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Shirabe Jisho

Shirabe Jisho

Offline dictionary and more

8.7K ratings
1528 reviews
📚 Education
🔍 Reference
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • September 4, 2015
  • August 23, 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 8.7K 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

1.10.8

August 23, 2026

fixed kanji display issues various stability and ui fixes

User reviews

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To the developer

I love you ,thank you so much for making this ,it really helps with learning Japanese, it being free is just yet another reason for me to love you more
Mr Ho7Mr Ho7

good dictionary

i like how it has stroke orders and direction for all kanji
Alexis1827Alexis1827

Useful

Decided to try this one and a couple of others after Imiwa destroyed itself in its last update. This is the one I kept
Carrie1138Carrie1138

Easy and simple

Easy and simple
CaesarangelinoCaesarangelino

Good Jisho

Much better than the other Jisho I was using. The handwritten congee function is not as forgiven as the other Jisho I was using, but it has much fewer bugs and much more examples sentences so overall it’s a better jisho
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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.