Nihongo is an offline Japanese dictionary, picture-to-text translator, flashcard app, and reading assistant. Our app helps you learn Japanese naturally, using the words you encounter in daily life—on menus, signs, manga, emails, books, and more. In addition to the dictionary, you can take a picture of Japanese text or paste it from any source. Nihongo will then translate the text, add furigana or romaji, and create flashcards so you can study and steadily build your vocabulary. Here are the complete features of the app: DICTIONARY * Over 200,000 words, 205,000 example sentences, and 6000 kanji entries. * Every word clearly marked as common, uncommon, or rare. * Add your own notes to any dictionary entry. * Quickly identify transitive/intransitive word pairs. * Audio pronunciations of words and example sentences (Requires Nihongo Pro) PHOTO LOOKUP (OCR) [Pro] * Look up words just by taking a picture. * Uses Google Cloud Vision to provide high-quality text recognition. * Just tap on a word to look it up. CLIPPINGS (READING ASSISTANT) [Pro] * Adds furigana or romaji to text pasted into the app. * Tap on any word to see its definition without leaving the clipping. * Flashcard deck automatically created so you can study the new words in a clipping. * Display text horizontally or vertically. * Have Nihongo read any clipping out loud. FLASHCARDS [Pro] * Flashcards automatically generated from words you lookup in the dictionary or paste into the app. * Nihongo learns what words you know, and won't bother you again with words you've mastered. * Built-in kanji flashcard decks up through Middle School. * Intuitive spaced repetition flashcard system for vocabulary and kanji drawing. * Level up flashcards by studying every day. * No penalty for missing a day of study, come back anytime. SEARCH * Search using English, Japanese, or romaji. * Supports searching for conjugated words in both English and Japanese. * Search for kanji using radicals and stroke counts. SAFARI EXTENSION [Pro] * Add furigana or romaji to webpages. * Tap on words to see definition within Safari. Nihongo Pro Terms of Use Read our full Terms of Service at https://nihongo-app.com/terms_of_use.html. This app is only possible because of the JMDict (edrdg.org) and Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) projects. I highly encourage you to support these incredible projects that make apps like Nihongo possible!
| Size | 473 MB |
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| Platforms | iPhone and iPad |
| Languages | Dutch, English, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, and Chinese |
| Category | Reference |
| Website | nihongo-app.com |
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| iPhone | Requires iOS 17.0 or later. |
| iPad | Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. |
| Mac | Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. |
| Apple Vision | Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. |
App's data is regularly updated.
Last update:
Major Features * Multi-Word Search - Searching for a sentence now shows search results for all the words in the sentence. * Kanji Breakdown Updates - More than 1000 kanji entries have new or updated element breakdowns, and visual histories for 300+ additional kanji have been added. * Frequently Asked Questions - An FAQ has been published with answers to common questions about the app. Access it from the Settings tab. Other Improvements * Add support for tapping flashcard marking tabs to mark cards, in addition to swiping or using the keyboard. Bug Fixes * Restore the standard flashcard flip animation on iOS 26.3 and later. * Improve romaji search for katakana words typed with dashes. * Fix an issue where changing romaji settings during a flashcard session would not update the visible card immediately. * Fix an issue where the end-of-deck screen in flashcards could behave like a flippable card. * Fix an issue where declining the flashcard statistics research prompt could allow it to appear again later. * Fix an issue where search-only Japanese forms could appear as flashcard options. * Fix several issues with kanji etymology text, links, and historical element display.
