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Use this MCP server to Jisho, the Japanese English dictionary. Words, kanji, readings, and...

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How to install

Runs on your machine from its package; the steps are below.

What it does

  1. Reads
  2. Writes
  3. High impact

At most: only reads or looks up information.

What it costs

Free

Odel charges nothing per call. The publisher may charge for its own service.

Runs locally over stdio

This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).

npmjisho-mcpv1.0.0

Run

npx -y jisho-mcp

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jisho": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "jisho-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
README1 min read

jisho mcp

The Jisho.org Japanese English dictionary. Words, readings, senses, JLPT levels. No key.

Tools

  • search_words, Japanese text, romaji, or English keywords
  • search_by_tag, feature searches: #common, jlpt-n1…jlpt-n5, wanikani10, English meanings

Run

bash
npm install && npm run build && node dist/index.js

Example

"What does 大丈夫 mean?" search_words("daijoubu") → 大丈夫 (だいじょうぶ), safe; sound; problem free [Na adj] ⭐common, JLPT N5

"Give me common JLPT N5 words" search_by_tag("jlpt-n5")

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