HOWTO: update Japanese-English, English-Japanese 2 way lookup dictionary

Professor Jim Breen's EDICT project is being updated as new entries are being added. Here is how to update NJStar's J-E/E-J dictionary with the latest entries from Dr Breen's EDICT project.

1. Auto Update in Version 5.0

From program menu Tools - Dictionary, click 'Update EDICT' to update EDICT and other dictionaries at one button click.

2. Manual Update:

  • The master copy of EDICT (edict.zip) is in "ftp://ftp.cc.monash.edu.au/pub/nihongo". The easy way to check if the version is the latest is from the size/date.
     
  • Once you've downloaded the above "edict.zip" file, unzip/expand it to your "NJStar Japanese WP" folder which is normally at "C:\Program Files\NJStar Japanese WP\".
     
  • Run "NJStar Japanese WP" and click on the dictionary icon on the program tool bar.

Please wait until the update windows are closed.