Lost in translation?
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Japanese is the ultimate study companion for any Japanese learner. Discover the language, learn the grammar & master it with flashcards.

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Lost in translation?
Not anymore.

Japanese is the ultimate study companion for any Japanese learner. Discover the language, learn the grammar and master it with flashcards.

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Rewritten from the ground up. Now better than ever.

Rewritten from the ground up.
Now better than ever.

With Japanese, learning the Japanese language couldn't be easier. Japanese is truly comprehensive, giving you the tools you need to master the language.

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Handwriting Recognition

Draw any kanji or kana with handwriting recognition and Japanese will decipher and display the most likely character.

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Memorize Lists

Save your favorite words, your daily go-tos and those tricky ones you can't help but forget in easily manageable lists.

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Flashcards in Japanese
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Study Flashcards

Create and customise flashcard lists, and then practice them until mastered with Japanese’s new and improved flashcard system.

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And much, much more…

Japanese is packed with all the features you need to get started on your Japanese adventures. Master the language and become a Japanese pro!

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What Our Users Say

Robin Carr
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This was my favorite app until the last update. now searching kanji by radical is much harder by smartphone. I would like to access a previous version, but I'm not sure how. currently testing out competing apps. They have made it better.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
January 15, 2022
Bogdan Tănăsoiu
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Like the name suggests, this app is essential if you're into learning Japanese.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
January 11, 2022
Martina N
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Very easy to use, good examples. Through and through very useful. :) The one thing it lacks is a kanji recognizing feature.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
January 10, 2022
Z3r0.l0g1x
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This app is simply amazing. I'm learning japanese in University and we use the みんなの日本語 text book and the Genki text books. This app is a true learning app. Forget about the "easy learning apps". They only teaching you basic sentences and common words. A true course will give you all you need to read, write and speak. For me, the kanji section is a perfect companion for learning them on the fly. Also when I read novels, I often stumble on a kanji that I don't know, and with this app, it makes it a breeze to find, memorise and understand the meaning. Plus you can save those searches and use them in flashcard for on the go memorisation. I have a 30min bus ride for school, and no time is wasted. Every morning I use the flashcards to learn more everyday. I began reading the ヴァイオレットエヴァーガーデン novel and it's helping me alot to improve. It's my desire to one day become a translator and contribute to the expension of novels and manga to North America and this app is a life saver. Save your money, buy the Genki text book, the work book and the anwser key for 120$ on amazon, and use this app to help you if University is out of reach. It'll be your best investment.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
January 10, 2022
Yuki Vitroler
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It has some flaws, but still very useful
Four of five stars Five of five stars
January 09, 2022
SpeedyDoMcBlue
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I keep finding helpful features, it’s almost as though the app has no limits. I’m spoiled; can’t use anything else.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
January 08, 2022
rs1628
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I’ve been using this app as my go to Japanese dictionary for over 4 years, and it’s been amazing. The amount of tools this app has has been beyond helpful, helping me with kanji (especially the stroke order animations), conjugation, vocabulary, and phrases! Thank you to the developers for making this dictionary; it’s been a life saver. My only suggestion would be to improve the stroke detection of the kanji searcher, but other than that no complaints :)
Four of five stars Five of five stars
January 06, 2022
bunny 兎
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Awesome app, been using for maybe 2 years actually, Definitely worth 5 stars, just a little sad that the “Speak” option no longer works on my app. :(
Four of five stars Five of five stars
December 31, 2021
Bidhan Rai
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Nice
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December 15, 2021
Palacios Salinas Juan Pablo
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Es muy buen diccionario, pero no esta en español.
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December 14, 2021
Angel
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すごい
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December 11, 2021
ariahhankins
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How do I type the smaller words like tsu and ya yu yo. Extremely new here, hello, love the app so far
Four of five stars Five of five stars
December 09, 2021
Red12334567
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This is hands down the best language app I have ever used. Great for learning vocabulary
Four of five stars Five of five stars
December 07, 2021
Kdkxjsjsjsjssh
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This is probably the best language dictionary app out there, just spectacular.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
December 03, 2021
Kenny Pham
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Perfect
Four of five stars Five of five stars
November 30, 2021
Yvonne
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A concise app that does everything you need it to. The study function can be a bit finicky at times in terms of changing settings, but the dictionary is great with a good number of example sentences to show context
Four of five stars Five of five stars
November 29, 2021
Micheal Iverson
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A excellent dictionary and much more.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
November 27, 2021
Swaggy B.
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This app has been EXTREMELY helpful to me and I’d recommend it to anyone. It’s nice to be able ti make lists of words to study and all the categories are great as well
Four of five stars Five of five stars
November 26, 2021
Dennis Shaykevich
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Excellent app! Helps you look up terms 3 different ways: type, radical composition, and Skip codes. Data is neat & easy to find and allows you to see examples of words in usage.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
November 25, 2021
Janar Valvik
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Really useful app, worth paying for to get rid of the ads.
Four of five stars Five of five stars
November 22, 2021

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