Apps Like Real Kanji for iPhone and iPad
Learn and vocabulary with flashcards
Learn Japanese and vocabulary with flashcards featuring furigana and rōmaji readings. Practice in keyboard, slideshow, or swipe modes. Repeat challenging words and track progress with basic scoring. Choose from nine typefaces and four backgrounds.
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Learn Japanese! - Kanji
Luli Languages LLC
With lessons and quizzes
Japanese with lessons covering On and Kun readings, JLPT levels, and quiz-style practice. Translate between English and Japanese. Review past lessons and listen to audio pronunciations without needing network access.

Shirabe Jisho
Blazej Stanek
Look up words, kanji, and names
Look up Japanese-English and English-Japanese words with over 170,000 entries and readings. Search instantly with character input or handwriting recognition. View example sentences and translations. Access stroke order for over 6,500 kanji.

Japanese Dictionary - Nihongo
Serpenti Sei Japan LLC
Look up words, translate images, study flashcards,
Translate text from images or pasted content. Add furigana and romaji for pronunciation. Create flashcards for vocabulary study. Look up words in an offline . Assist with reading by providing translations and contextual information.


Midori (Japanese Dictionary)
Sukolsak Sakshuwong
Look up words and translate instantly
Look up Japanese-English and English-Japanese words with detailed entries, readings, and meanings. Explore kanji with breakdowns and example compounds. Find example sentences with furigana for pronunciation guidance.

Furiganify!
telethon k.k.
Add Furigana to selected text
Add Furigana (Ruby characters) to Japanese text for reading assistance. Choose between Hiragana or Romaji. Apply furigana only to Kanji above a specified grade level. Select text in Safari to trigger processing. All data remains on your device.


Yomu Yomu: Read&Learn Japanese
Sinamon AB
Read stories, listen, and understand
Read texts with word definitions, romaji, furigana, audio, and translations embedded in the text. Listen to audio versions of stories. Practice reading at different proficiency levels.

PracticalJapanese
Ryan Kanno
Learn Hiragana, Katakana, and vocabulary
Learn Hiragana and Katakana with flashcards. Tap cards to view English and romaji pronunciations or listen to native audio. Basic vocabulary included. Kanji flashcards will be added later.

Japanese Dictionary - Easy
SACHINPRASAD DHUNGEL
Look up words, translate, study kanji
Look up words with definitions, furigana, romaji, and parts of speech. Translate sentences with voice input. Practice kanji with stroke order guides. Learn grammar through structured lessons aligned with JLPT levels N5–N1.


Kanji GO – Learn Japanese
Jesus Lou
And practice and Katakana
From JLPT N5 to N1 with over 1900 characters and 5900 vocabulary words. Practice Hiragana and Katakana alphabets. Progress through structured lessons and review sessions. Test knowledge with quizzes and flashcards.

N5 Kanji Quiz
PADITECH VIET NAM TECHNOLOGY JOINT STOCK COMPANY
By grade and JLPT level
Study through quizzes, reading tests, and games. Learn vocabulary grouped by JLPT levels and graded sets. View example compounds for each . Purchase additional features to expand content.

DaKanji
Dario Klepoch
Draw kanji, look up words, add furigana
Learn Japanese with features like recognizing 6500+ Kanji and Kana by drawing them. Use the built-in dictionary to look up words offline in multiple languages. Add furigana to texts and access detailed information about Kanji and words.


Kanji Lookup
telethon k.k.
Look up meanings instantly
Look up by drawing the character. View pronunciation, meaning, and stroke count. Access radicals and alternate forms. Save and review learned characters.


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