kataklassifer / export.py
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"""
Parses the full JMdict XML and exports all gairaigo (外来語) entries
grouped by donor language, with country metadata for the world map.
Output: gairaigo_full.json
{
"eng": {
"language": "English",
"country": "United Kingdom",
"iso2": "GB",
"words": [
{ "katakana": "コーヒー", "meaning": "coffee" },
...
]
},
...
}
Usage:
python export_gairaigo.py --jmdict data/JMdict --out data/gairaigo_full.json
"""
import argparse
import json
import re
from lxml import etree
from pathlib import Path
# ISO 639-2 → { language name, country name, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 } mapping
# Only languages actually present in JMdict as lsource donor codes.
# "iso2" is the country code used by the D3 world map (TopoJSON).
LANGUAGE_META: dict[str, dict] = {
# Core European donors
"eng": {"language": "English", "country": "United Kingdom", "iso2": "GB"},
"fre": {"language": "French", "country": "France", "iso2": "FR"},
"ger": {"language": "German", "country": "Germany", "iso2": "DE"},
"por": {"language": "Portuguese", "country": "Portugal", "iso2": "PT"},
"spa": {"language": "Spanish", "country": "Spain", "iso2": "ES"},
"ita": {"language": "Italian", "country": "Italy", "iso2": "IT"},
"dut": {"language": "Dutch", "country": "Netherlands", "iso2": "NL"},
"rus": {"language": "Russian", "country": "Russia", "iso2": "RU"},
"swe": {"language": "Swedish", "country": "Sweden", "iso2": "SE"},
"nor": {"language": "Norwegian", "country": "Norway", "iso2": "NO"},
"dan": {"language": "Danish", "country": "Denmark", "iso2": "DK"},
"fin": {"language": "Finnish", "country": "Finland", "iso2": "FI"},
"gre": {"language": "Greek", "country": "Greece", "iso2": "GR"},
"pol": {"language": "Polish", "country": "Poland", "iso2": "PL"},
"cze": {"language": "Czech", "country": "Czech Republic", "iso2": "CZ"},
"hun": {"language": "Hungarian", "country": "Hungary", "iso2": "HU"},
"rum": {"language": "Romanian", "country": "Romania", "iso2": "RO"},
# Asian donors
"chi": {"language": "Chinese", "country": "China", "iso2": "CN"},
"kor": {"language": "Korean", "country": "South Korea", "iso2": "KR"},
"vie": {"language": "Vietnamese", "country": "Vietnam", "iso2": "VN"},
"mal": {"language": "Malay", "country": "Malaysia", "iso2": "MY"},
"tgl": {"language": "Tagalog", "country": "Philippines", "iso2": "PH"},
"ind": {"language": "Indonesian", "country": "Indonesia", "iso2": "ID"},
"tha": {"language": "Thai", "country": "Thailand", "iso2": "TH"},
"bur": {"language": "Burmese", "country": "Myanmar", "iso2": "MM"},
"khm": {"language": "Khmer", "country": "Cambodia", "iso2": "KH"},
# South Asian donors
"san": {"language": "Sanskrit", "country": "India", "iso2": "IN"},
"hin": {"language": "Hindi", "country": "India", "iso2": "IN"},
"tam": {"language": "Tamil", "country": "India", "iso2": "IN"},
"urd": {"language": "Urdu", "country": "Pakistan", "iso2": "PK"},
"ben": {"language": "Bengali", "country": "Bangladesh", "iso2": "BD"},
# Middle Eastern / Central Asian donors
"ara": {"language": "Arabic", "country": "Saudi Arabia", "iso2": "SA"},
"per": {"language": "Persian", "country": "Iran", "iso2": "IR"},
"tur": {"language": "Turkish", "country": "Turkey", "iso2": "TR"},
# African donors
"swa": {"language": "Swahili", "country": "Tanzania", "iso2": "TZ"},
"amh": {"language": "Amharic", "country": "Ethiopia", "iso2": "ET"},
# Americas donors
"ain": {"language": "Ainu", "country": "Japan", "iso2": "JP"},
"grn": {"language": "Guaraní", "country": "Paraguay", "iso2": "PY"},
"que": {"language": "Quechua", "country": "Peru", "iso2": "PE"},
"nah": {"language": "Nahuatl", "country": "Mexico", "iso2": "MX"},
# Classical / ecclesiastical
"lat": {"language": "Latin", "country": "Italy", "iso2": "IT"},
"heb": {"language": "Hebrew", "country": "Israel", "iso2": "IL"},
# Oceanian donors
"mao": {"language": "Māori", "country": "New Zealand", "iso2": "NZ"},
# Catch-all fallback (JMdict default: absent xml:lang = English)
"unknown": {"language": "Unknown", "country": "Unknown", "iso2": "XX"},
}
# Katakana Unicode block: \u30A0–\u30FF (+ prolonged sound mark \u30FC)
KATAKANA_RE = re.compile(r"^[\u30A0-\u30FF\u30FC\u30FB\u30FE\u30FD]+$")
def is_katakana(text: str) -> bool:
return bool(KATAKANA_RE.match(text))
def parse_jmdict(jmdict_path: Path) -> dict[str, dict]:
"""
Parse JMdict XML and return data grouped by ISO 639-2 donor language code.
Returns:
{
"eng": { ...meta..., "words": [{"katakana": ..., "meaning": ...}, ...] },
...
}
"""
result: dict[str, dict] = {}
seen: set[tuple[str, str]] = set() # (katakana, lang_code) dedup
context = etree.iterparse(str(jmdict_path), events=("end",), tag="entry")
for _, entry in context:
# Collect katakana readings
katakana_forms: list[str] = []
# Prefer k_ele (kanji element) that is pure katakana
for k_ele in entry.findall("k_ele/keb"):
if k_ele.text and is_katakana(k_ele.text):
katakana_forms.append(k_ele.text)
# Fall back to r_ele (reading element)
if not katakana_forms:
for r_ele in entry.findall("r_ele/reb"):
if r_ele.text and is_katakana(r_ele.text):
katakana_forms.append(r_ele.text)
if not katakana_forms:
entry.clear()
continue
# Extra sense blocks
for sense in entry.findall("sense"):
lsource = sense.find("lsource")
if lsource is None:
entry.clear()
break # no lsource, means not a gairaigo entry
# JMdict convention: absent xml:lang defaults to English
lang_code = lsource.get("{http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace}lang", "eng")
# Collect English glosses for this sense
glosses = [g.text.strip() for g in sense.findall("gloss") if g.text]
meaning = "; ".join(glosses) if glosses else ""
# Insert into result dict
if lang_code not in result:
meta = LANGUAGE_META.get(
lang_code,
{
"language": lang_code,
"country": lang_code,
"iso2": "XX",
},
)
result[lang_code] = {
"language": meta["language"],
"country": meta["country"],
"iso2": meta["iso2"],
"words": [],
}
for kana in katakana_forms:
key = (kana, lang_code)
if key not in seen:
seen.add(key)
result[lang_code]["words"].append(
{
"katakana": kana,
"meaning": meaning,
}
)
entry.clear()
return result
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Export JMdict gairaigo to JSON")
parser.add_argument(
"--jmdict",
default="data/JMdict",
help="Path to the JMdict XML file (default: data/JMdict)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--out",
default="data/gairaigo_full.json",
help="Output JSON path (default: data/gairaigo_full.json)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--min-words",
type=int,
default=1,
help="Minimum word count to include a language (default: 1)",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
jmdict_path = Path(args.jmdict)
if not jmdict_path.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(
f"JMdict file not found at '{jmdict_path}'. "
"Download it from https://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/JMdict-EDICT_Dictionary_Project "
"and place it under data/JMdict."
)
print(f"Parsing {jmdict_path} ...")
data = parse_jmdict(jmdict_path)
# Filter out languages below the threshold
data = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if len(v["words"]) >= args.min_words}
# Sort words within each language alphabetically by katakana
for lang in data.values():
lang["words"].sort(key=lambda w: w["katakana"])
# Build a summary for the terminal
total_words = sum(len(v["words"]) for v in data.values())
print(f"\n✓ Languages found : {len(data)}")
print(f"✓ Total entries : {total_words}")
print("\nTop 10 by word count:")
top = sorted(data.items(), key=lambda kv: len(kv[1]["words"]), reverse=True)[:10]
for code, meta in top:
print(f" {code:6s} {meta['language']:20s} {len(meta['words']):>5} words")
# Write output
out_path = Path(args.out)
out_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with open(out_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
json.dump(data, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
print(f"\n✓ Saved → {out_path}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()