---
title: Japanese (kuromoji) analysis plugin
description: The Japanese (kuromoji) analysis plugin integrates Lucene kuromoji analysis module into Elasticsearch. This plugin can be installed using the plugin manager:...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/elasticsearch/plugins/analysis-kuromoji
---

# Japanese (kuromoji) analysis plugin
The Japanese (kuromoji) analysis plugin integrates Lucene kuromoji analysis module into Elasticsearch.

## Installation

This plugin can be installed using the plugin manager:
```sh
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install analysis-kuromoji
```

The plugin must be installed on every node in the cluster, and each node must be restarted after installation.
You can download this plugin for [offline install](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2395/reference/elasticsearch/plugins/plugin-management-custom-url) from [https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-kuromoji/analysis-kuromoji-9.2.3.zip](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-kuromoji/analysis-kuromoji-9.2.3.zip). To verify the `.zip` file, use the [SHA hash](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-kuromoji/analysis-kuromoji-9.2.3.zip.sha512) or [ASC key](https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/analysis-kuromoji/analysis-kuromoji-9.2.3.zip.asc).

## Removal

The plugin can be removed with the following command:
```sh
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove analysis-kuromoji
```

The node must be stopped before removing the plugin.