Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads - Apple App Store

Description

Nihongo is an offline Japanese dictionary, flashcard app, and reading assistant, designed to make the best use of the time you dedicate to studying Japanese.

Our dictionary is made to find what you're looking for fast, with the words Japanese speakers actually use at the top of every search result, and every word marked as "common", "uncommon", or "rare".

"Clippings", our reading assistant, is what makes Nihongo stand apart from other dictionaries. Paste in Japanese text from a website, email, an eBook, or anywhere else, and we'll add furigana or romaji to every word. We also enable you to tap on any word to see its definition. This will truly change the way you read Japanese. And now, you can get the same experience right in Safari using our Safari extension.

Personal experience (as well as a good deal of research in second-language acquisition) has shown us that the words that you're most likely to remember are the words that you're encountering naturally. To this end Nihongo automatically draws from your search history and clippings to compile flashcard decks filled with words for which you already have context. This makes it easy to study both the words you looked up during Japanese class, and those that appear in your favorite song or videogame. And by adding notes to the back of flashcards you can further connect each vocabulary word to your personal contextual understanding.

Kanji flashcards prompt you to draw the missing kanji from the words you're studying, creating stronger connections between the characters and their real-world use. Built-in kanji decks give you 2 or 3 key words to study for each kanji.

This app is only possible because of the JMDict (edrdg.org) and Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) projects. I highly encourage you to support these incredible projects that make apps like Nihongo possible!

DICTIONARY
* Over 180,000 words, 165,000 example sentences, and 6000 kanji entries.
* Every word clearly marked as common, uncommon, or rare.
* Add your own notes to any dictionary entry.
* Quickly identify transitive/intransitive word pairs.
* Audio pronunciations of words and example sentences (Requires Nihongo Pro)

PHOTO LOOKUP (OCR) [Pro]
* Look up words just by taking a picture.
* Uses Google Cloud Vision to provide high-quality text recognition.
* Just tap on a word to look it up.

CLIPPINGS (READING ASSISTANT) [Pro]
* Adds furigana or romaji to text pasted into the app.
* Tap on any word to see its definition without leaving the clipping.
* Flashcard deck automatically created so you can study the new words in a clipping.
* Display text horizontally or vertically.
* Have Nihongo read any clipping out loud.

FLASHCARDS [Pro]
* Flashcards automatically generated from words you lookup in the dictionary or paste into the app.
* Nihongo learns what words you know, and won't bother you again with words you've mastered.
* Built-in kanji flashcard decks up through Middle School.
* Intuitive spaced repetition flashcard system for vocabulary and kanji drawing.
* Level up flashcards by studying every day.
* No penalty for missing a day of study, come back anytime.

SEARCH
* Search using English, Japanese, or romaji.
* Supports searching for conjugated words in both English and Japanese.
* Search for kanji using radicals and stroke counts.

SAFARI EXTENSION [Pro]
* Add furigana or romaji to webpages.
* Tap on words to see definition within Safari.

Nihongo Pro Terms of Use
Read our full Terms of Service at https://nihongo-app.com/terms_of_use.html.

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Pitch Accents

$14.99

Nihongo Pro (Annual)

$45.99

Nihongo Pro (Monthly)

$6.49

Nihongo Pro (3 Months)

$14.99

Nihongo Pro (Lifetime)

$149.99

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4.83 out of 5

145 ratings in Australia

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Best app for learning Japanese

This is exactly what I was looking for. A combination of vocabulary and writing plus extra features like translation from photograps and pasting text. Excellent

One of my favourite apps

honestly this is probably my favourite japanese learning app. it is super helpful when looking up a particular word it gives u soo many different examples on how to use them in sentences and how u would go about using those words in day to day conversations which is so perfect to learn with. the flash cards are also very handy especially when they auto add the words u look up into them. i’d say worth the money amd definitely worth your time if ur trying to learn🙌

Brilliant

とてもいいですね。多分一番いい辞書です。iPadの中に、五辞書があります｡この辞書は便利です。皆さん頑張ってください｡

Best Japanese dictionary in the App Store

Hands down this is the best Japanese dictionary in the App Store. While learning Japanese I have downloaded my fair share of apps to aid in learning and this app has shone out as absolutely one of the best. What I have found particularly useful is knowing how common your search word is and being able to quickly look up verb conjugations. Having your looked up words become flash cards is also great for vocabulary consolidation as well. Look no further if you’re studying Japanese and need a good dictionary!

Still a great App

I have been using this dictionary for years and it’s only gotten better so far. On top of the offline compatibility, flash cards and wealth of information available, more has been added that is a welcome addition. These include stroke order animations for Kanji, a kanji scanner through the camera, and even just playing audio of the word when seeing it on a flash card. These additions only reaffirm to me that this is the best Japanese dictionary bar none. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to better their Japanese proficiency.

Fantastic and essential

I’ve tried many Japanese apps and I’ve found this to be incredibly useful and has some unique helpful features, e.g. the “contained words” feature which helps breakdown compound kanji. The subtle kanji practice feature when I discovered was an unexpected delight and is fantastic. The clippings and translate feature is great. The developer cares and listens. I requested a font size adjustment feature in translation and it was delivered, and it’s very useful. Can’t recommend this app high enough. For serious students, absolutely worth every penny. Update: in future, would be great if it had handwriting support for input also.

Excellent Learning Companion

I have been using this app for years now and it’s my favourite Japanese dictionary. The developer has added many new features, and even emailed to let me know a feature I had requested years earlier had been implemented.

好き！

Very helpful!

Brilliant app! Perfect for learning Japanese

As a senior high school student studying Japanese, I can say that this app has already significantly enhanced my learning after just a few hours of exploring and using the app. With it’s refined interface, all the important functions (e.g. radical keyboard) are easy to access and navigate. I also appreciate the example sentences listed under each dictionary search- which cover all the variants of a word.(e.g. plain form, polite form, て form) And yes- the dictionary search works offline too. I’m greatly impressed with the many useful features incorporated in this app- notably the flash card and spoken text features. I’m now considering saving up to purchase a lifetime Pro subscription! Nihongo covers all the bases- I’ve gone ahead and deleted all of my other Japanese dictionary/education apps- even ones I have relied on for years up until now. I would strongly recommend Nihongo for those aiming to expand their vocab; preparing for a trip to Japan; or to simply brush up on old knowledge; students and teachers alike!

Nicely designed but helpful flash cards need a “”free”” trial for 14 days

As the title says, the kanji flash cards for different grades are hidden behind a “free trial” pay wall, we all know what that means. Better to use a different app for anyone else just looking for flash cards.

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Chart	Category	Rank
Top Grossing	Chile Reference	9
Top Grossing	Japan Reference	15
Top Grossing	Singapore Reference	17
Top Grossing	Taiwan Reference	26
Top Grossing	Thailand Reference	37

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