I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer, and for me, every day is an experiment. <\/p>\n
“Will all my students be able to read this kanji?”<\/span><\/p>\n Have you ever worried about that? When you start a new unit and hand out a worksheet or a test with difficult kanji and technical terms, it’s easy to wonder if students who struggle with reading will be able to follow along. It’s such a waste when you’ve put so much effort into creating a great resource, only for students to get stuck on a few characters. When that happens, they can’t understand the content, or they can’t even start on the test questions.<\/p>\n “I know I should add furigana to every kanji… but doing it by hand takes way too long!”<\/p>\n If you’ve ever felt this way, I’ve got a fantastic solution for you. There’s a magic time-saving trick using a simple Word feature that will solve this problem instantly. For a while, there have been macros that automatically add furigana to Word documents. I even used one myself, following the instructions on this page<\/a>. However, due to OS updates and other issues, these macros have become less reliable, and many teachers can no longer use this helpful feature. I was one of them.<\/p>\n So, I decided to improve the macro myself, adjusting it to automatically add furigana to almost all kanji. This is a simple but powerful tool that will make creating your daily teaching materials much easier. Please note: This macro only works in a Windows environment. With this macro, you can create easy-to-read worksheets for your students in a fraction of the time.<\/p>\n Watch this video to see how the furigana is added automatically.<\/p>\n