Japanese dictionary on steroids

Japanese at your fingertips.

A multilingual Japanese dictionary built entirely offline. Unified search, deep kanji tools, sentence analysis, and spaced-repetition flashcards — all on your device.

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Free · Requires iOS 26 · iPhone & iPad

Dictionary entries: 217K
Kanji: 13K
Example sentences: 248K
Stroke diagrams: 6.7K

What's inside

Everything you need to learn Japanese.

imiwa? combines four powerful databases — JMDict, KanjiDic, KanjiVG, and Tatoeba — into one seamless experience, fully offline.

Unified Search

One search returns dictionary results, kanji matches, and example sentences — all in parallel.
Kanji Deep Dive

Stroke order animation, decomposition, font variants, SKIP lookup, and multi-radical visual search.
The Analyser

Paste any Japanese sentence. Get word-by-word morphology, definitions, and AI translations.
Camera & PDF

Point your camera at any Japanese text. Tap any word for an instant lookup. Import images and PDFs too.
Flashcards + SRS

Spaced-repetition study with JLPT decks or custom lists. imiwa? schedules reviews automatically.
Pitch Accent

Visual pitch accent diagrams for many words — essential for natural-sounding Japanese.
AI Translations

Apple Intelligence translates dictionary glosses and sentences on-device. Private, instant, no subscription.
Widgets

A Kanji of the Day and Word of the Day widget for your lock screen or home screen.
Fully Offline

The complete dictionary, kanji database, and examples are bundled on your device. No network connection needed.

One search.
Everything.

imiwa? runs dictionary results, kanji matches, and example sentences in parallel — no switching between tabs to find what you need. Search in Japanese, romaji, English, German, French, or Russian.

Romaji input with automatic kana conversion
English, German, French, and Russian definitions
140,513 pitch accent entries

Kanji

Deeper than ever.

13,108 kanji entries with stroke order animations, decomposition view, font variants, and multi-radical visual search. The Bushu radical browser includes animated stroke diagrams cycling through every variant form.

6,702 animated stroke order diagrams
SKIP lookup (System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns)
Multi-radical visual search

Analyse

Break down any sentence.

Paste any Japanese text and the Analyser breaks it down word by word — morphology, dictionary entries, example sentences, and AI translations. Everything in one place. Also works with your camera or any imported PDF.

Word-by-word morphological analysis
Live camera text recognition (beta)
PDF import and full-document analysis

Study

Study smarter.

Build custom flashcard decks or study by JLPT level. imiwa?'s spaced-repetition engine schedules your reviews automatically so you remember more with less effort. Kanji of the Day and Word of the Day widgets keep learning effortless.