# Kanji Reader: Scan Japanese — Learn Japanese pronunciation

> Learn Japanese pronunciation (iPhone/iPad app by Sho Fujimoto.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanji-reader-scan-japanese/id6741700236 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sho Fujimoto](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527943737)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 69 MB
- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese and 6 more
- Released: 2025-02-09
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Kanji Reader?

Point your camera at Japanese text and read it right away. Kanji Reader is a furigana app for people learning Japanese: scan a textbook page, a manga panel, a sign or a letter, and every kanji reading appears in hiragana above the line.

WHAT IT DOES

• Scan and read — take a photo or pick one from your photo library. OCR pulls out the Japanese text and AI writes furigana over the kanji, like 調(しら)べます.
• Understand the meaning — tap Explain and AI tells you what the passage actually says, in your own language. Grammar, context and background, not just the readings.
• Hear it — tap play and listen to the Japanese out loud while you follow the text.
• Scan several pages at once — do a whole chapter instead of one photo at a time.
• Copy the text — one tap puts the extracted Japanese on your clipboard.

STUDY WITH BOOKS

Anything you scan can be bound into a Book. Pages keep their order, get a table of contents, and turn like a real book so you can read them again tomorrow. Export a Book as a PDF and take it to your tablet or e-reader.

PRACTICE PROBLEMS

Choose chapters from a Book and AI writes short written-answer questions from that exact text. Read the question, think, then turn the page for the answer and the explanation. You practise on the Japanese you actually care about instead of someone else's word list.

GOOD FOR

• Learning Japanese from a textbook or workbook you already own
• Reading manga, novels, games and song lyrics in the original
• Living in Japan: mail, forms, notices, menus, station signs
• Japanese work documents, slides and handouts
• Anyone who speaks some Japanese but gets stuck on kanji

Free every day: 1 scan and 1 explanation. Premium removes the daily limits, lifts the caps on books and practice problems, and unlocks PDF export.

Terms of Service: https://shofj.com/en/apps/furigana-ai/terms-of-service
Privacy Policy: https://shofj.com/en/apps/furigana-ai/privacy-policy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Plan | $3.99 | per month |


## Is Kanji Reader safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Kanji Reader.

## Is Kanji Reader legit?

Kanji Reader: Scan Japanese appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Kanji Reader is 73 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.0 — 2026-10-19

- The app is now called "Kanji Reader"
- Furigana are now more accurate
- Your 2 free uses a day can now go to scanning or explaining, in any mix
- Supports iOS 27
- Added support for Indonesian, Thai, and Malay
- You can now report AI answers that look wrong
- Improved the layout of problem set pages
- Made reading text from photos more reliable

We keep polishing the features that support your Japanese learning!

### 3.0.5 — 2026-08-01

Version 3.0 is our biggest update yet. Furigana AI is now a complete Japanese study app.

■ AI explanations
Not just how to read it, but what it means. AI explains the text you scanned with the key points, the important words, and a translation.

■ "Books" — keep what you read
Save furigana and explanations as pages and bind them into your own book. Flip through it in PDF like a textbook, as many times as you like.

■ "Problem Sets" — test yourself
AI writes open-ended questions from the material you saved. Answer, turn the page, and the explanation is waiting.

■ Improved OCR
More accurate recognition, especially on textbooks and printed handouts.

■ Redesigned interface
A simpler, calmer screen built for studying.

Thank you for using Furigana AI!

### 2.0.28 — 2025-08-13

- Added voice playback for Japanese pronunciation
- Now you can ask AI questions about Japanese
- Added bookmark feature for your Q&A sessions
- Enabled OCR for multiple photos simultaneously
We're enhancing AI features to provide even stronger support for your Japanese learning journey!

### 2.0.24 — 2025-08-12

- Added voice playback for Japanese pronunciation
- Now you can ask AI questions about Japanese
- Added bookmark feature for your Q&A sessions
- Enabled OCR for multiple photos simultaneously
We're enhancing AI features to provide even stronger support for your Japanese learning journey!

### 2.0.15 — 2025-07-08

- Premium features now available
- AI-powered content explanations added
- Batch OCR: Scan multiple documents simultaneously
- AI-generated quiz creation added
- Track your learning progress
- Bookmark your favorite content

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All apps by Sho Fujimoto: https://appshunter.io/developer/1527943737

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