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Installation

pip install --upgrade jamdict jamdict-data

Sample jamdict Python code

fromjamdictimportJamdictjam=Jamdict()# use wildcard matching to find anything starts with 食べ and ends with るresult=jam.lookup('食べ%る')# print all word entriesforentryinresult.entries:print(entry)# [id#1358280] たべる (食べる) : 1. to eat ((Ichidan verb|transitive verb)) 2. to live on (e.g. a salary)/to live off/to subsist on# [id#1358300] たべすぎる (食べ過ぎる) : to overeat ((Ichidan verb|transitive verb))# [id#1852290] たべつける (食べ付ける) : to be used to eating ((Ichidan verb|transitive verb))# [id#2145280] たべはじめる (食べ始める) : to start eating ((Ichidan verb))# [id#2449430] たべかける (食べ掛ける) : to start eating ((Ichidan verb))# [id#2671010] たべなれる (食べ慣れる) : to be used to eating/to become used to eating/to be accustomed to eating/to acquire a taste for ((Ichidan verb))# [id#2765050] たべられる (食べられる) : 1. to be able to eat ((Ichidan verb|intransitive verb)) 2. to be edible/to be good to eat ((pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)))# [id#2795790] たべくらべる (食べ比べる) : to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type ((Ichidan verb|transitive verb))# [id#2807470] たべあわせる (食べ合わせる) : to eat together (various foods) ((Ichidan verb))# print all related charactersforcinresult.chars:print(repr(c))# 食:9:eat,food# 喰:12:eat,drink,receive (a blow),(kokuji)# 過:12:overdo,exceed,go beyond,error# 付:5:adhere,attach,refer to,append# 始:8:commence,begin# 掛:11:hang,suspend,depend,arrive at,tax,pour# 慣:14:accustomed,get used to,become experienced# 比:4:compare,race,ratio,Philippines# 合:6:fit,suit,join,0.1

Command line tools

python3 -m jamdict lookup 言語学========================================Found entries========================================Entry: 1264430| Kj:  言語学| Kn: げんごがく--------------------1. linguistics((noun (common) (futsuumeishi)))========================================Found characters========================================Char: 言| Strokes: 7--------------------Readings: yan2, eon, 언, Ngôn, Ngân, ゲン, ゴン, い.う, ことMeanings: say, wordChar: 語| Strokes: 14--------------------Readings: yu3, yu4, eo, 어, Ngữ, Ngứ, ゴ, かた.る, かた.らうMeanings: word, speech, languageChar: 学| Strokes: 8--------------------Readings: xue2, hag, 학, Học, ガク, まな.ぶMeanings: study, learning, scienceNo name was found.

Using KRAD/RADK mapping

# Find all writing components (often called "radicals") of the character 雲print(jam.krad['雲'])# ['一', '雨', '二', '厶']# Find all characters with the component 鼎chars=jam.radk['鼎']print(chars)# {'鼏', '鼒', '鼐', '鼎', '鼑'}# look up the characters inforesult=jam.lookup(''.join(chars))forcinresult.chars:print(c,c.meanings())# 鼏 ['cover of tripod cauldron']# 鼒 ['large tripod cauldron with small']# 鼐 ['incense tripod']# 鼎 ['three legged kettle']# 鼑 []

Finding name entities

# Find all names with 鈴木 insideresult = jam.lookup('%鈴木%')fornamein result.names:    print(name)# [id#5025685] キューティーすずき (キューティー鈴木) : Kyu-ti- Suzuki (1969.10-) (full name of a particular person)# [id#5064867] パパイヤすずき (パパイヤ鈴木) : Papaiya Suzuki (full name of a particular person)# [id#5089076] ラジカルすずき (ラジカル鈴木) : Rajikaru Suzuki (full name of a particular person)# [id#5259356] きつねざきすずきひなた (狐崎鈴木日向) : Kitsunezakisuzukihinata (place name)# [id#5379158] こすずき (小鈴木) : Kosuzuki (family or surname)# [id#5398812] かみすずき (上鈴木) : Kamisuzuki (family or surname)# [id#5465787] かわすずき (川鈴木) : Kawasuzuki (family or surname)# [id#5499409] おおすずき (大鈴木) : Oosuzuki (family or surname)# [id#5711308] すすき (鈴木) : Susuki (family or surname)# ...

Exact matching

>>>result=jam.lookup('id#1194580')>>>print(result.names[0])[id#1194580] はなび (花火) : fireworks ((noun (common) (futsuumeishi)))

>>>result=jam.lookup('id#5170462')>>>print(result.names[0])[id#5170462] はなび (花火) : Hanabi (female given name or forename)

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