Kiten is a
Japanese Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...
learning tool and reference for the
KDE Software Compilation
The KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) was an umbrella term for the desktop environment plus a range of included applications produced by KDE. From its 1.0 release in July 1998 until the release of version 4.4 in February 2010, the Software Com ...
, specifically, in the
kdeedu package. It also works as a Japanese-to-English and English-to-Japanese
dictionary. The user can input words into a search box, and all related Kanji are returned with their meaning and part of speech. Kanji can be filtered by rarity and part of speech. A list of Kanji is also available which sorts characters by grade level and stroke number. Selecting one shows its Onyomi, Kunyomi, and meanings. Users can also add Kanji to their "learn list" and get simple
flashcard quizzes where the Kanji is displayed along with possible meanings to choose from.
The program was available only for Linux operating systems, but with the beta release of KDE for Windows, it is now available on Microsoft Windows.
See also
Gjiten, a similar Gnome application
External links
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References
{{Dictionaries of Japanese
Dictionary software that uses Qt
Free educational software
Japanese dictionaries
Japanese language learning resources
KDE Education Project
KDE software
KDE Software Compilation
Software that uses Qt