clins1994 / ja-text-to-anki-deck

Script to convert a block of Japanese text into an Anki deck

Japanese Text to Anki Deck

The purpose of this script is to create a simple anki deck from a block of japanese text so that you can create study material based on your context.

How It Works

1. Get all tokens of the block of text
   • All individual kanji
   • All words excluding individual kanji
2. Fetch their meanings and readings
3. Format the information (described in next section)
4. Store it to a file (anki.txt)

Anki Deck Format

A;「B」(C)

• A: the kanji or word
• B: the reading in hiragana
• C: the meaning in english

How To Run It

npm install
node index.js

Technologies Used

• node.js https://nodejs.org/en
• axios https://github.com/axios/axios
• wachigaki https://socket.dev/npm/package/wakachigaki
• jisho.org https://jisho.org/api/v1/search/words?keyword=真実

Disclaimer

1. jisho's API will throttle after a few dozen simulataneous requests and cause the script to crash. To fix this
   • Implement logic to handle throttling
   • Break down input into smaller chunks
   • Decrease the size of your input