# BenkyoBox: Learn Japanese — Translate dictionary practice

> Translate dictionary practice (iPhone/iPad app by Blue Speck.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/benkyobox-learn-japanese/id6739277881 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Blue Speck](https://appshunter.io/developer/1725734491)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 89 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-17
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/benkyobox-learn-japanese/id6739277881/reviews.md

## What is BenkyoBox?

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.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-05-24

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).

### 1.0 — 2026-05-20

No release notes.

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