Observed arrival · 2026-10-19
NihongoHover: Japanese reading at the point of the cursor
A macOS app for looking up Japanese text by hovering, capturing text from images with OCR, and reviewing saved vocabulary with flashcards.
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- Japanese readers using a Mac
- Worth noticing
- The page says due vocabulary can trigger an in-place quiz, and that image OCR runs on-device via Apple Vision.
Field notes
The page describes readings in kana and romaji, English definitions, and example sentences in a floating lookup panel; words with multiple readings get a pager. Saved vocabulary can be practiced in FSRS sessions, while the site says due words can prompt a self-graded review without opening a separate session. It also lists JLPT levels N5–N1 and detection of four-character idioms.
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