{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Transliterates Japanese text (hiragana, katakana, kanji) into r\u014dmaji (Latin alphabet) and provides kana conversions.","skillfed_tags":["japanese-nlp","text-processing"],"use_cases":["Convert Japanese text to romaji for display in systems that require Latin characters","Extract phonetic readings (hiragana/katakana) from kanji for language learning or accessibility","Process Japanese input in NLP pipelines that need standardized romanized output","Generate furigana-like output for mixed Japanese text (kana + kanji) in documents"],"what_it_does":"Pykakasi is a Python NLP library that converts Japanese text into romanized form (r\u014dmaji). It handles hiragana, katakana, and kanji characters, producing multiple output forms: kana (katakana), hiragana, and r\u014dmaji (Latin alphabet). The library is based on algorithms from the kakasi C library and supports NFC-form characters.\n\nTypical use is to pass Japanese text to a kakasi instance and iterate over the conversion results, which include the original character, its kana and hiragana forms, and its romanized representation. It depends on jaconv for character conversion, deprecated for API management, and importlib-resources for resource loading.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need Japanese-to-romaji conversion and can tolerate dormant maintenance. The package is Production/Stable, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and supports current Python versions (3.8\u20133.13). The 781-day gap since last release is notable but not disqualifying for a mature, narrowly-scoped library. GPL-3.0-or-later licensing is a blocker for proprietary closed-source projects."},"id":"pykakasi","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pykakasi","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pykakasi.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pykakasi/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-06-24","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"pykakasi","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Kana kanji simple inversion library"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1686957,"position":3650,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.3.0"}