jilouc / kana-test

Command line utility to test your kana reading capability

kana-test

Command line utility to test your kana reading capability. Program choses a random word from a japanese dictionary and you have to translate its hira or kata form in romanji (hepburn).

To run this you must have python3.

pip install romkan

Then, you can just. python kana-test.py hira 3 To launch a test for hiragana reading with 3 tries allowed.

If you want to generate *.list.gz

Download edict2 from http://www.edrdg.org/jmdict/edict.html uncompress it then run gen-hira.py

Sample

Hira

~> python kana-test.py hira 2
まちぜんたい
> machizentai
	correct!
したぞり
> shitazori
	correct!
ろんりしふと
> ronrishifuto
	correct!
じんみんせんせん
> jinhinsensen
	WRONG!
じんみんせんせん
> jinhensensen
	WRONG!
	Answer was jin mi nsensen
	You wrote: jin[he]nsensen

Kata

~> python kana-test.py kata 1
キキツタエル
> kikitsutaeru
	correct!
シメシアワス
> shinoshiawasu
	WRONG!
	Answer was shi me shiawasu
	You wrote: shi[no]shiawasu