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OFFLINE JAPANESE DICTIONARY · 20,000 ENTRIES
A Japanese dictionary that leads back to learning.
Search by kanji, kana, rōmaji or English, find the meaning that fits, hear the reading and save useful Japanese words directly to spaced review.
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WHY THIS MATTERS
A lookup should solve the sentence, not create five new questions
Large dictionary entries can be technically complete and still be difficult to use. Rare senses appear beside common ones, inflected forms hide the base word and a quick lookup becomes a separate research task.
The Japanese dictionary is filtered for learning. Common meanings receive priority, verbs and adjectives can lead back to their base forms, and entries connect to examples, saved review and the course lessons where a word appears.
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
Use the dictionary to return to the sentence faster.
This learning dictionary is designed for common lookups, conjugated forms and words worth keeping — not exhaustive specialist research.
The word does not look like a dictionary entry
Follow common inflected verbs and adjectives back toward the base form.
The word is useful beyond this lookup
Save the entry directly to your personal word list and spaced review.
WORD NETWORK
One lookup opens the surrounding Japanese.
食べるたべる · to eat
食事meal
朝ご飯breakfast
料理cooking
飲むto drink
HOW THE SKILL CONNECTS
A four-step lookup that returns you to the sentence.
The compact 20,000-entry dictionary prioritises speed and relevance. It is derived from JMdict and intentionally does not reproduce every specialist entry.
- Search the form you have
- Find the likely meaning
- Hear the reading
FROM KNOWING TO DOING
From an unfamiliar form to a word you can keep.
A four-step lookup that returns you to the sentence.
Search the form you have
Use kanji, kana, rōmaji or English without converting the query in another tool first.
Find the likely meaning
See common senses before rare or specialist definitions when the entry allows it.
Hear the reading
Use the Japanese voice on your device to connect the written entry with sound.
Keep the word
Save a useful entry to your word list and personal spaced-repetition queue.
HOW THE APP TRAINS IT1 2 3 4
Enter what you know
Search in Japanese or English, including rōmaji while kana is still developing.
Resolve the base form
Inflected verbs and adjectives can guide you toward the dictionary form.
Read the entry in context
Readings, meanings and examples help identify which sense fits the sentence.
Return to the course
See where the word appears in lessons or send it to review without rebuilding a card.
CONCRETE LEARNING MAP
A lookup flow built around learner decisions.
The compact 20,000-entry dictionary prioritises speed and relevance. It is derived from JMdict and intentionally does not reproduce every specialist entry.
StageFocusPracticeEvidence of progress
1 · Identify
The exact written or spoken form you encountered
Search by Japanese, rōmaji or English
Reach a likely base entry without manually deconjugating first
2 · Disambiguate
Reading, common meanings and the sentence context
Compare the relevant senses and example
Choose the meaning that actually fits the source sentence
3 · Retain
Useful vocabulary and its course connection
Save the entry, hear it and send it to SRS
Recognise or retrieve the word when it returns later
LOOK UP THE WORD IN ITS WORLD
Choose the useful sense and return to the sentence.
The dictionary supports reading when it keeps examples, course context and personal review close to the original lookup.
DICTIONARY LOOKUP
Look up the word you actually encountered
SEARCHED AS WRITTEN食べました
FORM FOUND食べるたべる
VERBto eat
IN CONTEXT朝ご飯を食べました。I ate breakfast.
WHAT THE EXERCISE TRAINS
Search the conjugated form exactly as it appeared. The dictionary identifies 食べました as the polite past form of 食べる, shows the reading and relevant meaning, then keeps the original sentence close enough to verify the result.
- Search without unconjugating first
- See the detected form and base entry
- Save the useful word, not a broken fragment
EVIDENCE BEFORE YOU MOVE ON
Use a dictionary lookup to understand more Japanese, not leave it.
A successful lookup resolves the sentence quickly, identifies the relevant sense and turns only the valuable discoveries into later learning.
01SEARCH
Reach the base entry from the form you saw
Find a word through kanji, kana, rōmaji, English or a common inflected verb and adjective form.
02SENSE
Choose the meaning that fits the sentence
Prioritise the common contextual sense instead of reading every specialist definition and losing the original message.
03RETURN
Reread the complete Japanese
Close the entry and confirm how the resolved word changes the clause, tone or wider passage.
04RETAIN
Save only words worth meeting again
Add a useful item to personal SRS review and reconnect it to course examples rather than collecting an unmanageable list.
Use the result to choose the next task. Dictionary use supports learning when lookup time remains shorter than reading time. Infer first when the main idea survives, search when one word is decisive and always return to the Japanese that created the question.
A PLAN YOU CAN REPEAT
A lookup should take less attention than the text around it.
Search only when the unknown word blocks the main meaning or deserves to become part of your active vocabulary.
- SEARCH
Enter the form you encountered
Keep the original sentence visible so the dictionary result can be evaluated against context.
- CHOOSE
Read the common senses and example
Select the smallest meaning that solves the sentence instead of studying every listed possibility.
- RETURN
Save selectively and continue
Add high-value words to review, then reread the original sentence with the gap resolved.
AVOID THE COMMON DETOURS
Choosing the first English definition
A valid sense may still be wrong for the sentence you are reading.
Use reading, part of speech and context to select the relevant meaning.Saving every word you search
A personal deck filled with rare items can bury course vocabulary.
Save words that recur, matter to you or are needed for the current level.Staying in the dictionary after the problem is solved
Related entries can replace the reading or listening task that created the lookup.
Return to the source sentence and confirm that the complete meaning now works.WHAT IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED
What is inside the 20,000-entry offline dictionary.
Concrete coverage for this level or skill, connected to lessons, practice and review.
A compact learning dictionary
The app filters and compacts JMdict into 20,000 offline-searchable entries. The goal is fast, relevant lookup for learners rather than reproducing every specialist entry.
Dictionary and vocabulary review
Saved entries use the same reading, meaning and example information across your word list and review system, keeping lookup connected to long-term memory.
Dictionary and course connections
When a word appears in course content, the entry can point back to those lessons. You can see the language in use instead of ending with a definition alone.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Know what to expect before you start.
Direct answers about level, scope, support and offline learning.
Does the Japanese dictionary work offline?＋
Yes. All 20,000 compact entries are designed to be searchable without an internet connection.
Can I search Japanese using rōmaji?＋
Yes. Search supports kanji, kana, rōmaji and English.
Can the dictionary find conjugated verbs?＋
Inflected verbs and adjectives can resolve to their base form, making lookup easier when you meet a word inside a sentence.
Where does the dictionary data come from?＋
The compact dictionary is derived from JMdict under its applicable licence. Attribution and licence information remain available with the app data.
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