
BenkyoBox: Learn Japanese
Translate dictionary practice
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About
A box of small tools for learning Japanese. Translate any line word by
word. Look up vocabulary and kanji in a real dictionary on your device.
Practice with real audio. Local-first, no account.
Pick the tool you need.
TRANSLATE
Read any Japanese, however it reaches you. Paste, type, speak or
photograph it, and see it broken down word by word. Readings on every
word, dictionary forms attached, tap any word to open its entry, tap
any kanji to pull it apart.
DICTIONARY
The dictionary lives on your device. JMdict for vocabulary, JMnedict for
names, KANJIDIC for kanji, Kanji Alive for components. Search by JLPT
level or frequency. Open the conjugation table on any verb to hear every
form. Build your own word lists.
PRACTICE
Take a podcast, a clip, or a recording you already have, and turn it into
a conversation you can study line by line. Or build one yourself. Real
human Japanese, with the rhythm and the half-swallowed particles, is
something you can shadow against until your voice catches the pattern.
STUDY
Quick games for the five minutes between things. Random Word at your
JLPT level. Word Search on a grid you can hunt through. Active recall,
small doses, no streaks.
WHAT STAYS LOCAL
The dictionary, your saved translations, your transcripts, your
recordings, your word lists. The app reaches the network only when you
ask it to translate or speak something out loud, and only to the
provider you chose.
BRING YOUR OWN PROVIDER
Translation runs against a cloud model. Use OpenAI, Google, or any
OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Your keys are stored on-device, and only
the text you're translating goes over the network.
NO ACCOUNT
No signup, no login, no analytics. The app is yours from the moment you
install it.
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JLPT is a registered trademark of the Japan Foundation. Dictionary and
kanji data are licensed from JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC, and Kanji Alive.
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What's New in BenkyoBox
1.1
May 24, 2026
This update introduces new selection tools and precision improvements to the camera translator. - Select Area Mode: Focus your translation on a specific section of the screen by dragging and resizing a bounding box. - Strict Japanese Filtering: Prevents background noise and English text from being included in the captured text (can be toggled off anytime via the new shield icon).
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