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✓ BeautifulOh, wow. I downloaded the app just now and I'm totally blown away by the layout. This is definitely something I'm going to use... All kanji are viewable by grade, and organized simply with the kanji themselves, pronunciations in kana, and meaning. Definitely a beautiful, convenient, and complete app..Version: 1.6.2
✓ Fantastic helpI am really just starting my Japanese learning but this dictionary is a massive help to me! And at a cheap price compared to a lot of the dictionaries in book shops! Very easy to look up using kana..Version: 1.6.2
✓ Invaluable reference toolThis Japanese-English / English-Japanese kanji dictionary is a must-have reference for Japanese language students, featuring not only the translations but also examples of usage. I think this dictionary is best for non-native speakers - Japanese users would probably be better off with a fully-fledged dictionary like Wisdom. I use both Midori and Wisho Touch, although I find myself using Midori most of the time. I like the latter for its audio feature (although some of the pronunciations are a bit off) and the camera feature that lets you use your iPad/iPhone's camera to recognize kanji. Wisho Touch also makes use of furigana, which is a nice touch. However, Midori is more accurate (some of the furigana are just plain wrong in Wisho, eg "otokogi") and to me seems more contemporary. In addition, Midori's many examples of a word in use are very useful for providing context..Version: 1.6.2
✓ MarvelousFirst of allI would like to thank and congratulate the developer(s) of this application for making such a master piece. I am an Austalian exchange student in Japan and this app has been one of the few things elements that have lead me to the road of success. It is the best I have seen on the market so far and was worth what I paid for I am a very happy customer. The flash card feature is very useful and helped me learn many Kanji. Thank you again, I am grateful of your efforts..Version: 1.6.3
✓ GreatI especially like your translation feature, but it would greatly enhance the feature if i could select words without kanji to add to the vocab list. It would also be great if i could adjust where word boundaries are set, like 夢のつづき shouldn't suggest the name yumeno. Instead of yume and tsuduki seperatly.Version: 1.8.4
✓ A Godsend for Class & the WildMidori has been my go-to for Kanji look-up, organizing bookmark sets by chapter from my text book, translation, and verb conjugation. My favorite two features are: 1) the draw-kanji input: when drawing a character by sight, the recognition is so generous it’s scary, and is the biggest help of all when trying to decipher kanji I can’t recognize. 2) the list of example uses and breakdowns of multi-character words. Most of the examples from my text book are in the first few examples of the kanji I’ve bookmarked in this app..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Favourite Japanese dictionary appOut of all the apps I've tried, this is the one I always go to when I need to look up a word. The handwriting recognition is really great, though I have encountered a few issues with it sometimes. The one I remember the most is that I can never get the thing to recognise the character 部 no matter how perfect my stroke order is. There are probably some other problem characters out there too. But overall, really great app!.Version: 1.7.1
✓ I wouldn't survive in Japan without MidoriI've passed the JLPT N1 and have lived in Japan for the last five years. However, I use Midori wash l each and everyday whether to check the newspaper, to confirm the meaning of a sign I see outside, or to double-check a word that I heard during a meeting. It's so easy to use. One small improvement I would like to see is the ability to put a folder within a folder in bookmarks a little easier. I come across so many words that I bookmark thanks to Midori and would love to be able to organize my lists a little better. Otherwise, this is an amazing app!.Version: 1.9.1
✓ Great but not the best japanese dictionaryGreat dictionary with plenty of example sentences and hand writing recognition. (but you need to enter the kanji about 5-10 times before it recognises it!) but not the best dictionary out there. The app called 'japanese' looks better, the user interface is much better than this app and it contains a load of features not included in this application..Version: 1.7.2
✓ Best Japanese dictionary app availableI've used this app for over 7 years and it has been very useful throughout my Japanese studies. It's fast and great for on the go usage and can even translate blocks of text..Version: 1.8.12
✓ Excellent translator!Great app!.Version: 1.8.2
✓ Fantastic resource, pity no romanji!This is a really great app that is use full for anyone just wanting to brush up on Japanese or beginners like myself. I bought it to use as a reference as I study Japanese but am slightly disappointed that the entries do not have a translation into romanji, but other than that the ability to look up words by drawing hiragana, katakana or kanji is awesome! すごい！.Version: 1.4
✓ Love this appI use this every day and love how it’s so versatile. I wish there was an option to back up notes and settings or choose to export to iCloud or Google Drive. That would make it more awesome..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Simple. Efficient. Beautiful.This dictionary application for Japanese is fantastic. I have not come across any other app that offers so much, especially for those who have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of the language..Version: 1.6.4
✓ 💯 Best Japanese dictionary appWhy? なぜ？ ✨ fast and easy to look up words, names, characters with handwriting, romaji and now Safari extension: no more copy and pasting 💌 exporting lists to e-mail, csv to backup lists 📝 easily translate long blocks of text at once 🔥 always being updated and improved 🌏 fully-available offline 💮 quiz function for those studying One of my most-used apps. Thank you 💘.Version: 1.8.12
✓ Great but translate function needs improvementThe app is a great dictionary and reads drawn kanji well. The translate function only works on kanji which is annoying but other than that this app is great. For translation function it is better to get imiwa that app translates hiragana as well.Version: 1.8.13
✓ Best Japanese dictionary on the App StoreGreat app, really fantastic dictionary. Shows verb conjugations and example sentences. Kanji search is particularly helpful..Version: 1.7.3
✓ A great resource for studying JapaneseI've had this app for a couple of years now and it's been awesome. Simple to use, loads of examples for each entry and it's also continually improving!.Version: 1.8.9
✓ Perfect for learningVery complete and useful. A must!.Version: 1.8.8
✓ This app is fantasticNot only the best Japanese dictionary, but the best of any foreign language dictionary that I’ve found. UI is clean and easy to navigate. The flash card system is fantastic for learning vocabulary and the adaptive recall system is the perfect amount of functionality without bombarding you with endless options that you need to configure. Using the flash card system I was able to learn almost 1000 words in about a month, by simply reviewing the recommended cards for each day. Only thing that’s lacking - please make an equivalent app for Chinese! :).Version: 1.9.6
✓ Useful, but unintuitive...Having to select which database to search through based on: E-J J-E Romaji Names Is just annoying... Also it's aesthetically bland and this harms the functionality by taking away from the layout in my opinion... That said it does the job and is quite comprehensive. The keyboard selection tabs are BRILLIANT..Version: 1.6.4
✓ Still going strong since 2011I’ve been using Midori since 2011 and I still found this is the best dictionary. It accompanied me through out university life. I could make folders according to my classes and make flash cards out of it ready for my tests. The radicals help me when I don’t know the correct stroke order. I just hope that Midori allows iCloud save my favourites so I can keep my saved kanjis throughout my devices..Version: 1.9.3
✓ The best Japanese DictionaryThank you for this amazing dictionary! It's easy to use and very comprehensive. It is one of the best paid apps I've purchased so far..Version: 1.8.4
✓ Best advanced dictionaryI have been using this dictionary for years, and it's always reliable and helpful. I am delighted to find that the iOS app works on the mac computers now - i am so happy..Version: 1.9.10
✓ Perfect!I have studied Japanese formally for four years in both the UK and Japan and this is the best study aid I have come across. It is a great replacement for a denshi jisho (in fact I think it's much better and FAR cheaper). This app is easy to use and has lots of vocab, example sentences, kanji flashcards, and the kanji drawing feature is really useful. I would recommend this app to anyone wanting to learn Japanese at any level. 10/10..Version: 1.7.1
✓ すばらしいですWonderful app to help learn and understand an amazing language!.Version: 1.7.1
✓ I use this app everyday!As an English speaker living in Japan for the past year and a half, I have found this app extremely helpful. I bought it when I had zero Japanese ability and now am studying for my n2 exam. I utilize almost all the functions of this app daily from studying vocabulary to looking up words I don't understand in daily life. I love that I can save words in my own lists for later study. The new updates including the additional "common" label for words as well as being able to write any stroke order have made this app even more convenient. When learning new vocabulary, I love that most words have multiple example sentences. Adding sentences to more words can make this excellent app even more outstanding. I think this app is worth every ¥$€£. Thank you!.Version: 1.8.12
✓ Ridiculously usefulI came for the dictionary, I stayed for the flashcards. That’s not true – the dictionary is actually amazing. It’s hard to imagine a better layout for a Japanese dictionary than this; or with more functionality than this..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Nice, but could be more useful if settings and bookmarks can sync across devicesI use Midori to learn Japanese and I use the bookmark feature to help me organize what I like to revise. It works well but I find it somewhat frustrating when I switch between my iPhone and iPad and I cannot have the same bookmarks. I wish Midori can sync settings and bookmarks across devices of the same iCloud account so no matter which device I pick up I can continue learning..Version: 1.8.7
✓ Best Jisho yet!A complete japanese dictionary. Blazing fast and plenty of flashcard for vocab and kanji! Simple and clean!.Version: 1.8.3
✓ Awesome App, happy they still updateI have had this app for over 8 years and is always my go to. While there had not been any “crazy new look” or “ special new pink elephant “ type updates, the app/dictionary keeps working well and I haven’t been charged for an update or forced into some useless subscription schemes so 5 stars from me..Version: 1.8.13
✓ A truly magnificient appI've been using this app for longer than i can remember (well over 10 years) and it has been wonderful and rock solid every time i've used it. the ruby text enhanced translation mode is a super power for anyone wanting to learn japanese and the kanji writing system. i give it 5 stars but it really deserves 5 hearts..Version: 1.9.13
✓ Great dictionaryThis dictionary was recommended to me, and it has yet to disappoint. Finding characters by writing on the screen is a particularly useful feature, and - despite what another review says - it can also find 完ぺき, both from just writing the pronunciation or using handwriting recognition..Version: 1.8.12
✓ IncredibleThis is the best dual language dictionary I’ve ever used. I have heavily studied 4 languages and never seen anything like this. Because Japanese is so complex, with multiple alphabets, so many sounds meaning so many different things, so many different ways to say things, it’s overwhelming. But this app is highly organized. You can approach from grade level, to most used words, can save words in different folders, make notes, it breaks down how to write characters step by step…I just keep discovering more abilities with this app, it’s so cool. One of my favorite things is that you don’t have to switch keyboards to look up a Japanese word, you can write out the sound/characters of the word/syllables using the English keyboard and it will present you with the Japanese characters.Version: 1.9.9
✓ Great and keeps getting betterA great Japanese dictionary dictionary. The most useful features and the handwriting recognition and the many example sentences. One request that I have though is for an example sentence search field to find all the sentences that contain a certain word (either Japanese or English). Definitely recommended for studying Japanese..Version: 1.6.4
✓ Wonderful app to learn Japanese!It's my favourite Japanese - English dictionnary. I Highly recommend it! Superbe application pour apprendre le japonais. C'est mon dictionnaire favori et il est très complet, je le recommande fortement!.Version: 1.8.2
✓ Excellent dictionary!I have had this dictionary for years. It’s only improved since first getting it. The most useful thing for me is the kanji drawing app, which is by far the most accurate and smartest I’ve come across. It has tons of example sentences, which you can search either by English or Japanese. It also include some slangs and more modern words. I’m very very happy with this dictionary!.Version: 1.9.2
✓ Super useful for Nihongo referenceThis app is simply amazing. It not only has vocabulary but also many Kanji and their components. Everything is very clear. The examples are very helpful, too. I love that I can scribble something and get the Kanji that I'm after. I use this app every day..Version: 1.8.12
✓ Still the best, now with a Safari extension.There really are only 2 good Japanese dicts in the AppStore. One is named Japanese, and never gets updated, and this one. Fun tip: try the Safari extension in other Apps. If they use the same mechanism Safari does, it will work. Love the new features..Version: 1.8.12
✓ すごい！緑アプリケーションが好きですよ。 Gave it 5 stars but I think it needs to include a standalone flash card creator instead of having to bookmarking the kanji you can type up the kanji and have it search for you when creating! Even still, great app!.Version: 1.8.4
✓ Extremely helpful!I love the bookmark function to be able to save words for later review. Conjugations for the win! Some of the example sentences are a little odd but help put in context how to use words grammatically. I would love to see antonyms as sometimes searches don’t net what you need without some digging. If you are studying Japanese this a great tool and works offline which is awesome..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Worth every pennyBest Japanese dictionary. I am very happy with my purchase. The app is a pleasure to use..Version: 1.8.5
✓ Indispensable for JLPT exam preparationIt’s my favorite Japanese app! I’m using it now to prepare for the upcoming exam and love every feature of it: words and kanji lists for each level, ability to add bookmarks and practice only selected words. It has flash card option too. I love plenty of examples and how easy it is to see the compounds of a word or kanji. I don’t know what I would do without this app!.Version: 1.9.3
✓ The BestI've tried many free and paid Japanese dictionaries. Out of all of them, I'd say Midori is the best. Name dictionary, multiple options of display for information regarding kanji study systems, examples, and more..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Midori is Excellent!This is a very comprehensive and useful dictionary and well-designed. I have been living, working and studying in Japan for 40 years and am fairly competent in the Japanese language both spoken and written and I found Midori to be very helpful. It has a very clear layout and excellent sentence examples of the language. You can use the English, Roma-ji or Kana keyboard (built-in to iPad) and even write kanji on the screen to find what you want. Another user's review said that it was no good at kanji recognition but I have not found this to be the case. You write a kanji on the screen with your finger and Midori comes up with several of the closest matches, then you choose the one you want. It does want the correct stroke order, though, so maybe the other reviewer was not writing the kanji correctly. You can show all the kanji in various ways, plus radicals and kana. It is useful if you can read kana but these are not difficult to learn Midori also shows how to write the kanji in the correct stroke order, and you can practice your own writing on screen. Another dictionary I use constantly is Jisho for my desktop Apple. This is also excellent although, there again, another review did not like it. I have found Jisho to be most useful in transliterating both ways and it has found some very obscure words for me. Both these apps are a very useful adjunct to my Andrew Nelson dictionary book. Altogether, these apps are incredibly good and incredible value. Highly useful..Version: 1.7.3
✓ The BestI love this app, I’ve used it for years and it helped me greatly in Japan. I’m only giving four stars because I’d like a sync across devices feature, but that’s my only complaint, after over 5 years of use..Version: 1.9.3
✓ ExcellentFantastic app & dictionary, though I just have one issue - the iPhone version has pitch accent information, but I don’t see it anywhere in the iPad version. If this could be fixed, the app would be perfect for my uses!.Version: 1.9.9
✓ Can't say enough great things!This app surpassed my expectations! There are countless phrases & examples of word use for both formal and colloquial circumstances, which are easily searchable by any word. The context these examples provide are invaluable to learners of any skill level. The kanji search tool is also fantastic and extremely helpful if you find yourself in a situation where the hiragana is not present. Simply clicking on a word in the definition will take you to that definition, without having to type or copy and paste it into the search bar. Verb conjugation is another useful feature. Very recommended to all students of Japanese!.Version: 1.6.3
✓ Awesome appThe ability to look up kanji by drawing them is incredibly useful..Version: 1.8.2
✓ Midori, sugoi!App très complète avec écriture des kanjis, explications des clés etc. Même dictionnaire des noms propres..Version: 1.8.1
✓ Great app. Please add bookmark syncing!This is by far the best English-Japanese dictionary out there. Do not hesitate to pay for this app. It is well worth the money! If the app offered syncing of bookmarks across devices it would be perfect!.Version: 1.8.13
✓ Great Learning Tool for JapaneseI use this app about everyday for learning how to read Japanese involving kanji. It’s great that there are multiple ways to look up unknown kanji with this app. The way I use it is to use the multi-tasking feature of my iPad to open up the Google Translate web page with Safari on the left side of the iPad screen, and then to open up Midori on the right side of the screen. Then I can look up individual kanji and Japanese words with Midori, and then either cut-and-paste or type the words into Google Translate on the left side of the screen so I can quickly translate entire Japanese sentences into English..Version: 1.9.8
✓ Brilliant!This is easily the best language dictionary I have seen for any language in any medium. It is a great reference tool but also works brilliantly as a learning tool, with clear and helpful examples of usage, easy cross-referencing, the ability to build vocabulary lists and the ability to search by conjugated forms. The technology is both impressive and intuitive. Great value. Only wish I had bought it sooner..Version: 1.8.12
✓ Great appA really great dictionary at a reasonable price. A list of the words in the dictionary would be nice as well, rather than having to look everything up? But for my purposes it works absolutely great. I particularly like emailing lists of words to myself to learn on anki..Version: 1.5
✓ Highly recommendVery thorough and easy to navigate. I get a lot more out of my study time with this handy little gem. Thank you.Version: 1.7.2
✓ Superb dictionaryI have used several dictionaries over the years. This is best one..Version: 1.9.8
✓ Terrific becomes even more usefulThis app is both a terrific Japanese dictionary and a tool for helping one learn Japanese. You can do almost anything you'd want to do with Japanese, from looking up words, studying Kanji, studying example sentences, etc. This version adds a Safari extension which makes it even more useful - you can now translate Japanese web pages directly from Safari..Version: 1.8.12
✓ A good English <-> Japanese dictionaryThis is a good English <-> Japanese dictionary, with not only a good explanation of the words or idioms but also with good examples of the usage. I find it useful to have the listing of related words (which is handy to just jump to) and also the stroke orders of Kan-ji. The handwriting input of Kan-ji from the trackpad is also particularly useful for me..Version: 1.4.2
✓ This app is so goodThis app is so amazing I cannot understand why it has so few downloads. The flash cards, the examples, the ability to translate and have hiragana written over the kanji is incredible!!!.Version: 1.9.3
✓ Roundabout dictionaryI love the organization and content of the app but When you look for a word in the search a whole list of sentences with the word appear and not the word itself. Can you make it so that when I look up a word that’s what appears and make the sentences an extra feature that accompanies the word?.Version: 1.8.13
✓ The best iOS JP dictionary!Took me from beginner to studying for JLPT N1. A million times better than using anki all the time, fast to look up words, you can save to lists and your saved words are highlighted later in kanji word listings. All around amazing..Version: 1.9.14
✓ Much better than expectedVery good tool for beginners..Version: 1.8.3
✓ For years, still the bestIgnore dictionaries that try to be too much (imiwa? Shirabe? Japanese?). I’ve tried them all, still prefer the smooth efficiency of Midori. The pros: fast, reliable, good handwriting, stroke and radical lookups, bookmarking, pitch accent guides, click-through to dive deeper. Works fine on on iPhone and iPad. I was able to easily integrate it with my massive hand tuned Anki decks (10,000+ cards I’ve used for a decade), so I have the best possible integrated flash cards, too. If you want kanji writing recognition flash cards, get Skritter. It’s worth it. But for a dictionary, the only thing you need after Midori is DAIJIRIN, when you’re ready to learn Japanese in Japanese. Forget the rest. Cons: Can’t sync word lists (bookmarks) automatically. It does have a reliably functional export-import that I use to mail myself to manually sync once/week. It’s a workaround that works, and not ridiculously cumbersome, but automatic direct sync would be nice..Version: 1.9.8
✓ Rather splendorous piece of appA nice app for those in need of a exceptional Japanese dictionary app. A wider variety of conjugations would be nice, such as hortative conjugations. The stroke order for kanji is nicely written, easy to access, large varieties of example sentences. Overall an okay app..Version: 1.6.3
✓ Good for kanji learnersThis is a great dictionary, which recognizes handwriting as well and is quite sensitive to the order of strokes. The latter feature is helpful for kanji learners like myself so I would say it corresponds to most of my needs and is worth the price..Version: 1.4.2
✓ Best jap dictionary on iosUsed this app while studying a year in Japan. It's well supported with updates and worth the money ..Version: 1.8.2
✓ Great referenceWhile not that unique or beautiful, this app provides a universal app that has an easy to use dictionary with a good number of sample sentances, flash cards and kanji stroke order. A great reference on both ipad and iphone. It could use a bit of design love, but sticks to a native ios experience, which is pretty key to its ease of use. I find the kanji handwriting recognition can be a bit hard to use for complex stroke orders that I am not as comfortable with writing, however it offers the more common radical lookup as well. This app seems to have frequent updates and has been the best app of its kind on the apple store that i have found..Version: 1.6.3
✓ First Impression: ExcellentI've been using another iPhone Japanese dictionary for some time now (the one with the Japanese and British flags on a cube-icon) and this one blows it away. I'm still fairly new to the Japanese language but I found that the search engine on Midori is far superior to the other app's. Also, being a real beginner, the hiragana above kanji really helps with the examples. The other app does not provide this. I'm actually learning more about grammar because of this, as I can (finally) understand what the examples are saying! I will give a more thorough review as I get to know the app better. For now, I think it's great!.Version: 1.5
✓ Should be a 5 star appJust don’t know how to invoke audio pronunciation. Other than that thank you for the developers’ hardwork..Version: 1.9.15
✓ Fantastic on so many levelsI’m in love with this app. Being able to draw a kanji in a dictionary is infinitely helpful. No more looking it up by strokes in a book. Best $10 I have ever spent as someone who is learning the language..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Incredibly useful!I have used many Japanese dictionary/translators over the years and this is the best. It has a large dictionary including many specialized terms that other apps don't have. It is very versatile and I really like being able to add notes to bookmarks. The only feature I wish it had is the ability to personalize it with my own words and definitions. Other than that, highly recommended!.Version: 1.8.5
✓ A must haveWether you are learning Japanese or just traveling, this is the tool you need. I use it every day. Suggestion: I wish there was a link between transitive and intransitive version of a verb.Version: 1.8.13
✓ Simply the bestI shopped around and this is the best Japanese learning app and dictionary there is. The interface is clean, the flash card system works, Being able to learn words and kanji by JLPT is good..Version: 1.9.3
✓ Very very handy!5 stars.Version: 1.7.3
✓ Soo usefulThis is and still is the best japanese dictionary i have ever used. Replaced my paper dictionary a while back with this, it's so easy to find the words you're after in mere seconds, unlike my paper dictionary that used to take ages as you tracked down the radicals, well worth the price..Version: 1.7.3
✓ Best Japanese dictionary app on iOS!Been using this dictionary app for years, definitely the best dictionary on iOS..Version: 1.9.14
✓ BrilliantSeriously this app is fantastic, the translation part is especially useful when reading a large piece of Japanese text such as a newspaper article. I now use it everyday and have stopped using my other iPad dictionary..Version: 1.8.5
✓ Best Japanese dictionary app for iPadI have been studying Japanese for years and I love this app. Great for beginners and advanced Japanese learners..Version: 1.6.4
✓ Wish the camera could do vertical textCan’t use it for novels/etc.Version: 1.9.15
✓ Good but with some errorsThis is a very extensive dictionary! However there are some issues: when I was looking up the verb nagusameru, it did not show up, even though it is a valid verb. In general it can sometimes not display all the possible words for a given definition (like not listing oyatsu as a word for snack) so it definitely needs some work..Version: 1.9.13
✓ If you are learning Japanese dont think twice and get that appI always have it open in front of me when studying. It’s very well done, and super useful. Along side with Anki a must have to learn Japanese..Version: 1.9.3
✓ Almost perfectThis app is really amazing. The multiple ways to search (romaji, hiragana, or kanji radicals, is incredibly convenient. I use it almost every day, primarily for inputting new words to the bookmark/flash card section. The only problem I have is not about content, only usability. The flash cards only allow you to see the Japanese first, instead of offering English first as well. If there was the option to use either Japanese or English first, I feel like the language-learning benefit would be improved. Again, despite my tiny usability issue, overall this app is incredibly useful, and anyone interested in learning Japanese will definitely benefit from it!.Version: 1.8.12
✓ I use this every day for study.Midori is a fantastic app. There isn't much more I can ask for other than an update to stroke order recognition. Sometimes they are slightly off or correct but the stroke search function doesn't recognize what I am looking for. Otherwise fantastic. One thing that I would suggest is offering the a ability to create your own flashcard sets. I've tried other apps that focus on this as a main feature and fail to do it properly. Considering how great this dictionary is, the ability to construct flashcard sets out of it would be superb. Thanks for everything!.Version: 1.8.8
✓ Best Dictionary app out thereThis is the only dictionary app you will need. I’m bummed that they don’t seem to be active with updates anymore, not active website etc I wish that sentences could be added to entries manually so they could be bookmarked and studied :).Version: 1.9.3
✓ Best app if you're learning JapaneseIt's very useful and very easy to use. I use it all the time. It's a dictionary and a Japanese in your pocket. The only draw back it has, is that the writing detection works with kanji writing order..Version: 1.7.2
✓ Great dictionary but lacks something invaluableI’ve tried many Japanese dictionaries and Midori ended up being my favorite by far. Great functionality, minimalistic but easy to see design, good speed and the best kanji writing feature I’ve seen so far. However, there’s one thing that’s keeping me from giving 5 stars to this app: it lacks cloud sync, which is something other apps have. It’s very frustrating to have to save my bookmarks in dropbox on the phone and then open, extract and save them in my iPad’s app. This takes out a lot of time since I use both devices often daily. I’ve thought about picking other dictionaries before multiple times due to this particular feature missing. I sincerely hope this will be implemented soon..Version: 1.9.1
✓ Fantastic app!Probably one of the best Japanese dictionary apps available. Very simple to use, and the interface is well presented. It even allows you to write in kanji and find the meaning. Great for all levels of Japanese learners. When I need to use a Japanese dictionary, this is the one I use most..Version: 1.8.5
✓ Deceptively PowerfulI have to finally write a review for Midori because though I've had it for a while, truth be told I'm only JUST discovering how amazing it is. The kanji drawing function is outstanding: it's easily able to detect characters perfectly regardless of stroke order or accuracy (to an extent, of course) - even if you're travelling to Japan with no knowledge of the language, this app will allow you to draw any kanji you see using the 'search' function and instantly provide you with English translation/s. This is equally as useful when reading books or manga and you've forgotten/don't know particular kanji. Almost everything in the app is able to be highlighted for 'copy/paste' and/or 'speak' if you can't read Hiragana (Japanese pronunciation in this app is NOT in Romaji but honestly, it can take only a few hours to memorise all of Hiragana using mnemonics so I'd highly recommend doing that and saving yourself a world of trouble later). Bundled together with Google Translate, this is the perfect combination for covering most needs regarding Japanese to English translation. Both have their pros and cons, but together all cons are almost nullified. I'll definitely be using this regularly, so thank you for making such a great app!.Version: 1.8.11
✓ Invaluable appApp is a must-have for anyone who is serious about studying Japanese. The best feature is by far the ability to hand write kanji and have the app recognise them and give you their meaning. Really invaluable when you come across unknown characters and much faster than a traditional kanji dictionary look up. Also very good as a general dictionary with example sentences and verb formation tables.Version: 1.7.1
✓ Best.This has got the be the best £6.99 app ever. Layout is beautiful, easy to understand app. Thank you..Version: 1.6
✓ Awesome!This app is awesome. I use it all the time and use the flash cards for N3 kanji practice. 素晴らしいです！five stars. :).Version: 1.7.3
✓ Wish list for study listsThe intersection of 2 bookmark lists would be terrific as an export CVS file, e.g., adverb okurigana or adverb jukugo or adverb kana-only ... merci.Version: 1.9.13
✓ A Six Star AppIf there were a sixth star available for this app, I would award it. It’s the only dictionary I could find that is 100 % reliable in deciphering drawn kanji (unlike Jisho, which I also use). Moreover, you can in your drawing build a kanji, piece by piece, checking for meaning at each stage, which makes remembering the kanji much easier, as the meaning logically develops. And because you download the whole program, you can use it offline. Can’t recommend it highly enough!.Version: 1.9.3
✓ ScottThis is a very effective dictionary to use for serious Japanese to English translation and also English to Japanese translation. The conjugation lists are very helpful and the two methods of looking up kanji are quite effective (either by radical or by drawing them). If you want to draw them you need to know the correct stroke order though or it doesn't work so well. I have been studying Japanese for 3 years and found this app very useful when visiting Japan recently..Version: 1.8.4
✓ Camera Function is a significant upgradeI have been using Midori for years but have to say that the “scan/photo” function that I have been using more recently has transformed its effectiveness.Version: 1.9.15
✓ Very useful appKeeps getting better with every update. I mainly use the translate / reader screen which is absolutely brilliant..Version: 1.8.4
✓ Great app!!Fantastic app! well worth the money! A couple of feature requests: 1. more lists, preferably by topic. What would be great is if you could search for a topic list which you need and then download to the device as necessary rather than having all the lists pre-loaded. 2. text to speech, so that pronunciation can be learned. 3. speech to text, in case all other input methods fail (perhaps 2 and 3 can use Japanese siri??) 4. more grammar references, especially particles. one of the best features of the app is that words in example sentences are hyperlinked. it would be great if particles were too so you could learn how to use them better!.Version: 1.6.4
✓ My FavoriteI’ve been using Midori for about seven years now, and it has been consistently one of my most valuable tools in learning Japanese. Other dictionaries have similar features, but something about this one just feels and flows better. It gets out of the way and lets you just learn. Feature request: could you add WaniKani level information for kanji and vocabulary? That would be AMAZINGLY useful for a lot of people, and would likely attract new users from the large pool of WK users. Edit: While I’m at it, how hard would it be to add pitch accent information?.Version: 1.9.3
✓ ExcellentComprehensive, uncluttered and incredibly fast. I remember suffering through my slow, blurry electronic dictionary and its borderline worthless Genius 3rd Edition dictionary for J-E and E-J. This completely surpasses it for a tiny fraction of the price..Version: 1.8.4
✓ Absolutely terrific!This is hands down the best Japanese dictionary app out of all the ones I checked out for iOS. It does everything I would want out of an electronic dictionary. Look up words in English or Japanese by entering characters, or selecting radicals, or drawing the kanji. It automatically saves everything you look up to the history so you can refer to it later. You can also bookmark useful entries and organize them into folders. Each entry is very detailed: gives the definition, shows stroke order, gives example sentences, shows the relevant kanji's meaning, and let's you add notes. All words are cross-linked so you can easily jump to another entry. What a wonderful job this developer has done! Worth every penny!.Version: 1.9.3
✓ Brilliant.Took a chance on this one, since there weren't many reviews. This app is now the one I'll use for school. When drawing kanji, searches Japanese kanji, NOT chinese kanji. Has newspaper kanji assorted by most commonly seen. NAME AND PLACE DICTIONARY. This app is perfect..Version: 1.4.2
✓ Go MidoriI am in awe of this application. I was sceptical at first because of the price, but now feel I have gotten a bargain. Well played Sukolsak Sakshuwong..Version: 1.7.3
✓ MidoriI have already commented once about my love of this app (in September). It has now been updated with neat additions (like the animated kanji - yay!) and a vocabulary list by JLPT-levels (double yay!)... It is, in my books, the best kanji app out there... the only other thing I would like (and I hope it gets added in another update) is a FORWARD button so one can move from one kanji to the next when using the lists (so one does not have to go back to the main window to get to the next kanji)..Version: 1.6.1
✓ Love itI use this all the time for uni..Version: 1.8.1
✓ FlawlessA lot of new features have been added recently (searching by sentences is a favourite of mine) and all great. Now that the handwriting feature can recognise kanji in an incorrect stroke order this app is pretty much flawless..Version: 1.8.9
✓ Amazing!I was unsure about buying this because of the price. It is worth every penny. I highly recommend it for those studying Japanese..Version: 1.7.3
✓ The best app for Japanese language learnersPersonally I have not found anything better than this app. Please update the app for iPad Pro 11 and enable the app to be full screen!.Version: 1.8.13
✓ Best AppIt's the best app with tons of features worth of 9.99$. With that I can do almost everything concerning with japanese language. Similar kanji, translate, easy bookmark, kanji with JLPT level, Grade level, loanwords and so many features to use. Almost every feature is useful..Version: 1.8.12
✓ Flash card upgrade and syncingI love this app. I use it all the time living in Japan and often bookmark things I look up to review later. It’s incredibly handy. The only thing I wish it had is a way to limit daily new words to study. I also wish there was a way to sync between devices. I usually study in my iPhone, but read Japanese books on my iPad. Most of the new words from reading wind up saved on the iPad, so I never get around to studying them..Version: 1.9.3
✓ I love this app!This app is truly great! I'm living in Japan and I use this app daily. And it's constantly getting updated with the latest phrases in use. Also, the ability to look up Japanese names is a VERY useful feature for me, and one I've never found in another dictionary. You can't go wrong buying this app!.Version: 1.6.3
✓ Great app (4.5 stars)This app strikes a good balance with features and UI, and has a unique feature of highlighting bookmarked words that appear throughout, which is a nice reminder. When entering compound kanji, it seems to offer popular choices for the second kanji, which is useful. I wish the history appeared under the text entry area (like most other apps do) instead of being buried in a menu, and some kanjis are not recognised in handwriting mode. Notwithstanding, still recommend and use this daily. Thanks..Version: 1.9.8
✓ I love this appI use it almost everyday. But if the flashcard function could also have some example sentences/conjugations along with the definition I think it would be a lot more useful..Version: 1.8.4
✓ Best Japanese dictionaryHands down best Japanese dictionary I've tried (Kotoba, "Japanese" now Midori). English to Japanese mode provides a second word to specify the meaning you are looking for instead of having trawl through many example sentences. Using Japanese kanji instead of the built in chinese character keyboard for the handwriting recognition is also a big improvement. Switching between handwriting component and phonetic methods of searching in japanese to english mode is very convenient, and the translation feature is also very handy. Overall, a fantastic dictionary as long as you have learnt your kana! A must if you are living here..Version: 1.6.4
✓ LOVE ITI absolutely love this app. Full purchase was totally worth it. Keep the example sentences coming. =].Version: 1.8.2
✓ Amazing!I couldn't have ask for more! all the particles on my iphone! that's amazing! :D ありがとうごさいます.Version: 1.8.4
✓ Truly Amazing!I can't count the number of times that this app has assisted me in my Japanese language studies. It is so easy to use and so well presented. It can also be fully customised as a handy revision tool by bookmarking your favourites words or phrases. Why hasn't anyone left a review for this yet?! I'm over the moon with this app. :).Version: 1.8.2
✓ Amazing app, my go to for all studies.I use this app for everything, including the translate section for copy pasting NHK easy articles to gain reading practice. Having the handwriting recognition built in is also super useful. To the developer: it would be great to have support for toggling on a “dark theme” as the white background gets a bit tough on the eyes at times. Update: Downgraded current rating from 5 to 4 stars as the translate lookup functionality has some pretty glaring bugs. A good example is the following sentence: こちらは原先生です。The first word こちら exists in the dictionary itself but isn’t parsed during translate. I’ve seen many cases such as this requiring me to rely on additional apps. Please fix this..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Invaluable for learningThis app is amazing for learning Japanese! It's a dictionary at its core but it's so much more. You can save words into custom folders, look words and kanji up using your camera, or even draw character in. My favourite way of using this is to take pictures of vocab and kanji in the grammar book I'm learning from (Tobira Beginning Japanese), and save them into folders by Lesson, Then, the app makes you flash cards of the content and there is even SRS if that's your thing. One thing to note: I saw reviews here that there is no audio to listen to how words are pronounced. I don't know if this is a new feature since, but the way to listen to a word is to double-tap on the word and a small menu pops up with the option to listen. This is very easy to miss so not the best usability (I found this by accident), so just something to look out for. The app has a lot of features and you need to explore to get familiar/find them all, so a bit of a learning curve. But it's completely free and packed with features so can't really fault it!.Version: 1.9.15
✓ The BEST tool for studying JapaneseI spent ten dollars on this app wondering if I would actually use it. This app is the absolute best offline dictionary. It was extremely helpful when I went to Japan and didn’t have cell phone service. It has clear definitions, tons of examples, and you’re able to examine each kanji in detail. It also includes kanji and vocabulary lists for every JLPT level. Best tool I have ever bought for Japanese language study..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Great dictionaryIf your studying Japanese this dictionary is very useful and well recomended..Version: 1.6
✓ Best Japanese dictionary available!This app is one of the most comprehensive Japanese dictionaries I've used, and has helped me countless times with my learning of the Japanese language!.Version: 1.8.2
✓ AmazingLove using this app! I use it everyday and it gets better and better with every update! I like it doesn't require you to know the stroke order. Live saver!.Version: 1.8.9
✓ ExceptionalI have been using this app for years it is my go to Denshi jishou. (電子辞書) The new camera scan features rocks. 20 out of 10..Version: 1.9.12
✓ Essential for anyone using JapaneseThis app is absolutely brilliant. I use it everyday and recommend it to all my friends that use Japanese for work or leisure. Its database is huge and very detailed. The “paste from clipboard” functionality is extremely handy. To the developer: iCloud sync would make this app a 5 stars app. It would be fantastic, specially for people who uses this app in more than one device. Being able to add a word to more than one bookmark at a time would be a great time saver too..Version: 1.9.3
✓ Better than imi wa?「緑」は「意味は?」より便利な辞書ですよ！ For the longest time, imi wa?/kotoba! was my dictionary of choice; it worked and for free. Seeing this dictionary's excellent reviews, I was still extremely wary of purchase if it did not outdo imi sa?. I finally gave in and made the purchase. This app has practically everything imi wa? lacks. First, while searching in english, it lists all words pertaining to the phrase as one result near the top. It can also search japanese names and when you click a word in example sentences, it takes you to that entry. Second, the entries are very clean and have all relevant information on the main page without cluttering it (conjugations, examples, meanings). Like imi wa?, it includes kanji links. This alone makes searching and translation quicker. Speaking of which, searches are faster and less prone to lag; you can instantly switch between keyboard, character and radical searching. When you click search, results appear instantaneously. This app also can take a paragraph of japanese and automatically parses it with translations for all the words you probably don't know as well as their pronunciations. Very useful if you read japanese on the web and miss rikai-kun/chan. Finally, one of the features I have wanted in imi wa? is to make notes in entries. Have a useful mnemonic, example sentence or related word that isn't in the entry? add it using a note at the bottom of the page ^_^ Also includes flashcards, lists and favourites for organizing your studying. Anyways, I was really wary of not getting my money's worth on this; if you have $10 that you aren't using elsewhere, this app won't disappoint. Among all other dictionary apps I've tried, imi wa? is the only one that can compare to the features midori has. Every other dictionary was basically google translate..Version: 1.7.3
✓ Superb tool for Japanese language studyMidori is an extremely comprehensive and effective tool for Japanese language study. The best out there in my view. The example sentences, range of vocabulary, ability to customize lists and share them and the eye-friendly layout are just a few of the great features. The responsiveness and support from the developer are also excellent. Highly recommended..Version: 1.8.13
✓ Superb! Fantastic! Makes learning Japanese a joy!Every time you search for a new word, you go down a wonderful rabbit hole and can get lost as you bounce from one new word to another. I especially love how you can drill down into a kanji to see the basic radicals that compose the whole. Also, thrilled to have the stroke order for kanji. Everything is laid out so clearly and neatly. I love using this dictionary!.Version: 1.9.3
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