Global

Type Definitions

AudioFile

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Description
uri string The uri pointing to the audio file
mimetype string The mimetype of the audio file. Usually mp3 or ogg
Type:
  • Object

ExampleResultData

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Description
kanji string The example sentence including kanji.
kana string The example sentence without kanji (only kana). Sometimes this may include some Kanji, as furigana is not always available from Jisho.org.
english string An English translation of the example.
pieces Array.<ExampleSentencePiece> The lifted/unlifted pairs that make up the sentence. Lifted text is furigana, unlifted is the text below the furigana.
Type:
  • Object

ExampleResults

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Description
query string The term that you searched for.
found boolean True if results were found.
uri string The URI that these results were scraped from.
results Array.<ExampleResultData> The examples that were found, if any.
Type:
  • Object

ExampleSentencePiece

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Description
unlifted string Baseline text shown on Jisho.org (below the lifted text / furigana)
lifted string Furigana text shown on Jisho.org (above the unlifted text)
Type:
  • Object

KanjiResult

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Attributes Description
found boolean True if results were found.
query string The term that you searched for.
taughtIn string <optional>
 The school level that the kanji is taught in, if applicable.
jlptLevel string <optional>
 The lowest JLPT exam that this kanji is likely to appear in, if applicable. 'N5' or 'N4' or 'N3' or 'N2' or 'N1'.
newspaperFrequencyRank number <optional>
 A number representing this kanji's frequency rank in newspapers, if applicable.
strokeCount number <optional>
 How many strokes this kanji is typically drawn in, if applicable.
meaning string <optional>
 The meaning of the kanji, if applicable.
kunyomi Array.<string> <optional>
 This character's kunyomi, if applicable.
kunyomiExamples Array.<YomiExample> <optional>
 Examples of this character's kunyomi being used, if applicable.
onyomi string <optional>
 This character's onyomi, if applicable.
onyomiExamples Array.<YomiExample> <optional>
 Examples of this character's onyomi being used, if applicable.
radical Object <optional>
 Information about this character's radical, if applicable.
Properties
Name Type Attributes Description
symbol string <optional>
 The radical symbol, if applicable.
forms Array.<string> <optional>
 The radical forms used in this kanji, if applicable.
meaning string <optional>
 The meaning of the radical, if applicable.
parts Array.<string> <optional>
 The parts used in this kanji, if applicable.
strokeOrderDiagramUri string <optional>
 The URL to a diagram showing how to draw this kanji step by step, if applicable.
strokeOrderSvgUri string <optional>
 The URL to an SVG describing how to draw this kanji, if applicable.
strokeOrderGifUri string <optional>
 The URL to a gif showing the kanji being draw and its stroke order, if applicable.
uri string <optional>
 The URI that these results were scraped from, if applicable.
Type:
  • Object

PhrasePageScrapeResult

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Attributes Description
found boolean True if a result was found.
query string The term that you searched for.
uri string <optional>
 The URI that these results were scraped from, if a result was found.
otherForms Array.<PhraseScrapeJapaneseWord> <optional>
 Other forms of the search term, if a result was found.
meanings Array.<PhraseScrapeMeaning> <optional>
 Information about the meanings associated with result.
tags Array.<string> <optional>
 Tags associated with this search result.
audio Array.<AudioFile> <optional>
 Recordings of the word, in different file formats if present
notes Array.<string> <optional>
 Notes associated with the search result.
Type:
  • Object

PhraseScrapeJapaneseWord

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Attributes Description
kanji string The japanese word, written in kanji if available
kana string <optional>
 The corresponding kana spelling of the whole word, if kanji is present
Type:
  • Object

PhraseScrapeMeaning

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Description
seeAlsoTerms Array.<string> The words that Jisho lists as "see also".
sentences Array.<PhraseScrapeSentence> Example sentences for this meaning.
definition string The definition.
supplemental Array.<string> Supplemental information. For example "usually written using kana alone".
definitionAbstract string An "abstract" definition. Often this is a Wikipedia definition.
tags Array.<string> Tags associated with this meaning.
Type:
  • Object

PhraseScrapeSentence

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Description
english string The English meaning of the sentence.
japanese string The Japanese text of the sentence.
pieces Array.<ExampleSentencePiece> The lifted/unlifted pairs that make up the sentence. Lifted text is furigana, unlifted is the text below the furigana.
Type:
  • Object

YomiExample

Source:
Properties:
Name Type Description
example string The original text of the example.
reading string The reading of the example.
meaning string The meaning of the example.
Type:
  • Object