Japanese for Android

Constantly bugs you to review the damn thing even when you've paid for it and told it to "never" ask you again. Other than that, it's literally the same as every other JDIC dictionary, which is to say it's passable for looking up the occasional definition, but nothing special and certainly not a serious study tool. If that's all you're looking for, Takoboto is better even without paying for it. Not only does it not incessantly bother you with pop-ups asking for a review, it also has a better-designed interface.

PRO: Very complete dictionary, with a lot of info (e.g. example words and sentences for each kanji). The list system is very intuitive and lets you organize the kanji as you learn them and add personal annotations. Nice flashcard system. CON: It would be nice if one could copy/paste multiple kanji at the same time, and there should be a warning message before you delete a kanji from a list. Importantly, the app lacks the possibility to export your lists between devices.

Not as good as the iPhone version, but still my favorite Japanese study app. I love the convenience of adding any word I look up to the study list. Complaints: I miss the feature in the iPhone version that would add all kanji in a word to my study list. I upgraded, but when I changed phones, the upgrade was lost and I'm now getting ads again. The app prompts me to leave a review every time I open it, and closes if I don't.

A very useful app, the ability to add words with the meaning to a list and easily review is great. But it is often slow on startup, which is a big deal when wanting to check something quickly. Also it is sometimes slow to respond when moving between screens in the app itself, a friend who uses the ios version recommended it to me, so if you could only make it smoother I'd give it a 5. And when I close the app it often closes completely and I have to start up the app again and look up the word.

I used this application a long time ago on iPad and I was struck by the qualify of the UI. I was very happy to see the same UI here but then I found out that most of the functionalities are not available on Android, as if this version is just an afterthought. I am referring especially to the import/export functions for the lists, which are fully described on the website but then are nowhere to be found on the Android app. The app also lacks support for a dark theme, but that's a minor issue.

This is a really, really good app, but quite frankly, this version of the app is inferior in many ways to the apple version of this app. This one doesn't have the draw to search for kanji function, which is extremely limiting and required me to download a separate app. The other version allowed to search for multiple words in the search bar at the same time (like copy pasting a whole sentence) and the results would show each word in order. This one only allows searching for one word at a time.

The app is very good and useful, the best out there that I have been able to find, but there is no way to save your lists and what you have studied between devices. Meaning you could use this app for a year on one phone, then that phone could stop working or die and when you get a new phone you would have lost all your lists and everything that you studied and saved. You need some kind of account to save your lists and progress to. Like a Google account or something.

This app has been my go to Japanese dictionary for over 6 years. This is the only one that I have ever used. I started with it on my iPod touch and now have it on my Android phone. It is indispensable for my Japanese vocabulary and kanji learning. My morning routine involves practicing my vocabulary in with the flashcards in the app. The flashcards are a great way to practice and I really like that they use a system so that the flashcard intervals are spaced out. (The cards that I don't know are shown more often.) Plus, it's the ability to back up all of my cards is essential, which I can do on the app. (There is NO way I want to lose my flashcards.) Finally, the support is great. When I had a question, my email quickly responded to, and I was given helpful advice. That's great to know that the support is there when I need it.

It's a little confusing at first with all the Kanji floating around on the first screen, but after awhile I liked that it gave me an idea of what I can learn without feeling lost. The Japanese Kanji has the Hiragana above it and it has examples (and dictionary definitions) in both Japanese and English. It's a really good app for studying the words and sentence examples.

This app is absolutely not recommendable. It's a shame that this app is available. It constantly crashes, it's totally inconvenient and bothers with advertisement although I paid for the ad free version. I used to use the previous version on my old phone, but this current version cannot be considered helpful. It waste of time and money. Imagine you won't be even able copy a word that you just have looked up. If I had time I would warn every single person not to have even glimpse at you lousy app

This was an amazing resource when I bought it five+ years ago. Now, I hardly touch it. It crashes frequently for me, isn't as flexible as it used to be (I can't give it a sentence, I need to break it down to single words now) and even though I bought the app back in the day, I seem to be out of the ad free club again. I still use it from time to time but honestly Google translate is often more useful.

I have been using this app for years. It had served me wonderfully, usually always on the quick access area across several phones. I am very, very disappointed at the latest changes that make it super buggy, unresponsive, and quite frustrating to use. It is probably due to the introduction of ads. I was about to purchase the ad-free version, but then I noticed a very rude reply from renzo, inc. to another user complaining about performance (the one that bought the iOS version). I also bought the iOS version many years ago. For now I will be uninstalling, and looking for an alternative. If renzo, inc. fixes their issues and is more polite to their users, I will purchase the ad-free version.

I love the Apple version on my Iphone. I like this android version too but not nearly as much as the Apple version. It feels like stuff is missing but that's not the real problem. The real problem is that the app crashes a lot. Edit: I originally gave 4 stars. I tried to like this app, I really did, but this app is so buggy that it's barely usable and lacks my favorite feature from the ios version. Sadly I have to rate this 1 star.

I used to use this app all the time on my iphone but this version is disappointing compared to the iOS version. There are 2 reasons. The iOS version has an text analyzing feature which I believe is now called "text" where you can past text you've copied (from a website, text, email) and it'll give you the furigana and if you tap the word(s) it'll direct you to a more detailed page about that word. There's no built in drawing feature for kanji. I strongly suggest they add the above features.

The app is really good. Especially if you are already familiar with Hiragana and Katakana. It also provides a way if researching Kanji that you don't know, bc you can't just type the Kanji in if you don't know it obviously. The collected vocabulary is enormous and they cover every possible translation for each word. I love it! I've been using it all throughout my exchange year in Japan.

Search only returns live results from the top search screen, on other screens you have to hit enter. Search results truncated making it hard to browse for the right word if you only know one kanji. Study timing algorithm is poor, intervals are nonsensical (10 seconds followed by one day) and reviews are clumpy (30% of all words due on a single day). Can't hide English when studying. The list I spent years studying didn't transfer to my new phone, backup feature missing. Wasted effort.

Used this app on iOS 10 years ago and thought it was the best app ever. It crashes sometime on two Android phones that I have, but is otherwise fast and responsive. Over the years, other apps came to do what this app can and more (wildcard, accent etc.). Pretty sure ads got bigger too. But main reason for the 1* is no export function! I am now wasting time typing over 1000 words into a new phone and switching to Takoboto so I never have to do this again. 3* otherwise. Dev do not reply to email.

The best Japanese app for the serious learner, hands down. The dictionary is excellent, navigation is easy, and there are so many example sentences that you really do not need anything else other than someone to speak Japanese with. I already had some Japanese reading ability when i got this, FYI. I use this app daily to improve my vocabulary and look up new words I hear and see while I'm in Japan. Please re-enable clicking on words in example sentences for 5-stars!

Best Japanese dictionary app out there, and ive tried most of them. you can save words in separate folders, and study them later in the app as flashcards! it was kanji by radical which is very useful, or you can even draw it. you can type english, Japanese, or romaji to find what you're looking for. offers conjugations and example sentences, as well as kanji analysis, and alternate readings. overall Excellent app. Would highly recommend!

As other users have stated, the iPhone version is wonderful. The Android version is glitchy and I often have to force close to search new words. Word entry has to be an exact match or else search results will not display. I contacted the Renzo team to see if there was any way to port my data from my iPhone (hundreds of lists and thousands of notes), and that was a month ago. THEY NEVER GOT BACK TO ME. Disappointed I'll have to keep my iPhone handy just to use the wonderful Japanese app.

Coming from using the app on iOS, reviewing words is more glitchy in the app on android. Also, it would be really helpful if I could toggle between light mode and dark mode instead of light mode being for android only and dark mode being for iPhone only. But other than that, the app is perfectly fine, and I'd still recommend it to others that are interested in learning the language.

EDIT: I find it frustrating not to be able to add words that are missing/misplaced. I was looking for the verb "to say" and I couldn't get "iu" anywhere. Only by searching for "to declare" the verb comes up. I really like this app and the good integration between dictionary and flashcards, but these imperfections always push me looking for other apps that do the same things but better

If you want five stars from me I need the following things: 1-Exportable lists. (Preferably to anki, but I at least need a backup file like the itunes version). 2-The ability to jump back and forth between the dictionary entry and the flashcard when studying flashcards (again, available in the itunes version). Come on guys, you are better than this!

Completely different from iPhone version. This app is great on iOS. On Android, not only are there obnoxious ads, many features are missing. You cannot search multiple words in a sentence simultaneously (only "begins" or "ends"), you cannot click on the kanji in alternate spellings of words, you cannot click on words during study to open the dictionary entry... I'm sure there are many other missing features I haven't noticed yet. PLEASE IMPROVE THIS APP FOR ANDROID!!!

This is one of the best reference materials I've come across. Because it can convert kanji, hiragana, romaji, and English interchangeably, it really helps you to find the word you are looking for. The sample sentences really help with context and see the typical usage of the word. When I was living in Japan, the common phrases helped me to communicate even if I only knew one word. I hope others are able to use it and the vocab keeps expanding as time goes on.