Tagaini Jisho A free Japanese dictionary and study assistant

Here you can download the latest (0.2.2) version of Tagaini Jisho for your platform. All the files presented here are also available from the Launchpad download page.

Note that versions other than the English one are only very partially translated. For missing translations, English is used as a fallback. If possible, using the English version is recommanded.

Also note that the application interface is only available in English and French. Volunteers to translate it in other languages are welcome.

Windows

Windows installer binaries are available for Windows 98 or newer. You also need Japanese fonts and Microsoft IME in order to read and input Japanese. If you own Vista, it is recommanded that you install the Meiryo font for best visibility.

• Version 0.2.2, English
• Version 0.2.2, French
• Version 0.2.2, German
• Version 0.2.2, Spanish
• Version 0.2.2, Russian

Mac

Universal Mac OS X binaries are available. You need Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or later. It is a good idea to enable Japanese support.

• Version 0.2.2, English
• Version 0.2.2, French
• Version 0.2.2, German
• Version 0.2.2, Spanish
• Version 0.2.2, Russian

Ubuntu Linux

Users of Ubuntu Linux can add my PPA to their apt sources in order to remain up-to-date with the latest version. Just update your /etc/apt/sources.list file with the following lines:

• For Jaunty (9.04):
  

  deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnurou/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

• For Intrepid (8.10):
  

  deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnurou/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main

• And for Hardy (8.04):
  

  deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnurou/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
  deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  

Then, regardless of your version of Ubuntu, you should get the archive's key:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 79D56C19

Afterwards, you can install one of the tagainijisho-dic-<lang> packages, where <lang> corresponds to your desired language (en, fr, es, de, ru).

As Ubuntu-provided Japanese fonts are not easy to read and not always relevant and complete (you may get Chinese writings of some kanjis, and some others are just missing), it is strongly recommended to install the (proprietary) Microsoft Gothic font for all Ubuntu or other distributions users. Follow the instructions here to set it up under Ubuntu. Even better, if you own Windows Vista: copy and install the Meiryo font (proprietary too).

Source code / Any other Qt4-supported platform

Hackers can get the source code of the release to play with it:

• Source code release 0.2.2

The README file contains information about how to compile it.

It is once again strongly recommended that you enable Japanese fonts and input on your system to enjoy Tagaini. For better results, make sure you install the (proprietary) Microsoft Gothic font or Meiryo font if you own Windows Vista.

Code repositories with the latest development code are available on Launchpad.