Toku: A language tool for reading and listening to native Japanese and Chinese with instant word lookup
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Darren Nah
Summary
Toku is a language learning tool that lets users read and listen to native Japanese and Chinese content (articles, novels, podcasts, YouTube videos) with instant word lookup. Users can tap any word to see its reading, meaning, and dictionary entry. It features synced transcripts for audio/video, playback controls (slow down, replay, pause after each sentence), and runs its own JP/CN engine on-device with offline dictionaries — no accounts, no streaks, just reading.
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· 3 pulledTap any word and its reading, meaning, and dictionary entry appear right there.
It works on text you paste, web pages, and the part I'm most excited about — real podcasts and YouTube videos.
It runs its own JP/CN engine on-device with offline dictionaries — fast, private, no accounts, no streaks. Just reading.
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