Installation
INFO
Kiku is designed to be compatible with Lapis, so the installation process is very similar. You can refer to their installation guide.
WARNING
This documentation assumes you already know about Anki, Yomitan, and mining-stuff.
Installing notetype
Download the latest release Kiku_v*.apkg from Release, and then import it to your Anki. After that the Kiku notetype should be available in your Note Types list.
Yomitan Setup
Open your Yomitan settings, go to Anki > Configure Anki flashcard, select Kiku as the Model, and configure the following fields:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Expression | {expression} |
| ExpressionFurigana | {furigana-plain} |
| ExpressionReading | {reading} |
| ExpressionAudio | {audio} |
| SelectionText | {popup-selection-text} |
| MainDefinition | Something like {single-glossary-jmdict/jitendex}. Find this by clicking the down arrow next to this field, and finding a dictionary in a similar format. |
| DefinitionPicture | Here you can include any image you'd like to use to help illustrate the definition or the vocabulary term. |
| Sentence | {cloze-prefix}<b>{cloze-body}</b>{cloze-suffix} |
| SentenceFurigana | |
| SentenceAudio | |
| Picture | |
| Glossary | {glossary} |
| Hint | |
| IsWordAndSentenceCard | |
| IsClickCard | |
| IsSentenceCard | |
| IsAudioCard | |
| PitchPosition | {pitch-accent-positions} |
| PitchCategories | {pitch-accent-categories} |
| Frequency | {frequencies} |
| FreqSort | {frequency-harmonic-rank} |
| MiscInfo | {document-title} If you want your cards to include the title of the tab they were mined from, such as for light novels (LNs), please use this feature. |
Credit to Lapis for the table
Kiku Note Manager addon
This addon is optional. Currently this addon is only used to generate notes cache, so the Kanji View feature works across all platforms. Install this addon, then go to Tools > Kiku Note Manager > Generate notes cache.