JMdict is a Japanese dictionary compiled by Jim Breen with Copyright (C) 2010 belonging to the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University. More information can be found here. http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict_doc.html This package contains a basic means for parsing and working with the JMdict file, specifically version 1.0.7 but probably other versions. The library is unpolished, and there will likely be bugs. I make this available in the hope that someone will find it useful. in := os.Open('path') dict := jmjmdict.Read(in)