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@dev-noru dev-noru released this 09 Apr 02:20
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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 .zip files 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


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.sh has 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