10,000 entries.
- Finds words from Japanese (kanji, kana, romaji) or from a  
translation.
- Lists results in a table for quick overview.
- Shows further details about a selected result (part of speech,  
similar words, dialect…).
- Scans selection from other applications.
- Keeps an history of searched words so you can go back and go  
forward easily.
- Has its interface translated into bulgarian, english, french,  
japanese and spanish.

# Ressources

Website: [http://www.nihongobenkyo.org](http://www.nihongobenkyo.org)  
Download area: [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=599](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=599)  
Mailing List: [http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/nihongobenkyo-list](http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/nihongobenkyo-list)