Build your own Japanese dictionary with Claude
Claude made a Japanese dictionary for greggman65 in under two hours. He had used jisho.org for years, but got no matches when he drew one stroke wrong in its handwriting search.
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What was done
Claude made a Japanese dictionary for greggman65 in under two hours. He had used jisho.org for years, but got no matches when he drew one stroke wrong in its handwriting search. He asked Claude to split the dictionary into files, so it could be served from GitHub Pages without a database. Since then it has gained camera support, flashcards and syncing between the machines he uses. He does not say how much he fixed himself.
How to do it
- Paste the prompt into the tool, and replace the text in brackets with your own.
- Read the answer through. Do not send, delete or publish anything until you have seen it yourself.
- Check the original before you trust a figure, a name or a date.
Try it with Claude
Make a simple web page where I can look up words in [a word list with an open license] for [language]. Split the data into small files, so the page can be served from [GitHub Pages] without a database. Check the license before you use the data, and show me the plan before you write code. You are done when I can search for [a word I know] and get the right match.
Replace text in brackets with your own.
Done when. You can search for [a word you know] and get the right match.
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