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The Most Powerful Korean Popup Dictionary
Given example sentence:
비행기표를 예약했어요? 사람이 많아서 미리 예약해야 돼요.
Learn Faster with Kimchi
Reader's Popup Dictionary
Integrated Grammar
Understand grammar better through word decomposition and the surrounding-grammar view.
Word Frequency
Quickly see the exact usage rank of any word. Focus your learning on the most common vocabulary. You will see
this marker on the popup dictionary:
#1234
Monolingual support
For advanced learners: a monolingual dictionary with definitions and explanations
written in Korean.
Fast and Responsive
The popup opens the instant you click a word.
See it in action right now !
Unknown words are underlined in red, Seen in yellow and Known in green. When a word has multiple possible definitions and mixed states it is again underlined as Seen . Known words are only shown when you press Shift on desktop.
농부는 아직 결혼하지 않고 혼자 살았다.
Click on a word to see the tooltip
Learn Korean From What You'd Read and Watch Anyway
Use Kimchi Reader on the authentic Korean media you already enjoy, so your entertainment time counts as real study time.
Any Text, Instantly
Import DRM-free ebooks, web articles, and lyrics to make every word
instantly clickable for dictionary lookup.
Watch Your Favorite Shows & Videos
Get interactive, clickable subtitles on YouTube, Netflix, and Viki via
the dedicated browser extension or mobile app.
You Learn Korean. It Learns You.
Every word you mark teaches the app what you can already read. The more it knows you, the sharper your stats get, and the better it gets at finding content you'll actually understand.
Mark one word as known
Unknown
Seen
Known
Hidden
...and a month of them adds up
Known words
11,160
Your last 30 days of immersion
Recommended for you
Ranked by how much you'll understand
- Tip 1: Don't start from scratch (unless you want to). Seed your account by importing known words from other tools like Anki.
- Tip 2: Spend less time clicking. Use keyboard shortcuts 1 (Unknown), 2 (Seen), 3 (Known), and 4 (Hidden) to rapidly update your vocabulary on the fly.
Fine-Tune Your Learning
Mine sentences into flashcards, get recommendations based on what you actually know, and bend the whole app to fit
how you study.
Create High Quality Flashcards, Instantly
Found a sentence you want to remember? Mine it. With one click, capture the sentence,
its definition, audio, and context. Export it all to Anki to create high-quality study
cards effortlessly and never forget a word.
Find Content Perfectly at Your Level
Stop the guesswork. Our system uses your tracked vocabulary to find content tailored to you. We'll recommend
YouTube videos, Netflix shows, and books where you already know 95% of the words, so you can immerse yourself
comfortably.
Customize Everything
Your learning tool should adapt to you, not the other way around. Change the theme, fine-tune the dictionary's
behavior, and control every aspect of your reading experience. The settings are so deep, they have their own
search bar.
Your Immersion, Anywhere
If you are a ...
It is just that great
Hey, Maxime here 👋
@AlaanoralaanorFor the past 36 months, I've been working on Kimchi Reader, a tool designed to help you learn Korean through immersion.
As a Korean learner myself, I wanted a tool that actually works, so I built one! Admittedly, I ended up spending more time coding than studying, but I’ll get back to it someday. 😅
Honestly, I’m not great at marketing, but I'm proud of what I’ve created. I genuinely think it’s a fantastic tool, and people who’ve tried it love it. You should give it a try too!
A Perfect Fit For Your Korean Journey If...
You're ready for real-world content.
You've already mastered the Hangul alphabet along with some basic grammar & vocabulary and are looking for the
perfect tool to transition from textbooks to learning with authentic media. You're committed to learning through immersion.
You're ready to engage with authentic content, starting with materials for learners and building your way up to
native-level media. You need a powerful toolset, not a teacher.
You understand that Kimchi Reader is a supplement to accelerate your learning, providing context and reference,
rather than a structured course that teaches you grammar from scratch.