# Kanji: Japanese Translator — Menus and signs, even by hand

> Menus and signs, even by hand (iPhone/iPad app by Glacom.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanji-japanese-translator/id6810796845 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Glacom](https://appshunter.io/developer/1123657911)
- Category: Travel, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-14
- Data updated: 2026-10-08

## What is Kanji?

Point your camera at a Japanese menu, sign or label: kanji reads it and explains it in your language, line by line, prices included.

Handwritten menus are where other translators give up. Chalkboards, daily specials, paper signs taped to a window: kanji was built for exactly those.

WHAT YOU GET
- Every text on the photo is numbered and translated where it stands
- Tap the photo to see the translations sitting over the original kanji
- Ask the travel assistant anything: dishes, prices, how to order, what to say
- Questions in Japanese to hand to the staff, with tap-to-answer options
- A community feed of what other travellers translated near you
- Works on menus, signs, notices, labels, price tags, tickets

HONEST BY DESIGN
Translations are marked when uncertain instead of being invented, and the app tells you what it is doing while it reads.

PRIVACY
Photos published to the feed show at most the venue or area name, never your exact position. Free, no ads. Servers in Europe, GDPR.

kanji is a service by glacom (glacom.AI). It can make mistakes: check important information, like allergens, with the staff.

## Is Kanji safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Kanji.

## Is Kanji legit?

Kanji: Japanese Translator has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Kanji is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.6 — 2026-09-24

Small improvements: you can now rate the app from inside it, and signing in with Google or Apple no longer times out when it takes a few minutes.

### 1.5 — 2026-09-14

No release notes.

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