Japanese Dictionary Takoboto

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4.7
13.8K reviews
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Rated for 3+
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About this app

Offline Japanese-English dictionary and Japanese language learning study tool. Includes example sentences, kanji information and conjugated forms for each word. Some Japanese words are also translated to many other languages (see below).

The words can be searched using kanji, kana, romaji or latin alphabets. Full sentences and conjugated forms are also recognized. Kanji can be searched by selecting multiple radicals.

FREE FEATURES:

- 200,000+ Japanese words with English translations
- Search as you type with kanji, kana, romaji or alphabet
- Example phrases to see how words are used
- Easy kanji search by selecting multiple radicals
- Conjugations are provided and can be searched as well
- Common misspellings are recognized
- Voice audio using text-to-speech
- Dark theme for studying Japanese at night
- Export to AnkiDroid
- Favorites, history and custom lists of words for review
- Flashcards
- Can add your own custom translations and contribute new words
- Ready-made study lists
- Kana charts
- Japanese grammar links to external web sites
- Pitch display
- Japanese definitions for some words

TAKOBOTO CLOUD (requires paid subscription):

- Synchronize your lists and study data
- Backup your lists and translations to the cloud
- Share lists with others and download shared online study lists
- Access extra online resources such as real voice audio
- Remove ads from study game

OTHER FEATURES (ads sponsored):

- Study game / study quizzes (beta)

LANGUAGES:

The Japanese words are partially translated to many languages. Translations can be contributed directly from the app too. Available languages are:

- Japanese ↔ English (100% translated)
- Japanese ↔ German (66% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Russian (43% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Spanish (31% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Dutch (29% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Hungarian (28% translated)
- Japanese ↔ French (26% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Thai (23% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Portuguese (22% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Indonesian (20% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Swedish (20% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Chinese (19% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Italian (19% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Polish (18% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Finnish (17% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Korean (17% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Persian (16% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Vietnamese (16% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Ukrainian (15% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Arabic (15% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Czech (14% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Danish (12% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Romanian (12% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Slovene (11% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Greek (11% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Lithuanian (8% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Malay (8% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Hindi (8% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Latvian (7% translated)
- Japanese ↔ Tagalog (6% translated)

Like most of the Japanese dictionary apps out there, the data is from the awesome JMdict project made by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group thanks to Jim Breen and others.

BETA TESTING

If you'd like to get more frequent updates with experimental features (and bugs), please subscribe to receive beta versions by following this link:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/jp.takoboto
Updated on
Dec 8, 2023

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
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Ratings and reviews

4.7
13.3K reviews
Bernd Bausch
November 12, 2022
I have been using Takoboto for a long time, on and off, and keep finding useful features. It's visually appealing. Apart from a dictionary, you get kanji, word lists for studying, example sentences, good clipboard integration, plus more I have forgotten. All features are conviently and intuitively connected with each other. The perfect app.
13 people found this review helpful
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Karolin Karock
January 9, 2023
I love the app, but the change of the dark mode in the new version bugs me a bit. I like having my phone in Dark Mode, however I don't like the Dark Mode of many apps and don't use it, this one was also always in Light Mode. I'd really like a setting where we can decide ourselves to switch the mode between Light or Dark. Then everything would be truly perfect.
4 people found this review helpful
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Takoboto
January 5, 2023
Ok, I'll add a forced light mode, thank you for the feedback.
Dan Bourque
April 18, 2023
This app does everything I want it to, quickly and easily. Searching in English or Japanese, in kanji (writing or by radicals) or hiragana is a snap. You can even quickly look up individual characters from bigger words in a single trap. Plenty of definitions and sample sentences provide a wealth of reference. The quizzes are a great tool to brush up output, too. I absolutely love this app!
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What's new

Kanji search by handwriting.
Write with AI: Correct your particles, grammar, phrasing.
Added more long tap menu options in search results.
Added draggable scrollbar in words list.