Japanese Textbook OCR

Also great for Japanese light novels (one paragraph per image)

Upload images from Japanese textbooks or light novels to extract text. For light novels, one paragraph per image works best.

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This feature transcribes text from user-provided textbook images to facilitate accessibility and personal study. It does not grant any license to the underlying content.

  • Authorized use only: You may upload and process images solely if you have a legal right to do so (e.g., ownership, license, explicit permission, or a lawful exception such as fair use under applicable law).
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Textbook OCR Reader

Extracts Japanese and any English text from textbook images, preserving line breaks and general layout. Ideal for creating study notes, improving accessibility, and quickly capturing vocabulary lists, example sentences, and grammar explanations. Also works well for Japanese light novels—capture a single paragraph per image for optimal results.

Upload Image
Select or paste an image from a Japanese textbook or a light novel (ideally one paragraph)
OCR Mode:Textbook (extracts both Japanese and English text, keeps furigana)
TextbookLight novel
Textbook mode extracts both Japanese text AND English translations/vocabulary as they appear in the image.
Extracted Text
Kanji and text extracted from your image
Upload an image to get started
Translation
Translate the extracted text to English
Extract text first, then translate it here.
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Disclaimer

Public Alpha version Open Source (GitHub). This site is currently undergoing active development. You may (will) encounter bugs, inconsistencies, or limited functionality. Lots of sentences might not sound natural. We are progressively addressing these issues with native speakers.


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