Jsho - Japanese Dictionary Android
Jsho - Japanese Dictionary is #113 in Books & Reference Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 1 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperRichard L
CategoryBooks & Reference
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.5 (8.2k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.5 ★
8.2k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#113
Books & Reference FreeMeasured
Jsho - Japanese Dictionary on Google Play
App details
App ID
ric.Jsho
Publisher
Richard L
Content rating
Everyone
Jsho - Japanese Dictionary downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Business model: Ad-led
How Jsho - Japanese Dictionary makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Ads
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Books & ReferenceFree | #113 |
Apps near Jsho - Japanese Dictionary on the chart
Books & Reference Free, around #113.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
8.2k ratings
Measured
Ratings
8.2k
Measured
Written reviews
302
Measured
About Jsho - Japanese Dictionary
Jsho is an English-Japanese dictionary that aims to be simple, lightweight, fast and accurate. No unnecessary splash screens and no need to download any additional files.
Features:
• 100% functional offline
• Flexible input/search methods
- Multi-radical kanji search
- Limited wildcard searching using '*' (JP only and slower than normal searching)
- Romaji input automatically converted to hiragana
- Filter search results by noun, adjective, verb etc.
• Input analysis (accuracy will be improved over time, please expect mistakes)
- De-inflects conjugated words
- Attempts to split sentences into individual words and perform searches on each
• Detailed lexical information
- Pitch accent & parts of speech info. for words
- Detailed kanji information
- Stroke order animation (viewable by tapping kanji on Kanji Details page)
- Verb conjugation tables
• Multiple display options
- Toggle between kana/romaji
- Select between light & dark themes
• 3rd party connectivity
- Send words directly to AnkiDroid
- Can share words with Jsho from other apps
• Bookmark search results
Please note:
• Extracted dictionary files require approx. 37MB of external storage space
• Ads shown when online ('Remove Ads' is currently disabled due to some issues)
• Network permission is used only for ads, this app doesn't collect any user data whatsoever
Features:
• 100% functional offline
• Flexible input/search methods
- Multi-radical kanji search
- Limited wildcard searching using '*' (JP only and slower than normal searching)
- Romaji input automatically converted to hiragana
- Filter search results by noun, adjective, verb etc.
• Input analysis (accuracy will be improved over time, please expect mistakes)
- De-inflects conjugated words
- Attempts to split sentences into individual words and perform searches on each
• Detailed lexical information
- Pitch accent & parts of speech info. for words
- Detailed kanji information
- Stroke order animation (viewable by tapping kanji on Kanji Details page)
- Verb conjugation tables
• Multiple display options
- Toggle between kana/romaji
- Select between light & dark themes
• 3rd party connectivity
- Send words directly to AnkiDroid
- Can share words with Jsho from other apps
• Bookmark search results
Please note:
• Extracted dictionary files require approx. 37MB of external storage space
• Ads shown when online ('Remove Ads' is currently disabled due to some issues)
• Network permission is used only for ads, this app doesn't collect any user data whatsoever
What's new in 2.14.12
Stability updates