How can i implement a different language dictionary

[themoeway-bot]

Glushikoben opened issue FooSoft/yomichan#1552 on 2021-03-24

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Hello i wish to understand how i could use yomichan with a russian dictionary (maybe from yandex api ). I don't really understand how to adapt the format and so on

[themoeway-bot]

toasted-nutbread commented on 2021-03-24

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(Assuming you mean a Russian => Japanese, dictionary)

Dictionary data is formatted as JSON data, which is then just added to a standard .zip archive. I would recommend looking at the dictionary-* schema files here, which include descriptions of the fields. Where applicable, use the v3 files rather than the v1. The schema files should be compliant with https://json-schema.org/'s format.

The most relevant files will likely be:

• dictionary-index-schema.json - for storing dictionary name, version, etc.
• dictionary-term-bank-v3-schema.json - for storing definitions
• dictionary-tag-bank-v3-schema.json - for storing tag information

Perhaps the best starting place would be to download and unzip one of the dictionaries listed in the README file (which also includes a Russian version in case you are more familiar with that language), and checking out the information stored in it.

[Kuuuube]

Closing as this is 3 years old and other language support has now been merged.