# ことばずかん – JA EN ZH — Furigana, Strokes, Handwriting

> Furigana, Strokes, Handwriting (iPhone/iPad app by zheng weng.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ja-en-zh/id6809167888 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [zheng weng](https://appshunter.io/developer/1853595995)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 282 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ja-en-zh/id6809167888/reviews.md

## What is ことばずかん?

ことばずかん is a Japanese–English–Chinese dictionary. Kanji above a chosen school grade get furigana automatically, and words you cannot type can be looked up by handwriting or voice.

■ 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
• Google / Wikipedia tabs are off until a parent enables them (PIN or arithmetic gate). Google is locked to SafeSearch and nothing is stored
• Optional daily time limit
• 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)


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-09-14

No release notes.

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