gogoNavi Japanese <> English Hack 5.5 + Redeem Codes
Offline Dictionary
Developer: www.gogonavi.net
Category: Reference
Price: $2.99 (Download for free)
Version: 5.5
ID: net.gogonavi.gogoNavi
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Description
語語Navi is a Japanese to English, English to Japanese Dictionary, that features:
• FAST, OFFLINE SEARCH - no Internet connection necessary!
• LARGE DATABASE - over 150,000 entries from the EDICT project.
• EXAMPLE SENTENCES - over 100,000 sentences in English and Japanese
• INTERACTIVE TEXT - tap on any word or kanji to look it up immediately.
• INCREMENTAL SEARCH - the results are updated as you type.
• CUSTOMIZABLE FAVORITES - create categories for your favorites to organize your bookmarked words.
• PRONUNCIATION EXAMPLES - tap on the pronunciation of an english word to see examples of all symbols used (IPA Notation).
• HISTORY - access any of the last 50 words that where looked up with one tap.
• Search by Kanji, kana or english translation.
• Intelligent result ranking showing most important words at the top.
• iCLOUD SYNC - your word lists will be automatically synchronized between all your devices.
HINT: Enable the chinese handwriting keyboard under preferences (general-international-keyboards) to input kanji that you do not know the reading of.
NOTE: Romaji input of Japanese words is not supported.
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Acknowledgment:
gogoNavi includes contents from
The EDICT dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence. See http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict.html and http://www.edrdg.org/
CMUdict 0.7 Copyright (C) 1993-2008 Carnegie Mellon University. All rights reserved.
TATOEBA project, http://tatoeba.org, the data is being used under the Creative Commons - Attribution 2.0 license.
• FAST, OFFLINE SEARCH - no Internet connection necessary!
• LARGE DATABASE - over 150,000 entries from the EDICT project.
• EXAMPLE SENTENCES - over 100,000 sentences in English and Japanese
• INTERACTIVE TEXT - tap on any word or kanji to look it up immediately.
• INCREMENTAL SEARCH - the results are updated as you type.
• CUSTOMIZABLE FAVORITES - create categories for your favorites to organize your bookmarked words.
• PRONUNCIATION EXAMPLES - tap on the pronunciation of an english word to see examples of all symbols used (IPA Notation).
• HISTORY - access any of the last 50 words that where looked up with one tap.
• Search by Kanji, kana or english translation.
• Intelligent result ranking showing most important words at the top.
• iCLOUD SYNC - your word lists will be automatically synchronized between all your devices.
HINT: Enable the chinese handwriting keyboard under preferences (general-international-keyboards) to input kanji that you do not know the reading of.
NOTE: Romaji input of Japanese words is not supported.
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Acknowledgment:
gogoNavi includes contents from
The EDICT dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence. See http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict.html and http://www.edrdg.org/
CMUdict 0.7 Copyright (C) 1993-2008 Carnegie Mellon University. All rights reserved.
TATOEBA project, http://tatoeba.org, the data is being used under the Creative Commons - Attribution 2.0 license.
Version history
5.5
2018-08-05
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
• Optimised for iPhone X
• Larger text
• Optimised for iPhone X
• Larger text
5.4
2017-08-02
- minor improvements
5.3
2016-09-29
- added part-of-speech
5.2
2016-09-24
- optimized for iOS 10
- Japanese voice pronunciation
- Siri can read out the example sentences
- Japanese voice pronunciation
- Siri can read out the example sentences
5.0.1
2015-06-06
• minor improvements
5.0
2015-05-21
*** Ready for Apple Watch ***
4.1
2014-10-07
• optimized for iOS 8, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
4.0
2014-09-15
• UNIVERSAL APP - optimized for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
3.5
2014-07-09
• iCLOUD SYNC - your word lists will be automatically synchronized between all your devices.
3.0
2013-10-31
- Redesigned for iOS 7
- English voice pronunciation
- English voice pronunciation
2.5
2013-08-30
- added example sentences
2.2
2013-03-05
- copying text is now supported
2.1
2013-02-27
• Optimized for iPhone 5
2.0.2
2012-03-13
- bugfixes
2.0.1
2011-01-11
- fixed problems with iOS 3
2.0
2010-12-06
• Incremental Search - The results are updated as you type.
• Customizable Favorites - Create categories for your favorites to organize your bookmarked words.
• Pronunciation Examples - Tap on the pronunciation of a word to see examples of all symbols used (IPA Notation).
• Multitasking
• Improved search results and performance
• HD graphics for retina displays
• Back-/Forward navigation by swiping
• Customizable Favorites - Create categories for your favorites to organize your bookmarked words.
• Pronunciation Examples - Tap on the pronunciation of a word to see examples of all symbols used (IPA Notation).
• Multitasking
• Improved search results and performance
• HD graphics for retina displays
• Back-/Forward navigation by swiping
1.2
2009-08-10
*NEW* Version 1.2
New Features:
◆ Tap-to-search: simply tap on a kanji or english word to look it up immediatelly.
Improvements:
◆ Largers Fonts
◆ Bugfixes
New Features:
◆ Tap-to-search: simply tap on a kanji or english word to look it up immediatelly.
Improvements:
◆ Largers Fonts
◆ Bugfixes
1.1
2008-09-19
*NEW* Version 1.1.
New features:
◆ Search History - gogoNavi now stores your last 25 searches so that you can repeat them easily in case you don't remember the translation
◆ Favorites - gogoNavi lets you store any number of words as favorites for easy retrieval. Manage your favorites by reordering or deleting individual entries.
◆ Improved search results - gogoNavi's word ranking algorithm became even better
◆ Faster startup and search
New features:
◆ Search History - gogoNavi now stores your last 25 searches so that you can repeat them easily in case you don't remember the translation
◆ Favorites - gogoNavi lets you store any number of words as favorites for easy retrieval. Manage your favorites by reordering or deleting individual entries.
◆ Improved search results - gogoNavi's word ranking algorithm became even better
◆ Faster startup and search
1.0
2008-08-22
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Ratings
4.3 out of 5
33 Ratings
Reviews
A-Kay,
JDict Owner
I like this app a lot. Yes, it uses the same dictionary as JDict (EDict), but I think overall the results it returns is cleaner than JDict's. For now I'm going to keep both apps on my iPod and thoroughly test them both. Some things to keep in mind...
1) If you are like the reviewer who unfairly gave this one star because he needs to be constantly reminded of what the word for "go" is, then this app is not for you.
2) This app does not support Romaji input (JDict actually supports input and can display in Romaji) Most JE people can usually read Kana, but if you can't JDict may be a better choice.
It's really cool to be able to write kanji into the pad. This is really useful when you need something written on a sign or something to be translated. (JDict does this too, but it doesn't seem to parse into groupings as well.)
Finally, I would love to see a more robust dictionary in future versions (so we can find the word "go" if we're too drunk or stupid to remember). I would also like to see the incorporation of a reader that utilizes the camera on iphone to translate kanji. Most Japanese phones already do this.
[PS] Note to Apple: Kanji is not Traditional Chinese, or Simplified Chinese. Please include Kanji handwriting in the Japanese keyboard section. Certain Kanji have moved away from their original Chinese form. Plus, are you even selling iPhone in China yet?
1) If you are like the reviewer who unfairly gave this one star because he needs to be constantly reminded of what the word for "go" is, then this app is not for you.
2) This app does not support Romaji input (JDict actually supports input and can display in Romaji) Most JE people can usually read Kana, but if you can't JDict may be a better choice.
It's really cool to be able to write kanji into the pad. This is really useful when you need something written on a sign or something to be translated. (JDict does this too, but it doesn't seem to parse into groupings as well.)
Finally, I would love to see a more robust dictionary in future versions (so we can find the word "go" if we're too drunk or stupid to remember). I would also like to see the incorporation of a reader that utilizes the camera on iphone to translate kanji. Most Japanese phones already do this.
[PS] Note to Apple: Kanji is not Traditional Chinese, or Simplified Chinese. Please include Kanji handwriting in the Japanese keyboard section. Certain Kanji have moved away from their original Chinese form. Plus, are you even selling iPhone in China yet?
kana4519,
adds comes up no matter what
Paid for no adds but still shows up every time. I have to go to setting for upgrade every time I use. It’s very annoying.
Matt San,
Great early 和英-英和 app for iPhone
I was quite hesitant as to if I should buy this app or wait for the next EDICT app to come out. I ended up purchasing this app.
There was one error which I experienced such as when I looked up a word, the output displayed the same exact entry twice. This should be a simple fix. I like the interface,readability and output relativity. It is very easy on the eyes. Of course it doesn't measure up to the DS楽引辞典, but if you don't want to carry around a DS, this referance app is your best bet.
A few things that I would love to see in future updates are:
Input history
Ability to zoom in on kanji characters
Kanji stroke order/count
A user dictionary
and JLPT lists
Overall great app!
There was one error which I experienced such as when I looked up a word, the output displayed the same exact entry twice. This should be a simple fix. I like the interface,readability and output relativity. It is very easy on the eyes. Of course it doesn't measure up to the DS楽引辞典, but if you don't want to carry around a DS, this referance app is your best bet.
A few things that I would love to see in future updates are:
Input history
Ability to zoom in on kanji characters
Kanji stroke order/count
A user dictionary
and JLPT lists
Overall great app!
i2iot,
"OK" Application, could be improved
To be honest, when I first started using this application I was thrilled to find a Japanese-English dictionary that accomplished my basic needs. Unfortunately it has several issues that make it not nearly as ideal as the FREE "Kotoba!" dictionary. Notably, there is no way to zoom in on Kanji - meaning for especially tiny Kanji - example 鬱 - うつ - "utsu" - look like a tiny black smudge. This is incredibly irritating as it makes it impossible to distinguish the Kanji.
"Kotoba!" - FREE application - while isn't perfect, has a much more thorough definition, reading (of both Hiragana and Kanji) is much more legible and easy to read, and even includes Romaji. Another feature is a stroke order, with moving image for many of the more common Kanji.
Considering this "gogoNavi" is a paid application, I expect better support, and frankly better features than a free program. The one small redeeming quality is that you can save a favorites list of words and it has a history of recently searched words... these two features are the only reasons I still on the rare occasion use this dictionary over the free "Kotoba!".
"Kotoba!" - FREE application - while isn't perfect, has a much more thorough definition, reading (of both Hiragana and Kanji) is much more legible and easy to read, and even includes Romaji. Another feature is a stroke order, with moving image for many of the more common Kanji.
Considering this "gogoNavi" is a paid application, I expect better support, and frankly better features than a free program. The one small redeeming quality is that you can save a favorites list of words and it has a history of recently searched words... these two features are the only reasons I still on the rare occasion use this dictionary over the free "Kotoba!".
SterlingMike,
Good Value for the Price
This is not a bad dictionary for the price. I've played around with it for about 10 minutes now, and it's usually correct for basic translations. This will not be my main dictionary (I prefer my DS 楽引辞典), but will be great when I don't have it on me. In short, worth the price (as other reviewers have noted, you must know kana to use this--but that's a given for most dictionaries). And I agree with a previous reviewer: Apple needs to wise up and add kanji handwriting input; Chinese characters can differ from Japanese ones.
Kurtischip,
Very Useful
This app is very handy when I need to seek out a basic translation. The ability to increase the font size English, Kanji, and Kana would be useful. Longer English sentences are not wrapped; instead the font size is reduced to fit the definition on a single line.
gomalley411,
Good app but needs work too
I love it, but here are a couple of ideas for improvement:
• Include hiragana/katakana alphabets
• Add audio and romanization for each word/phrase
• Include hiragana/katakana alphabets
• Add audio and romanization for each word/phrase
Sylinsr,
Not impressed
The hiragana is to small to make out the variation marks. There are too many words actually. A lot of the time when I use words from this dictionary my Japanese room mate would give me a weird look followed by "thats a very old/unusual word ... no one uses that word any more." He described some of the words as being so old that it's like listening to Shakespear in Japanese.
genebrooks,
Helpful App
Very helpful when studying Japanese and fumble to find the words you look for when speak others.
thenetimp,
another failed Japanese/English English/Japanese dictionary
The problem is that it relies on EDICT to go from E->J when EDICT is not designed for this. If you want to look for the word "GO" it assumes it's Japanese and gives you a list of Japanese words, in order to look up english "go" you have to search "to go", which is not how a dictionary should work.
