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Data sources

This site uses the JMdict/EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.

Some of the dictionary definitions come from the Wiktionary and are licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-SA.

Some of the example sentences come from the Tatoeba project and are licensed under Creative Commons CC BY.

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Technical

Our backend is written in the Rust programming language. No crabs were harmed in the making of this website.