Tango (単語)

It takes two to learn vocabulary.

A Japanese vocabulary Anki deck with 587 words, audio pronunciation, and example sentences. Features two card types for both recognition and production practice.

Card Types

Recognition (Japanese → English)

• Front: Japanese word with audio
• Back: English translation, hiragana reading (for kanji), example sentence with collapsible translation

Production (English → Type Japanese)

• Front: English meaning with text input
• Back: Correct Japanese word with audio, reading, and example sentence

Setup

Install Anki

• Desktop: apps.ankiweb.net
• Android: AnkiDroid from F-Droid or Google Play
• iOS: AnkiMobile ($25, one-time)

Import the Deck

1. Download japanese_vocabulary.apkg
2. Open Anki → File → Import → select the .apkg file
3. Create a free AnkiWeb account to sync across devices

Adding New Cards

1. Create data/add.toml:

[[cards]]
japanese = "犬"
english = "dog"
answer = "dog"
example = "犬がいます。"
example_en = "There is a dog."

2. Run the pipeline:

python scripts/add_cards.py

This will generate a UUID, auto-detect hiragana readings for kanji, generate audio, append to data/cards.toml, and rebuild the .apkg.

3. Re-import the .apkg in Anki (see Updating the Deck).

Updating the Deck

After adding new cards or rebuilding the deck, re-import the updated .apkg:

1. Open Anki → File → Import → select japanese_vocabulary.apkg
2. Set Update notes and Update note types to Always
3. Import — new cards are added and existing cards are updated
4. Your review history, intervals, and scheduling are preserved
5. Sync to AnkiWeb to update your other devices

Project Structure

├── data/
│   └── cards.toml              # All card data (source of truth)
├── audio/
│   └── {uuid}.mp3              # TTS audio per card (ja-JP-NanamiNeural)
├── scripts/
│   ├── add_cards.py            # Add new cards pipeline
│   ├── build_deck.py           # Generate .apkg from cards.toml
│   └── generate_audio.py       # Bulk audio generation
└── output/
    └── japanese_vocabulary.apkg # Ready-to-import Anki deck

Dependencies

pip install toml pykakasi edge-tts genanki

Recommended Anki Settings

• Enable FSRS (under Deck Options → Advanced)
• Desired retention: 0.90
• New cards/day: 15–20
• Max reviews/day: 9999
• Bury new siblings: On (so you don't see both card types for the same word on the same day)