Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary Hack 1.29.15 + Redeem Codes
Kanji, kana, vocab and grammar
Developer: Serpenti Sei LLC
Category: Reference
Price: Free
Version: 1.29.15
ID: com.serpentisei.studyjapanese
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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.
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.
Version history
1.29.15
2023-06-01
Bug Fixes
* Fixes to allow proper targeting of in-app messages for an upcoming Nihongo Lessons sale.
* Fixes to debug logging.
* Fix an issue causing debug URLs to cause the app to freeze.
* Fixes to allow proper targeting of in-app messages for an upcoming Nihongo Lessons sale.
* Fixes to debug logging.
* Fix an issue causing debug URLs to cause the app to freeze.
1.29.14
2023-05-30
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue what would cause slowdown when deleting a photo from a word entry, when it had been processed for OCR.
* Attempt to fix an issue causing occasional hangs.
* Fix an issue what would cause slowdown when deleting a photo from a word entry, when it had been processed for OCR.
* Attempt to fix an issue causing occasional hangs.
1.29.13
2023-05-19
Improvements
* Improved speed of transitioning from selecting images from photo library, to viewing the OCR screen.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue that could very rarely cause a prompt to appear asking for permission to connect to local devices on the network.
* Fix issue where you could tap multiple times on "Add" button when selecting from photo library, causing odd behavior.
* Fix an issue where purchases could not be properly reactivated after tapping the restore purchase button.
* Fix an issue where sharing an image to Nihongo from certain apps could cause the app that it was shared from to become unresponsive.
* Fix an issue where the Paste button would not appear in the clippings tab when running on Mac.
* Improved speed of transitioning from selecting images from photo library, to viewing the OCR screen.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue that could very rarely cause a prompt to appear asking for permission to connect to local devices on the network.
* Fix issue where you could tap multiple times on "Add" button when selecting from photo library, causing odd behavior.
* Fix an issue where purchases could not be properly reactivated after tapping the restore purchase button.
* Fix an issue where sharing an image to Nihongo from certain apps could cause the app that it was shared from to become unresponsive.
* Fix an issue where the Paste button would not appear in the clippings tab when running on Mac.
1.29.12
2023-05-06
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash due to memory corruption.
* Fix an issue where purchases were sometimes not recognized.
* Fix a rare crash due to memory corruption.
* Fix an issue where purchases were sometimes not recognized.
1.29.11
2023-04-27
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where lifetime subscription would sometimes "expire".
* Fix an issue where lifetime subscription would sometimes "expire".
1.29.10
2023-04-12
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when searching while the "Try the Safari Integration" banner is visible.
* Fix a crash when searching while the "Try the Safari Integration" banner is visible.
1.29.9
2023-04-12
Bug Fixes
* Fix another issue where searching in German, Spanish, French or Russian might not properly handle conjugated text when running iOS 16.4.
* Fix an issue where the prompt when attempting to email support but mail is not configured on the device had two OK buttons.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar would not be made visible when the app returns to the foreground during a flashcard session on iPadOS 16.4.
* Fix an issue where a Nihongo Pro subscription might not be properly detected.
* Fix another issue where searching in German, Spanish, French or Russian might not properly handle conjugated text when running iOS 16.4.
* Fix an issue where the prompt when attempting to email support but mail is not configured on the device had two OK buttons.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar would not be made visible when the app returns to the foreground during a flashcard session on iPadOS 16.4.
* Fix an issue where a Nihongo Pro subscription might not be properly detected.
1.29.8
2023-03-28
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue causing the app to become unavailable on Macs.
* Fix an issue where searching in German, Spanish, French or Russian might not properly handle conjugated text when running iOS 16.4.
* Fix an issue causing the app to become unavailable on Macs.
* Fix an issue where searching in German, Spanish, French or Russian might not properly handle conjugated text when running iOS 16.4.
1.29.7
2023-03-20
Improvements
* Add a "Contact Support" button when you attempt to restore purchases, but the purchase cannot be found.
Bug Fixes
* Switch method of verifying purchases.
* Fix an issue where Nihongo data would appear in iCloud's Manage Storage screen as Nihongo Lessons.
* Fix an issue where the "Creating backup..." screen was not translated into languages other than English.
* Fix a rare crash due to memory corruption.
* Add a "Contact Support" button when you attempt to restore purchases, but the purchase cannot be found.
Bug Fixes
* Switch method of verifying purchases.
* Fix an issue where Nihongo data would appear in iCloud's Manage Storage screen as Nihongo Lessons.
* Fix an issue where the "Creating backup..." screen was not translated into languages other than English.
* Fix a rare crash due to memory corruption.
1.29.6
2023-03-02
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where the background of the tab bar will sometimes disappear on iPad/Mac.
* Give appropriate error message when purchase fails because internet connection is offline.
* Fix an issue where you could potentially see your subscription lapse when sharing a single media & purchases account across two different iCloud accounts.
* Fix an issue where the background of the tab bar will sometimes disappear on iPad/Mac.
* Give appropriate error message when purchase fails because internet connection is offline.
* Fix an issue where you could potentially see your subscription lapse when sharing a single media & purchases account across two different iCloud accounts.
1.29.5
2023-02-20
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash on the search screen.
* Fix a rare crash when initializing the database.
* Give a more understandable error when purchase fails because of a network issue.
* Fix an issue where the app could become unresponsive when launching for the first time in TestFlight.
* Give a more understandable error when loading purchase information fails.
* Fix an issue where when a subscription lapses and then comes back, sync wasn't being automatically re-enabled.
* Fix a rare crash on the search screen.
* Fix a rare crash when initializing the database.
* Give a more understandable error when purchase fails because of a network issue.
* Fix an issue where the app could become unresponsive when launching for the first time in TestFlight.
* Give a more understandable error when loading purchase information fails.
* Fix an issue where when a subscription lapses and then comes back, sync wasn't being automatically re-enabled.
1.29.4
2023-02-13
Improvements
* When the app cannot connect to the app store to load pricing information, an alert will now tell you why.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where changes to Nihongo Pro purchase state might not be detected properly.
* Add missing Chinese translation for text on photo lookup settings screen.
* Fix a rare crash when attempting to display an alert, but there appears to be no open windows in the app.
* Fix an issue where sending an image to Nihongo using the share extension would not work properly if the app was previously open to a photo from a word entry.
* Fix issue where purchases from TestFlight would carry over to production.
* Fix an issue where non-English language searches could sometimes be missing some results.
* Fix an issue where layout on purchase screen could be messed up on 4-inch screen sizes.
* When the app cannot connect to the app store to load pricing information, an alert will now tell you why.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where changes to Nihongo Pro purchase state might not be detected properly.
* Add missing Chinese translation for text on photo lookup settings screen.
* Fix a rare crash when attempting to display an alert, but there appears to be no open windows in the app.
* Fix an issue where sending an image to Nihongo using the share extension would not work properly if the app was previously open to a photo from a word entry.
* Fix issue where purchases from TestFlight would carry over to production.
* Fix an issue where non-English language searches could sometimes be missing some results.
* Fix an issue where layout on purchase screen could be messed up on 4-inch screen sizes.
1.29.3
2023-02-04
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when selecting "use on-device text detection" under certain circumstances.
* Fix an issue where using the backup function could cause your data to appear missing until you restart the app.
* Fix an issue where restoring purchase could report that it didn't find your subscription, when it really did.
* Fix a crash when something is preventing data from being stored to iCloud-synced preferences.
* Fix an issue where the purchase screen could never stop loading after switching iCloud accounts.
* Fix a crash when selecting "use on-device text detection" under certain circumstances.
* Fix an issue where using the backup function could cause your data to appear missing until you restart the app.
* Fix an issue where restoring purchase could report that it didn't find your subscription, when it really did.
* Fix a crash when something is preventing data from being stored to iCloud-synced preferences.
* Fix an issue where the purchase screen could never stop loading after switching iCloud accounts.
1.29.2
2023-02-03
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when tapping on a word in a clipping or photo on first launch after updating to latest version, with a non-English dictionary language.
* Fix an issue where the safari integration would sometimes not detect that Nihongo Pro has been purchased.
* Fix an issue where the purchase screen was not scrollable on smaller screen sizes.
* Fix a crash when tapping on a word in a clipping or photo on first launch after updating to latest version, with a non-English dictionary language.
* Fix an issue where the safari integration would sometimes not detect that Nihongo Pro has been purchased.
* Fix an issue where the purchase screen was not scrollable on smaller screen sizes.
1.29.1
2023-02-02
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where we'd get the prompt to long press to take another photo right as we ran out of free OCR.
* Fix an issue where on-device OCR would highlight the wrong areas of an image, for images in certain orientations.
* Fix an issue where after falling back to on-device OCR, the result would not be shown until you tap the toggle button again.
* Fix a crash when tapping on button to go to the Nihongo Pro Purchase screen when viewed from the popover off the OCR toggle button.
* Fix an issue where we would erroneously skip showing the hint to tap on the camera button.
* Fix an issue where we'd get the prompt to long press to take another photo right as we ran out of free OCR.
* Fix an issue where on-device OCR would highlight the wrong areas of an image, for images in certain orientations.
* Fix an issue where after falling back to on-device OCR, the result would not be shown until you tap the toggle button again.
* Fix a crash when tapping on button to go to the Nihongo Pro Purchase screen when viewed from the popover off the OCR toggle button.
* Fix an issue where we would erroneously skip showing the hint to tap on the camera button.
1.29
2023-02-02
Major Features
* Bulk Photo Lookups - Select multiple photos and look up words in all of them at once.
* Copy Text from Photos - Tap the share button on a photo to copy all detected text to the clipboard.
* New Icons - Updated icons throughout the app for a more consistent and modern look.
Other Improvements
* Added a share extension, allowing you to share screenshots and images from other apps directly to Nihongo through the share sheet.
* You can now long-press on the camera button to go straight to taking a picture.
* When viewing photo lookup results, you can now long-press on the dismiss button to go straight to the same photo source again (camera, photo library, files) to select more photos.
* Added On-Device OCR as an option from the photo lookup settings.
* When the connection to the OCR server fails, you will now be given the option to try text detection using on-device OCR instead.
* You can now swipe from the left side of the screen to dismiss the photo lookup screen.
* Dictionary tab has been renamed to Search.
* More descriptive text has been added as a placeholder in the search field.
* Improved the algorithm for coloring text in blue as part of photo lookup. You should see fewer partially colored in characters now.
* Expand hit box for camera search button.
* 10 free photo lookups now offered to new users (rolling out slowly).
* Added a link from dictionary settings to the app's clipboard permissions, and an explanation of how to get rid of the prompt when pasting.
* New backend for purchases will allow improved customer support.
* You can now swipe to a different photo while the current photo has OCR processing in-progress.
* Launch splash screen has been replaced with a simple solid black/white color.
* Support for "search-only" word forms. Certain incorrect but commonly used forms of words will now be matched when you search for them, but not displayed on the word entry.
* Addded a link to ko-fi to the settings screen.
* Added a new prompt for new users to check out Nihongo Lessons.
* Added a link to check out Nihongo Lessons in the settings screen.
* Added mention of photo lookup feature to onboarding.
* Added hints to help new users find and use the photo lookup feature.
* Improvements to logic for determining contained words.
* Change "Special Adjective" to "Attributive Adjective" and "Noun Modifier".
* Stop audio immediately when toggling it off via the button on the flashcards screen.
* Allow swiping from side of screen to navigate back on the end-of-deck card.
* 2800 new words
* 6800 new example sentences
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue when running in compact mode on iPad where partially swiping back from a word entry to the search screen and then releasing would cause the contents of the navigation bar to disappear.
* Fix an issue where family purchases of lifetime subscriptions would sometimes not be recognized.
* Fix an issue where words with too long furigana (more than about 24 characters) would appear broken in search results.
* Fix issue where gray overlay on triage could be misplaced under certain circumstances.
* Search icon becomes full screen when loading OCR in regular size class, reducing to compact, dismissing, then re-expanding to regular width.
* When subscription has expired but we haven’t been able to confirm it yet, tapping on manage subscription leads to the purchase screen, but it still looks like the app is working, so it’s confusing.
* Tapping on a word near the edge of a photo will no longer display a sideways popover, which laid out poorly.
* Fix issue where purchase prompt when tapping on audio button could get cutoff.
* Fix a crash when creating a clipping with only ASCII characters.
* Fix 履く meaning incorrect in French.
* Fix Chinese translation for 栄転.
* Fix issue where you can OCR for free from photo gallery.
This list had to be truncated to fit within the release notes character limit. Visit https://blog.nihongo-app.com for the full release notes.
* Bulk Photo Lookups - Select multiple photos and look up words in all of them at once.
* Copy Text from Photos - Tap the share button on a photo to copy all detected text to the clipboard.
* New Icons - Updated icons throughout the app for a more consistent and modern look.
Other Improvements
* Added a share extension, allowing you to share screenshots and images from other apps directly to Nihongo through the share sheet.
* You can now long-press on the camera button to go straight to taking a picture.
* When viewing photo lookup results, you can now long-press on the dismiss button to go straight to the same photo source again (camera, photo library, files) to select more photos.
* Added On-Device OCR as an option from the photo lookup settings.
* When the connection to the OCR server fails, you will now be given the option to try text detection using on-device OCR instead.
* You can now swipe from the left side of the screen to dismiss the photo lookup screen.
* Dictionary tab has been renamed to Search.
* More descriptive text has been added as a placeholder in the search field.
* Improved the algorithm for coloring text in blue as part of photo lookup. You should see fewer partially colored in characters now.
* Expand hit box for camera search button.
* 10 free photo lookups now offered to new users (rolling out slowly).
* Added a link from dictionary settings to the app's clipboard permissions, and an explanation of how to get rid of the prompt when pasting.
* New backend for purchases will allow improved customer support.
* You can now swipe to a different photo while the current photo has OCR processing in-progress.
* Launch splash screen has been replaced with a simple solid black/white color.
* Support for "search-only" word forms. Certain incorrect but commonly used forms of words will now be matched when you search for them, but not displayed on the word entry.
* Addded a link to ko-fi to the settings screen.
* Added a new prompt for new users to check out Nihongo Lessons.
* Added a link to check out Nihongo Lessons in the settings screen.
* Added mention of photo lookup feature to onboarding.
* Added hints to help new users find and use the photo lookup feature.
* Improvements to logic for determining contained words.
* Change "Special Adjective" to "Attributive Adjective" and "Noun Modifier".
* Stop audio immediately when toggling it off via the button on the flashcards screen.
* Allow swiping from side of screen to navigate back on the end-of-deck card.
* 2800 new words
* 6800 new example sentences
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue when running in compact mode on iPad where partially swiping back from a word entry to the search screen and then releasing would cause the contents of the navigation bar to disappear.
* Fix an issue where family purchases of lifetime subscriptions would sometimes not be recognized.
* Fix an issue where words with too long furigana (more than about 24 characters) would appear broken in search results.
* Fix issue where gray overlay on triage could be misplaced under certain circumstances.
* Search icon becomes full screen when loading OCR in regular size class, reducing to compact, dismissing, then re-expanding to regular width.
* When subscription has expired but we haven’t been able to confirm it yet, tapping on manage subscription leads to the purchase screen, but it still looks like the app is working, so it’s confusing.
* Tapping on a word near the edge of a photo will no longer display a sideways popover, which laid out poorly.
* Fix issue where purchase prompt when tapping on audio button could get cutoff.
* Fix a crash when creating a clipping with only ASCII characters.
* Fix 履く meaning incorrect in French.
* Fix Chinese translation for 栄転.
* Fix issue where you can OCR for free from photo gallery.
This list had to be truncated to fit within the release notes character limit. Visit https://blog.nihongo-app.com for the full release notes.
1.28.7
2022-09-09
Improvements
* Paste and Clear controls on the clippings screen have been redesigned to accomodate the new paste button introduced in iOS 16.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where tapping on the (i) button on the flashcard menu would not update the displayed selection.
* Fix behavior on flashcard menu where selecting a deck would shift the scroll position, and on iPad would animate the selection a second time.
* Fix issue where downloaded speech voices would not appear as selectable on iOS 16.
* Fix an issue where the Nihongo Pro purchase screen would not be scrollable if it was opened before products were loaded from the app store, did not overflow the screen when the loading indicator was visible, and did overflow the screen once the loading indicator was replaced with the available products.
* Fixed an issue where the purchase screen could indicate the availability of the 14-day free trial even though it had already been used.
* Fix an issue where there was a horizontal blue line on the purchase screen on iOS 16.
* Fix an issue where Nihongo debug URL's (used for support) would not work on iPad.
* Fix issue where romaji and sync icons are out of alignment with the rest of settings on some devices on iOS 16.
* Paste and Clear controls on the clippings screen have been redesigned to accomodate the new paste button introduced in iOS 16.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where tapping on the (i) button on the flashcard menu would not update the displayed selection.
* Fix behavior on flashcard menu where selecting a deck would shift the scroll position, and on iPad would animate the selection a second time.
* Fix issue where downloaded speech voices would not appear as selectable on iOS 16.
* Fix an issue where the Nihongo Pro purchase screen would not be scrollable if it was opened before products were loaded from the app store, did not overflow the screen when the loading indicator was visible, and did overflow the screen once the loading indicator was replaced with the available products.
* Fixed an issue where the purchase screen could indicate the availability of the 14-day free trial even though it had already been used.
* Fix an issue where there was a horizontal blue line on the purchase screen on iOS 16.
* Fix an issue where Nihongo debug URL's (used for support) would not work on iPad.
* Fix issue where romaji and sync icons are out of alignment with the rest of settings on some devices on iOS 16.
1.28.6
2022-06-12
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue causing error reports not to be sent to the developer.
* Fix an issue causing error reports not to be sent to the developer.
1.28.5
2022-05-31
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where word flashcards where the primary mapping of kanji to furigana is ambiguous (without relying on the common readings of the kanji) would not list any option on the edit flashcard screen for a version of the flashcard with furigana, even though it appeared that why be default.
* Fix an issue where flashcards appear off-center after transitioning from compact to regular width with a dictionary entry displayed.
* Fix a crash when tapping the "view definition" button on the flashcard screen right as the final flashcard is sent away.
* Fix a rare crash on launch.
* Fix an issue where word flashcards where the primary mapping of kanji to furigana is ambiguous (without relying on the common readings of the kanji) would not list any option on the edit flashcard screen for a version of the flashcard with furigana, even though it appeared that why be default.
* Fix an issue where flashcards appear off-center after transitioning from compact to regular width with a dictionary entry displayed.
* Fix a crash when tapping the "view definition" button on the flashcard screen right as the final flashcard is sent away.
* Fix a rare crash on launch.
1.28.4
2022-05-11
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash on launch.
* Fix a rare crash on launch.
1.28.3
2022-05-09
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where taking a screenshot on kanji entries for kanji that have lots of words could freeze the screen for many seconds.
* Fix an issue where swiping back to bring back a kanji drawing flashcard that had been marked wrong would have an animation where bottom half of the card was cutoff.
* Fix an issue where the drawing area would stop animating in/out on iPad when doing flashcards, after you rotate the device.
* Fix an issue where audio playback behavior could be messed up if app launched in the middle of the night to sync data, and did not get terminated before next usage.
* Restore data confirmation dialog now appears after selecting backup file, not before.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar could disappear after leaving the photo lookup view.
* Fix an issue where the insertion point for editing long clippings was slightly below autocomplete suggestion bar.
* Fix an issue where searching for hiragana text could highlight the incorrect portion of an example sentence, when viewing example sentences.
* Fix issue where long strings that can't fit on one line have broken furigana on iOS 15.
* Fixed an issue causing the very first search after launch to be slower than usual.
* Fixed bad search-as-you-type behavior when using Gboard keyboard.
* Fixed a rare crash on the flashcard menu after choosing to restore data from the cloud.
* Fix a crash that could occur after changing dictionary languages.
* Fixed an issue where pitch accents were being periodically turned off for some users.
* Fixed a crash that could occur if multiple recorded audios were triggered at the same time.
* Fixed missing radical information for 謹 character.
* Fix an issue where taking a screenshot on kanji entries for kanji that have lots of words could freeze the screen for many seconds.
* Fix an issue where swiping back to bring back a kanji drawing flashcard that had been marked wrong would have an animation where bottom half of the card was cutoff.
* Fix an issue where the drawing area would stop animating in/out on iPad when doing flashcards, after you rotate the device.
* Fix an issue where audio playback behavior could be messed up if app launched in the middle of the night to sync data, and did not get terminated before next usage.
* Restore data confirmation dialog now appears after selecting backup file, not before.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar could disappear after leaving the photo lookup view.
* Fix an issue where the insertion point for editing long clippings was slightly below autocomplete suggestion bar.
* Fix an issue where searching for hiragana text could highlight the incorrect portion of an example sentence, when viewing example sentences.
* Fix issue where long strings that can't fit on one line have broken furigana on iOS 15.
* Fixed an issue causing the very first search after launch to be slower than usual.
* Fixed bad search-as-you-type behavior when using Gboard keyboard.
* Fixed a rare crash on the flashcard menu after choosing to restore data from the cloud.
* Fix a crash that could occur after changing dictionary languages.
* Fixed an issue where pitch accents were being periodically turned off for some users.
* Fixed a crash that could occur if multiple recorded audios were triggered at the same time.
* Fixed missing radical information for 謹 character.
1.28.2
2022-04-09
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when running the app on iOS 14.
* Fix a crash when running the app on iOS 14.
1.28.1
2022-04-05
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash when using the handwriting keyboard.
* Fix a rare crash when using the handwriting keyboard.
1.28
2022-04-04
Major Features
* Handwriting Search - Search for kanji by drawing them with your finger.
Other Improvements
* Once we reach the last bucket of kana search results, don't prioritize hiragana results over katakana results.
* Added back the full-size dictionary entry popovers on iPad as an option available from the formatting menu.
* Delete Deck button will now always be visible on the deck details screen, instead of having to tap "Edit" for it to appear.
* Non-English users will now be alerted when they import a flashcard deck containing words that have been removed from the dictionary (this already occurred in English).
* Flashcards can now be swiped during the flip animation.
* Rename "remove from deck" to "remove from review" during review mode, where selecting that option will reset the word to unknown.
* Increased vertical size of quick suggestions toolbar for radical keyboard.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where rotating the radical keyboard on iPad would leave a big blank space below the keyboard.
* Fix the issue where search as you type didn't work properly with the Chinese handwriting keyboard.
* Fix issue where searching using a Japanese keyboard when running the app on an M1 mac was broken.
* Update feedback email signature when coming from a Mac.
* Remove "pour" from front of translations of "to X" in French.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar could end up missing if you dismiss the photo lookup screen while zooming in/out.
* Fix issue where "mark known" and "remove" prompts from the triage screen had non-standard appearance on iPad.
* Fix issue where insertion point would appear below keyboard on clipping edit screen.
* Fix an issue where you could get an "unable to add photo" error when loading an image from "files".
* Fix an issue where the clipping text editor could erroneously use a Chinese font.
* Fixed various words that were pronounced incorrectly.
* Improve behavior for re-downloading human audio when it is deleted from the cache due to the device running out of disk space.
* Fixed the parsing of the tara form of an i-adjective.
* Fixed the parsing of the the tari form.
* Fix a crash when trying to load a corrupted image file.
* Fix an issue where the set level menu on kanji flash card says “never” instead of “never review”
* Fixed an issue where the M1 Mac version referring to itself as iPad in sync dialogs, etc.
* Fix issue where opening a clipping link when app is not open already is not creating clipping.
* Fix issue where after viewing one of the keyboard tutorials, there would be a blank space above the keyboard where the tutorial banner was.
* Fix an issue where a single pixel line was visible at the bottom of the flashcard screen.
* Fix an issue where the auto clipboard search feature was not working when running on an M1 mac.
* Fix issue where radical keyboard would display underneath the home indicator.
* Fixed an issue where the 謹 kanji page contained a broken character.
* Handwriting Search - Search for kanji by drawing them with your finger.
Other Improvements
* Once we reach the last bucket of kana search results, don't prioritize hiragana results over katakana results.
* Added back the full-size dictionary entry popovers on iPad as an option available from the formatting menu.
* Delete Deck button will now always be visible on the deck details screen, instead of having to tap "Edit" for it to appear.
* Non-English users will now be alerted when they import a flashcard deck containing words that have been removed from the dictionary (this already occurred in English).
* Flashcards can now be swiped during the flip animation.
* Rename "remove from deck" to "remove from review" during review mode, where selecting that option will reset the word to unknown.
* Increased vertical size of quick suggestions toolbar for radical keyboard.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where rotating the radical keyboard on iPad would leave a big blank space below the keyboard.
* Fix the issue where search as you type didn't work properly with the Chinese handwriting keyboard.
* Fix issue where searching using a Japanese keyboard when running the app on an M1 mac was broken.
* Update feedback email signature when coming from a Mac.
* Remove "pour" from front of translations of "to X" in French.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar could end up missing if you dismiss the photo lookup screen while zooming in/out.
* Fix issue where "mark known" and "remove" prompts from the triage screen had non-standard appearance on iPad.
* Fix issue where insertion point would appear below keyboard on clipping edit screen.
* Fix an issue where you could get an "unable to add photo" error when loading an image from "files".
* Fix an issue where the clipping text editor could erroneously use a Chinese font.
* Fixed various words that were pronounced incorrectly.
* Improve behavior for re-downloading human audio when it is deleted from the cache due to the device running out of disk space.
* Fixed the parsing of the tara form of an i-adjective.
* Fixed the parsing of the the tari form.
* Fix a crash when trying to load a corrupted image file.
* Fix an issue where the set level menu on kanji flash card says “never” instead of “never review”
* Fixed an issue where the M1 Mac version referring to itself as iPad in sync dialogs, etc.
* Fix issue where opening a clipping link when app is not open already is not creating clipping.
* Fix issue where after viewing one of the keyboard tutorials, there would be a blank space above the keyboard where the tutorial banner was.
* Fix an issue where a single pixel line was visible at the bottom of the flashcard screen.
* Fix an issue where the auto clipboard search feature was not working when running on an M1 mac.
* Fix issue where radical keyboard would display underneath the home indicator.
* Fixed an issue where the 謹 kanji page contained a broken character.
1.27.2
2022-01-31
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where the navigation bar would be broken when swiping back from a clipping when the navigation bar was not visible.
* Fix a crash when trying to import a flashcard deck that contains a word that has been removed from the dictionary.
* Fix issue where purchase screen would indicate a free trial was available when it had already been used.
* Fix an issue where the navigation bar would be broken when swiping back from a clipping when the navigation bar was not visible.
* Fix a crash when trying to import a flashcard deck that contains a word that has been removed from the dictionary.
* Fix issue where purchase screen would indicate a free trial was available when it had already been used.
Cheat Codes for In-App Purchases
| Item | Price | iPhone/iPad | Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nihongo Pro (Monthly) (Flashcards, audio, and more, renewing monthly) |
Free |
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| Nihongo Pro (Annual) (Extra features and content, renewing yearly) |
Free |
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| Nihongo Pro (Lifetime) (Extra features and content, forever) |
Free |
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| Nihongo Pro (3 Months) (Extra features and content renewing quarterly) |
Free |
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| Pitch Accents (Pronunciation information for 75,000+ words) |
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Ratings
4.8 out of 5
935 Ratings
Reviews
Reachfh99,
Works well for reading manga
I am using this to read manga for learning Japanese. I do a screen capture and load it into the app, which recognizes text. I can then look up words. On the whole, it works quite well, and is the best I have found. It ends up getting about 80% of the text recognized by OCR, particularly good for kanji. The dictionary is good as well. Things that are not working as well as I would like: * It tends to translate word by word (or short phrase), which makes it miss some phrases * The missing 20% of the text that it can’t recognize for OCR, sometimes inexplicably, which exacerbates the problem above of not correctly translating a phrase. * The number of clicks required to read page after page is high. It would be nice if this use case was streamlined. I generally pair it with DeepL for whole sentence translation. That is pretty amazing, but doesn’t do OCR. It would be great to be able to make it easier to e.g. copy all the text found, or do some deeper integration.
DarkRedAngel247,
The Perfect App
This is the best app I have ever used in my life. Have tried other OCR apps to use on manga and they are complicated to use/don’t work well. I love how I can just click on any word and with a tap of a button able to the add the image so I can see where that vocabulary word is coming from/get context. It’s also easy to transfer decks from iPhone to iPad if you are unable to sync. Press share and then email it to yourself as if you click on export it’s in a format only Anki can read. You can even reorder vocabulary so if you accidentally deleted a word just re add it back it and click on the i button by the deck name. I’ve never happy I got the lifetime while it was 50% off. Worth every penny.
Thisprogramsucks,
Mistakes
I purchased the app for 3 months and as a dictionary if you know Hiragana works fine. However it’s use of romanji sometimes is off (eg du for zu) I will probably end up buying the app permanent more for it flash cards to review words that I have looked up (a nice feature) however it has some irritating problems and mistakes. 1) the Kanji at times when it gives examples in its usage is outright wrong. You click the Kanji word and a different Kanji appears. 2) Also the example sentences they give with certain word seems to be computer generated so that even more complex words are added to the sample sentence making the sample sentence incomprehensible at times. It seems that a sentence would be generated to use as much complex words as possible so it can be reused for other examples. 3) The sample sentence does not include the the translated word, making me wonder whether the meaning given by the dictionary is correct. eg try look up Osameru/ Osamaru. Has potential to be a five star application but would try the application for a few months and make sure you can tolerate the mistakes.
Brandea199,
Best app for Japanese vocabulary
When I first purchased I was a bit skeptical on whether the one-time full purchase was worth it, but this app is definitely one of the best when it comes to Japanese vocabulary.
It has a clean UI, it’s easy to use, and has extremely helpful writing/flashcard sections that truly drill memorization. The developer, Chris, is also extremely responsive to feedback and is clearly passionate about improving and maintaining the quality of the app.
Highly recommend purchasing if you’re serious about learning Japanese. It’s such a quick and easy to use resource; having it on hand at all times for refreshers, vocabulary drills, or dictionary lookups is truly worth it.
It has a clean UI, it’s easy to use, and has extremely helpful writing/flashcard sections that truly drill memorization. The developer, Chris, is also extremely responsive to feedback and is clearly passionate about improving and maintaining the quality of the app.
Highly recommend purchasing if you’re serious about learning Japanese. It’s such a quick and easy to use resource; having it on hand at all times for refreshers, vocabulary drills, or dictionary lookups is truly worth it.
Diamond Vercetti,
Great, but some suggestions..
I love this app. I’ve been using it for a while to store my heard words and use them to make sentences for anki decks.
What I wished was available as a feature is searching words by frequency. For example, having a section for common words, a section for uncommon, a section for rare etc
Also, it would be nice to be able to browse the JLPT words at once by category without having to learn through the integrated in app SRS. For example all N4 words would be in a list to see what you’ll be studying.
What I wished was available as a feature is searching words by frequency. For example, having a section for common words, a section for uncommon, a section for rare etc
Also, it would be nice to be able to browse the JLPT words at once by category without having to learn through the integrated in app SRS. For example all N4 words would be in a list to see what you’ll be studying.
TheSleah,
One of the best but not perfect
One of its key strengths is the UI. Example sentences are plentiful. You can even upload pictures to words! I’ve been studying Japanese for 3 years now and this app never leaves me.
There’s one thing that is missing: desktop support. A MAC app or browser support would complete the package.
One feature I’d like to see is keyboard support for inputting answers for flash cards. I find it more effective than simply flipping the flash cards over. Also be sure to backup your data. I had to re-download this app once and lost all my data! iCloud did not save me.
There’s one thing that is missing: desktop support. A MAC app or browser support would complete the package.
One feature I’d like to see is keyboard support for inputting answers for flash cards. I find it more effective than simply flipping the flash cards over. Also be sure to backup your data. I had to re-download this app once and lost all my data! iCloud did not save me.
Japan2022bound,
Just what I needed
I’m still in the basics but this dictionary is very helpful. I’m learning more vocabulary and kanji every day as well as grammar. Soon I will find Japanese friends on a app so I can help them with English and they can help me with Japanese. There must always be a balance in any relationship where the other person has something just as valuable to offer that way there is always harmony. I’m not a English professor and my English grammar isn’t the strongest but my goal is to help someone become fluent in English while I become fluent in Japanese.
mji1989,
Time saver
Don’t stop this app is awesome !! It took me forever to find an app with all these features. I’m busy so making y own clashcards is hard.. Quizlet has great learning tools but is time consuming for Vocab. The flash card system is pretty good may need some tweaking as time goes on to ensure older cards get adaquit review but compared to giants like Quizlet who have masted it this app does well. Anyone complaining about the ,only is just cheep this person obviously puts a lot of work and deserves to be compensated.
toastersocks,
Beautifully designed and incredibly feature-rich
I've been happily using Imiwa? for nearly 10 years, but Nihongo really takes the cake. It's obvious a lot of thought was put into the design. Not only is it beautiful, but packs an incredible number of features into a simple and intuitive design. The ability to add furigana or romaji to any webpage is fantastic. Being able to see example sentences and tapping through to the entries for words you don't know is awesome. This is my new go-to Japanese dictionary.
Lunayyzzz,
Hope to improve back up function
I like this app very much, which can well collect my own Japanese learning materials.
However, the backup function seems to have some problems. Why I cannot backup my data to iCloud or Google drive? Everytime I tried, it finally failed.
Also, hope developers can develop Mac version. I prefer to use my laptop to import studying materials, and computer keyboard typing would be more efficient and convenient than keyboard on phones...
However, the backup function seems to have some problems. Why I cannot backup my data to iCloud or Google drive? Everytime I tried, it finally failed.
Also, hope developers can develop Mac version. I prefer to use my laptop to import studying materials, and computer keyboard typing would be more efficient and convenient than keyboard on phones...
