
ことばずかん – JA EN ZH
Write it. See the meaning.
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Can't read the kanji in front of you? Write it, and the meaning appears. One app for Japanese, English, and Chinese.
■ Three languages, one search
• Japanese (JMdict, ~200k entries), English, Chinese (CC-CEDICT, ~120k)
• Type hiragana, katakana, kanji, romaji or pinyin
• Match modes: starts with / ends with / exact / contains
■ Easy to read
• Pick a school grade: only unlearned kanji get furigana
• Simple Japanese explanations with example sentences (JA / EN / ZH)
• Read-aloud for every word, meaning and example
■ Kanji cards
• Stroke-order animation with stroke numbers
• Tracing practice with star ratings
• Readings, radical, grade level
■ Look it up even if you can't read it
• Handwriting input (kanji, kana, Latin, Chinese)
• Hold-to-talk voice input (JA / EN / ZH), processed entirely on device
■ Remember and keep going
• Wordbook with spaced-repetition review (flashcards + quizzes)
• Word of the day, learning records, streaks and badges
■ Handy tools
• Western ↔ Japanese era / age / zodiac table
• Calendar with rokuyō, moon age and Japanese holidays
■ For parents
• Dictionary, kanji, handwriting and voice all work offline
• The Google / Wikipedia tabs show only Google Search (SafeSearch locked) and Wikipedia pages; every other website is blocked. Nothing is stored
• No ads, no tracking, no account
Data: JMdict / KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0), CC-CEDICT © MDBG (CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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What's New in ことばずかん
1.0.3
September 26, 2026
The Google / Wikipedia tabs now show only Google Search and Wikipedia, so the app is suitable for everyone (rated 4+). Settings were simplified and you can now open handwriting input at launch.
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