YomiLens: Yomitan style Popup Dictionary for English, Japanese, Chinese and more

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Provides in-card popup dictionary lookup during Anki review, supporting Yomitan/Yomichan dictionary ZIP imports, multilingual searches, Japanese deinflection, kanji details, and optional Hanzi stroke-order practice.
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Updated: 2026-09-27
Anki versions: 26.05~
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Description

YomiLens Popup Dictionary

A Yomitan/Yomichan-style popup dictionary for Anki.

YomiLens brings quick in-card lookup to Anki review: select a word, and a clean floating dictionary popup appears directly on the card. It supports Yomitan/Yomichan dictionary ZIPs, multilingual lookup, Japanese deinflection, kanji lookup, and optional Hanzi Writer practice.

Japanese deinflection popup

Highlights

Popup dictionary lookup while reviewing Anki cards
Yomitan/Yomichan-compatible dictionary ZIP import
Built-in dictionary downloader
Supports English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, and more
Japanese deinflection logic adapted from the Yomitan ecosystem
Kanji tab for KANJIDIC-style dictionaries
Optional Hanzi Writer tab for stroke practice
Add/edit custom dictionary entries
Back/forward popup navigation
Works locally inside Anki, no browser extension required

Multilingual Lookup

Look up words across multiple languages directly inside Anki.

Chinese and Japanese lookup

Kanji Lookup

If you import KANJIDIC-style dictionaries, YomiLens can show kanji readings, meanings, tags, stroke count, JLPT level, frequency, and more.

Kanji tab

Hanzi Writer Practice

Enable the Hanzi Writer tab to view and practice character stroke order.

Hanzi Writer tab

Easy Setup

Choose the languages you want YomiLens to open popups for.

Language settings

Download dictionaries directly from the settings window, or import your own Yomitan/Yomichan ZIP files.

Dictionary downloader

Basic Usage

Install the add-on.
Open Tools → YomiLens Settings.
Go to Dictionaries and download or import dictionaries.
Go to General and enable the languages you want.
During review, select a word to open the popup.

Dictionary Sources

YomiLens can import Yomitan/Yomichan dictionary ZIPs. Optional downloadable dictionaries are maintained separately here:

https://github.com/MarshNg/yomilens-dictionaries

Credits

Special thanks to the Yomitan project and contributors for the dictionary format, language tooling, and inspiration:

https://github.com/yomidevs/yomitan

Dictionary data credits include EDRDG, Jitendex, CC-CEDICT, LingLook / Phong Phan, Open English WordNet, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project, and other open dictionary contributors.