# Ordinary Japanese Dictionary

> Ordinary Japanese Dictionary (iPhone/iPad app by Anton Saraev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ordinary-japanese-dictionary/id6786366708 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Anton Saraev](https://appshunter.io/developer/6786366710)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 414 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Russian
- Released: 2026-07-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ordinary-japanese-dictionary/id6786366708/reviews.md

## What is Ordinary Japanese Dictionary?

A Japanese dictionary for reading and studying offline.

Features:
- Search and read with no internet connection
- Search any way you like: kanji, kana, romaji, or a word in English or Russian
- Understands word forms: type 食べた, find 食べる
- Reader: paste any text and tap any word to look it up
- Furigana and pitch accent
- Audio pronunciation for the most common words
- Text recognition (OCR) — offline
- Handwriting input — offline
- Voice search
- Built-in English (JMdict) and Russian (Warodai) dictionaries
- Import custom dictionaries in an open format — you can even ask an AI to generate one for you
- Search history with CSV export — feed it to your favorite AI assistant to build flashcards
- Quick links to jisho.org, www.wanikani.com and other popular resources
- Appearance settings: color themes, Japanese fonts, text sizes

The dictionary is built from open-data projects and is completely free.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-07-17

- Dictionaries consisting of example sentences only are now supported. Two built-in ones added: Natsume Soseki's "Ten Nights of Dreams" and "Botchan".
- New "inflections" tab on word cards.
- Crop photos before text recognition.
- Small UI tweaks.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-09

No release notes.

## More apps by Anton Saraev

- [Ordinary Ancient Greek](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ordinary-ancient-greek/id6790139662)

All apps by Anton Saraev: https://appshunter.io/developer/6786366710

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