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v1.2
Fuwari v1.2 — Yomitan Backend Rewrite
This release is a complete rewrite of Fuwari's dictionary backend. The old JMdict-simplified format has been replaced with full Yomitan dictionary format support, making Fuwari compatible with the entire Yomitan dictionary ecosystem.
What's New
Yomitan Dictionary Support
- Import any Yomitan-format dictionary zip directly into Fuwari
- Drop
.zipfiles into~/.local/share/fuwari/dictionaries/and restart - Supports term banks, term meta banks, kanji banks, and kanji meta banks
Frequency Data
- Full support for Yomitan-format frequency dictionaries (JPDB, VN Freq, etc.)
- Frequency rank displayed in the popup
Performance
- SQLite indexes on term and character lookups for significantly faster results
First Run Experience
- New first-run window guides users to dictionary resources if no dictionaries are found
- Links to MarvNC's Yomitan dictionary collection and the Yomitan dictionary page
Migration
- Automatic detection and migration from the old v1.1 schema
- Existing users' databases are wiped and recreated cleanly on first launch
Breaking Changes
- The old JMdict-simplified format is no longer supported
- Users must import Yomitan-format dictionaries manually (see README)
setup.shhas been removed
Recommended Dictionaries
| Type | Dictionary | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual | JMdict | jmdict-yomitan |
| Kanji | KANJIDIC | jmdict-yomitan |
| Monolingual | Various | MarvNC's collection |
| Frequency | JPDB, VN Freq, others | MarvNC's collection |