About Japanese Dictionary Takoboto
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...
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
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Japanese Dictionary Takoboto since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-13 23:26:06.
The latest version is and it was updated on 2024-04-19 20:27:11. See below the changes in each version.
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2023-12-08
Changes: 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.
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2023-10-31
Changes: Startup speed up and bug fixes.
Updated to latest frameworks.
Fix issue with downloads on older devices.
Working on a text reader functionality (beta).
Working on UI translations: If you can, please help translating the UI to your language in the Settings, UI Language section. Thank you!
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2023-10-31
Changes: Improvements and fixes.
Updated app translations.
Allow showing definitions in search results.
Custom games.
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2023-05-11
Changes: Bug fixes and small improvements.
Working on app's UI translations (If you can, please help translating to your language in the Settings, UI Language section. Thank you!).
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2023-05-11
Changes: Updated dictionary files.
Added new translations and languages.
Added some Japanese definitions.
Search mispelled and similar words (can be disabled in settings).
Added groups for lists.
Fixed bugs with flashcards.
Added tai conjugation form.
Added smaller font size and other tweaks settings.
Updated to new libraries and APIs and catching up on technical debt.
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2023-03-05
Changes: Fixed issue with dark theme and added option to choose light theme even when system is in night mode.
Fixed search in Korean language
Added pitch accents for some conjugated forms
Auto switch dark mode based on device settings
Fixed sending kanji to Anki
Fixed issue with clipboard access
Study game (beta)
Updated libraries and support for newer devices
Other small improvements and tweaks
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2022-01-27
Changes: Fix bug with Speak option from flashcards screen.
Tweak app launch mode options.
Added information and clarifications to comply with policies.
More robust purchase handling and a restore purchase button.
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2021-12-24
Changes: Fixed missing red dot in kanji drawings, thanks to Ruben.
Fixed keyboard reopening in search screen, thanks to Charlie.
Improved Text-to-speech player with slow speed option.
Added online audio for subscribed users.
Improved purchase options and prices.
Various other bug fixes.
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2021-12-03
Changes: Fixed issue with some latin characters on devices in Turkish language.
Japanese Dictionary Takoboto version
Updated At: 2021-12-03
Changes: Fix missing 'Send to AnkiDroid' menu on Android 11