tshatrov/ichiran

What it solves

Ichiran provides a set of tools for processing and analyzing Japanese text, specifically focusing on segmenting sentences into individual words and providing romanization (transliteration) and dictionary definitions.

How it works

It uses experimental algorithms to perform morphological analysis on Japanese text. The project integrates with the open-source JMdictDB dictionary database to retrieve meanings, parts of speech, and reading information for the segmented words. It is built using Common Lisp and can be run as a command-line interface or via a Docker container that manages the necessary database backend.

Who it’s for

This project is for developers or researchers interested in Japanese natural language processing (NLP) who want a programmatic way to parse, romanize, and look up definitions for Japanese text.

Highlights

• Experimental algorithms for Japanese text segmentation.
• Integrated dictionary lookups using the JMdict database.
• Provides both a command-line interface (CLI) and a Lisp-based API.
• Dockerized setup for easier deployment and dependency management.