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+# FuriKani
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+A chrome extension to remove furigana from websites based on your WaniKani level.
+
+## Installation
+This extension is not on the web store (yet). Download the repo and go to your extensions page in chrome (`chrome://extensions`). Enable the developer mode and add the root folder of this project as an unpacked extension.
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+## How to use
+Click the extension icon in your extension bar and enter a WaniKani API Token into the field. Then click "Download Data". That's it, the extension will now remove furigana of any vocab you (should) know.
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+There are known issues that I'm working on fixing.
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