Database of readings for Japanese words

Question

Does anyone know of an off-the-shelf database that provides phonetic (kana) readings for Japanese words?

Answer 1

Assuming what you actually mean is you want a computer readable offline Japanese dictionary then look at JMDict (or the older edict) are Japanese dictionaries which have reading entries (in Kanji/Kana) with an associated kana reading element. The JMDict is in XML so it is pretty simple to use with most projects.

Answer 2

One project that comes to mind is Gozoku, which comes with a English<->Japanese SQLite database, as well as kana readings for Japanese words. I haven't taken a look at the schema, but you might find what you're looking for in there.