# Jouzu - Read Japanese Anywhere — Japanese OCR, Dictionary, Anki

> Japanese OCR, Dictionary, Anki (iPhone/iPad app by Igor Ranieri.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jouzu-read-japanese-anywhere/id6819062754 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Igor Ranieri](https://appshunter.io/developer/1144669852)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 364 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany), Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-18
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is Jouzu?

Jouzu is real-life copy and paste for Japanese. Point your camera at a sign, a manga page, a game screen or a menu, and it becomes text you can look up, translate and learn from.

OCR MADE FOR JAPANESE
Jouzu's OCR reads Japanese right on the photo. Pull in a single word or drag across a whole line.

READ WITH A JAPANESE DICTIONARY
Every capture is broken down word by word with a built-in dictionary, so you read the whole sentence instead of piecing it together. Frequency ranks from JPDB and the Innocent Corpus show which words to learn now and which to save for later.

TRANSLATE JAPANESE
Translate full sentences or passages when the breakdown isn't enough.

LEARN JAPANESE WITH ANKI
Build a card the moment a word stops you, or save it and keep reading. Each one arrives complete: reading, pitch accent, meaning, the sentence, your photo and audio. Batch a whole reading or gaming session into one deck when you're done.

HEAR IT SPOKEN
Any word or line read aloud in a natural voice with correct pitch accent. Switch voices whenever you like.

OFFLINE OCR
No signal needed. OCR, dictionary and even translation can run on your phone. Where you need it, when you need it.

PRIVATE
No account. No tracking. Nothing sold to advertisers. I don't even know who you are.

Made with love in the heart of Switzerland.


KIWAMI
Kiwami (極) adds pitch accent, Anki export, natural voices, DeepL translation and the Musashi theme. Reading, the dictionary and on-device translation stay free.
Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://jouzu-app.com/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kiwami (Yearly) | $39.99 | per year |
| Kiwami (Monthly) | $3.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Own | $99.99 | one-time |


## Is Jouzu safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Jouzu.

## Is Jouzu legit?

Jouzu - Read Japanese Anywhere has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Jouzu is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-11-06

- Brazilian Portuguese.
- Washi, a new minimalist theme.
- New grammar pattern breakdown: tap a grammar card for JLPT level, meaning, how it's formed and example sentences, with audio.
- Improved furigana.
- Improved OCR region detection, more accurate sentence boundaries.
- Pitch accent follows the reading in use (汚す read よごす, not けがす).
- Deinflection Engine v3: now much faster and more accurate. Get better word breakdowns in a fraction of the time.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-30

- Redesigned Anki export: choose the picture and sentence per card, and preview the card as Anki shows it.
- Redesigned and improved breakdown view, with grammar and inflections explained.
- Improved sentence detection for name plates, menus and speech bubbles.
- Improved word breakdown for casual forms and grammar.
- Audio in the word popup.
- Re-read captures with another OCR engine.
- Offer codes on the paywall.
- Faster camera and exports.
- Updated dictionary and many fixes.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-18

No release notes.

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