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title: "Japanese"
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## Browser extension
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I recommend using the [Yomitan](https://github.com/themoeway/yomitan) extension
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for your favorite browser:
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- [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/yomitan/)
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- [Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/yomitan/likgccmbimhjbgkjambclfkhldnlhbnn)
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You can load external dictionaries such as:
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- [Jitendex](https://github.com/stephenmk/Jitendex) - A better version of JMdict
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- [JMnedict](https://github.com/themoeway/jmdict-yomitan#jmnedict-for-yomitan) - Dictionary of Japanese names
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- [KANJIDIC](https://github.com/themoeway/jmdict-yomitan#kanjidic-for-yomitan) - Dictionary of kanji
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## Reading
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The faster you start to read Japanese the better, but starting out feels like
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hitting a wall with your head. Luckily there are things such as Satori Reader,
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which can help you ease into reading Japanese. The problem in my case is that
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Satori Reader costs quite a bit of money, and it isn't always that interesting
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or appropriate for my level. In this case one would be better off by reading
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native content, but the jump is quite hard...
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The thing is, you can also make it slightly easier by emulating the Satori
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Reader way by reading native content along with the English translation. You
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can for example read a single page of manga, and then read the very same page
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of manga in English just to check if you got it right.
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This way you can read anything you want, and keep it both interesting and
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challenging!
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