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Shirabe Jisho

Shirabe Jisho

Offline dictionary and more

8.8K ratings
1555 reviews
📚 Education
🔍 Reference
Free
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • September 4, 2015
  • September 24, 2026

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Developer

Blazej Stanek
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About

This app provides a comprehensive offline Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary. It includes extensive entries, kanji details with stroke order, name databases, and example sentences. Features handwriting recognition and advanced search options for efficient language learning.

✓Offline Japanese-English dictionary
✓Kanji with stroke order
✓Japanese names database
✓Example sentences with translation
✓Handwriting recognition
✓Advanced search (wildcard, radicals)
✓Kanji lists by JLPT level
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Shirabe Jisho. Based on 8.8K reviews and a 4.9/5 average, it highlights the 8 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Reference app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Comprehensive dictionary with many features
  • 👍Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 💡Ability to draw kanji for lookup
  • 🚀Offline functionality
  • 👍Detailed word information including conjugations, example sentences, and JLPT levels
  • 👍Useful word lists and flashcard system
  • 🚀Fast and responsive
  • 🚀No ads or in-app purchases

Negative things

  • 🐛Search history can get cluttered
  • 👎Lack of pitch accent information
  • 👎Some example sentences are of poor quality
  • 👎Font size can be difficult to read on smaller screens
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What's New in Shirabe Jisho

1.11.1

September 24, 2026

fixes for iOS 27 allowing changing the limit of stored history added some missing items in flashcard customization small ui fixes database corrections stability fixes

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User reviews

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Incredible dictionary

No frills, no ads, impeccably organized. I love it
SouceFourSouceFour

Wanted to thank and support

Don’t often leave written reviews, but felt compelled to with Shirabe Jisho. Just wanted to thank the developers for creating and keeping an app that prioritizes offline usage, does not seem to collect creepy amounts of user data (so, respects user privacy), and is committed to providing core functionality of the app for free without advertisements even as operating costs are on a significant rise. Additionally, and importantly to me and I’m sure many others, I also don’t see the kind of degradation from overuse/over-reliance of LLM tools in the development process that appears to be plaguing apps all over. Perhaps that speaks to a kind of ethical and values-based decision making that seems all too rare lately. 10$ hardly seems like enough support considering all that, but I was glad to give it regardless. Thanks so much for a truly great user experience!
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Sparta291Sparta291

Great tool

Best japanese dictionary app by far
oofmageeoofmagee

Finally a free dictionary app 😭

No hidden subscriptions
DorkkDorkk

Literally amazing

I hope this app doesn’t disappear lol
NalaBala26NalaBala26
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Occasional crashes or freezes

Bug

Inconsistent font sizing in search results

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Requested Features

5 requests

Ability to sync bookmarks/lists across devices

Feature

More customization options for flashcards

Feature

Integration with spaced repetition apps like Anki

Feature

Addition of pitch accent information

Feature

Improved search history management

Feature

FAQ

What does Shirabe Jisho do?

Shirabe Jisho is a powerful offline Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary. It offers a vast number of dictionary entries, detailed kanji information including stroke order, and extensive databases of Japanese names and example sentences with translations.

What are the key features of Shirabe Jisho?

Key features include over 170,000 dictionary entries, 6,500 kanji with stroke order, handwriting recognition for character input, advanced search options like wildcard and radical searches, and categorized kanji lists by JLPT level and school grade.

Is Shirabe Jisho free to use?

Yes, Shirabe Jisho is a free application. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, providing a completely free experience for users.

What devices is Shirabe Jisho compatible with?

The provided data does not specify compatibility details such as operating systems (iOS, Android) or minimum version requirements. However, it is designed as a mobile application.

How can I search for words or characters in Shirabe Jisho?

You can search using various methods: direct text input in English or Japanese, handwriting recognition for kanji and kana (even with incorrect stroke order), by kanji radicals, or using wildcard characters ('*' and '?'). It also accepts romaji input.