Love it!
A great app for Japanese learning, plus there always are updates coming with new words, total worth the money!
Horrible design
The app functions well, but I really don't like the "book" design. If I wanted to buy a book, I would buy a physical book. When I buy an app I expect it to be designed to use screen space efficiently. As of now, it wastes a lot of screen space. There are also too many gimmicky features that do not add to the dictionary. The galaxy orbiting word feature is small and hard to read. The visualizers are also not helpful. The developer should build an app that is useful with a clean design without any gimmicks.
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NOT 329MB
I like this one but 891.4MB is too much... deleted.
いい物だ
ほぼ毎日使うていだ!! （≧∇≦）
!!!
cant open the APP after i download it !!-
Great reference tool
Beautiful design and easy to use. The write on the screen tool is also invaluable. The inclusion of hundreds of images is also nice but completely unnecessary in my opinion. I wish I could delete them to save space. The actual file size is close to 1 GB. For an entry level dictionary look elsewhere but if you want an in-depth Japanese dictionary then this is for you.
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Awesome App!!!
I love this App so much. It's very comprehensive and convenient. At first I didn't found the writing function but later on I finally discovered that. It surprised me. Highly recommend!!
Good Application, But Font Sizes need to be increased
Hello! I love the new 7.1 update! It is very good. However, can you please add a new feature to increase the font size even more? The current settings are still hurting my eyes. Thank you so much
Wow
I don't write too many reviews about iPhone apps but this one is truly amazing.
First off, as of version 6.1 fully supports iPhone 4 and iOS 4.2.
There are a few really good Japanese dictionaries out there like Kotoba and Japanese, and those dictionaries have some great special features like Japanese certification practice/test features, example sentences, Japanese to English dictionaries, grammatical information, flash card systems with saved kanji, or stroke order or even pronunciation.
While Daijisen doesn't have the types of features listed above, Daijisen stands apart as a dictionary for Japanese neo-natives and natives. In sheer depth alone, Daijisen is the clear leader. While other dictionaries are akin to good sized paperback dictionaries, Daijisen feels more like a very large hard cover desk reference.
Some of the essential features include a full jinmei/chimei jiten (critical if you struggle name cards from people you meet), and surprisingly, full descriptions of very modern lingo like "twitter" as well as many modern Japanese colloquialisms. There's also a simple photo reference though that could benefit from more photos and some additional features. But the biggest feature is likely the proprietary hand-writing recognition. The other dictionaries require using the native Chinese character hand-writing recognition built into the iPhone which works okay but misses many common kanji no matter how cleanly or how many attempts I try. Daijisen's proprietary hand-writing recognition easily outclasses the iPhone native Chinese version and makes far fewer mistakes.
There is no Japanese to English dictionary, and romanized Japanese words won't be looked up (e.g. typing in "watashi" will yield no results). There is an Eiwa (English-Japanese) dictionary and that is very mission critical for me. Even better, there's a full Japanese thesaurus.
Daijisen is clearly designed for someone who is advanced enough to not need a dictionary geared towards non-Japanese. So clearly this isn't for everyone, but u won't find a more complete Japanese dictionary out there. As a neo-native I find that I need many of the features in other dictionaries like Kotoba or Japanese, but I also find those dictionaries lacking in some critical capabilities that only Daijisen can provide. So assuming you don't need the advanced JLPT and stroke order features of Japanese ($15.99), I highly recommend getting Kotoba (free) and Daijisen ($16.99) for neo-native Japanese language proficient individual.
First off, as of version 6.1 fully supports iPhone 4 and iOS 4.2.
There are a few really good Japanese dictionaries out there like Kotoba and Japanese, and those dictionaries have some great special features like Japanese certification practice/test features, example sentences, Japanese to English dictionaries, grammatical information, flash card systems with saved kanji, or stroke order or even pronunciation.
While Daijisen doesn't have the types of features listed above, Daijisen stands apart as a dictionary for Japanese neo-natives and natives. In sheer depth alone, Daijisen is the clear leader. While other dictionaries are akin to good sized paperback dictionaries, Daijisen feels more like a very large hard cover desk reference.
Some of the essential features include a full jinmei/chimei jiten (critical if you struggle name cards from people you meet), and surprisingly, full descriptions of very modern lingo like "twitter" as well as many modern Japanese colloquialisms. There's also a simple photo reference though that could benefit from more photos and some additional features. But the biggest feature is likely the proprietary hand-writing recognition. The other dictionaries require using the native Chinese character hand-writing recognition built into the iPhone which works okay but misses many common kanji no matter how cleanly or how many attempts I try. Daijisen's proprietary hand-writing recognition easily outclasses the iPhone native Chinese version and makes far fewer mistakes.
There is no Japanese to English dictionary, and romanized Japanese words won't be looked up (e.g. typing in "watashi" will yield no results). There is an Eiwa (English-Japanese) dictionary and that is very mission critical for me. Even better, there's a full Japanese thesaurus.
Daijisen is clearly designed for someone who is advanced enough to not need a dictionary geared towards non-Japanese. So clearly this isn't for everyone, but u won't find a more complete Japanese dictionary out there. As a neo-native I find that I need many of the features in other dictionaries like Kotoba or Japanese, but I also find those dictionaries lacking in some critical capabilities that only Daijisen can provide. So assuming you don't need the advanced JLPT and stroke order features of Japanese ($15.99), I highly recommend getting Kotoba (free) and Daijisen ($16.99) for neo-native Japanese language proficient individual.
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Great dictionary!
Best Japanese dictionary on my iPhone, primarily because it has its own Japanese handwriting recognition, not relying on the native iPhone Chinese handwriting recognition. The Chinese handwriting recognition misses some (many?) Japanese kanji. Love this dictionary. Thank you very much!
