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Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary is #27 in Reference Grossing in South Korea and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperSerpenti Sei Japan
CategoryReference
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.8 (246)
Version1.36.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary update history & changes
Last change · 51 events since 12 Jul 2014Full timeline ↓✏️New iPad screenshots✏️New screenshots📦Updated to version 1.37⭐Passed 1K ratings📦Updated to version 1.36.2⭐Passed 1K ratings📈Entered the top 100📈Charting in a new country🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 51 events
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· KR
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 8) · KR
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new icon
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· JP, FR - 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary updated to version 1.37Principales nouveautés
* Défi kanji JLPT 2026 - Tous les jeux de kanji JLPT sont gratuits jusqu’au jour de l’examen, le 6 décembre. Choisissez un niveau, terminez 10 jeux avant l’examen et débloquez une icône spéciale de l’app et ce niveau pour toujours.
Autres améliorations
* Faites pivoter les photos directement dans Recherche sur photo et dans les galeries de photos des cartes mémoire.
* Le volume des prononciations de mots enregistrées est désormais plus uniforme.
* La musique de fond reste à un volume réduit et constant pendant l’étude des cartes mémoire.
* Améliorations de l’analyse des Coupures grâce aux retours des utilisateurs. Merci pour vos signalements, continuez à nous les envoyer !
Corrections de bugs
* Correction des titres difficiles à lire sur les pages courtes des Réglages.… more - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· FR
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · FR
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· AU
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 8) · AU
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· RU
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · RU
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· JP
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 8) · JP
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary updated to version 1.36.2Bug Fixes
* Fix missing flashcard controls and misaligned progress indicators when folding iPhone Duo.
* Fix flashcard editors becoming clipped, appearing in the wrong position, or reopening after dismissal when folding iPhone Duo or resizing an iPad window.
* Fix inconsistent flashcard corner rounding on iOS 26 and later.
* Fix incorrect section headings in dictionary popovers.
* Fix spacing in kanji origin previews.
* Fix a gray strip appearing in the photo viewer after zooming or panning on iOS 26 and later.
* Fix the Nihongo Pro banner becoming hidden after returning from a flashcard deck.… more - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· DE
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · DE
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· FR
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · FR
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· JP
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 8) · JP
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new iPad screenshots· RU
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 7) · RU
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary updated to version 1.36.1Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where restoring a backup could incorrectly delete flashcards for words that were removed and then re-added to the dictionary.
* Fix layout issues in Search and Flashcards when folding iPhone Duo, rotating an iPad, or resizing a window.
* Fix clipped content in dictionary popovers and kanji origin previews.
* Fix Clipping toolbar controls appearing in the wrong order in Two Column Reading Mode.
* Fix Clippings saved through Shortcuts not appearing immediately when returning to the app.
* Fix the ordering of similar hiragana, katakana, and kanji suggestions in handwriting search.
* Fix misalignment of the search camera button on iOS 26 and later.
* Fix a missing Done button after completing a flashcard session on iOS 18.
* Fix the newsletter sign-up form being clipped in smaller iPad windows.
* Fix text formatting in flashcard tutorials.… more - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new icon
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· DE - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new icon
→ · RU - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedЯпонский словарь – Nihongo → Nihongo – Японский словарь · RU
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new icon → · JP, FR
- 📈Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · AU
- 📈Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary charting in a new countryAustralia
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary updated to version 1.36Major Features
* iPhone Duo Support - Nihongo adapts as you fold and unfold your iPhone Duo, making the most of both displays.
* Two Column Reading Mode - Read Clippings and use Photo Lookup with dictionary definitions beside your text or photo. Requires iOS 27.1 or later.
Other Improvements
* Add labels to handwriting suggestions to distinguish similar hiragana, katakana, and kanji characters.
* Replace the retired OCR.space option with improved on-device Photo Lookup, including vertical Japanese text on iOS 26 and later.
* Add a monthly newsletter from Nihongo's creator. Join from Settings for app news and upcoming features.
* Improve the app icon’s appearance in Dark Mode.
Bug Fixes
* Fix kanji reading examples to show spellings containing the kanji you’re viewing.
* Fix Dutch, Spanish, French, and German translations.
* Fix word flashcard text shrinking after the first card appears.
* Fix flashcard content being obscured when Reduce Transparency is enabled on iOS 26.
* Fix the appearance of Done buttons when editing notes or completing flashcard sessions on iOS 26 and later.
* Fix some kanji elements appearing blank in kanji breakdowns.
* Fix kanji-element headings being hidden behind navigation buttons in iPad popovers.
* Fix incorrect word counts and a possible crash when navigating highlighted words in Clippings.
* Fix Photo Lookup failing to open images supplied by Shortcuts.
* Fix the tab bar disappearing when switching tabs as a flashcard session opens.
* Fix clipped letters in flashcard editor note previews.
* Fix the radical keyboard appearing empty after resizing an iPad window.… more - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedJapanisch-Wörterbuch – Nihongo → Nihongo – Japanisch-Wörterbuch · DE
- 📈Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary entered the top 100Top Free · Reference · JP
- 📈Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · KR
- 📈Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary charting in a new countrySouth Korea
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedDictionnaire japonais Nihongo → Nihongo Dictionnaire japonais · FR
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: now updating weekly4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedJapanese Dictionary - Nihongo → Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary · JP
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary updated to version 1.35.5Improvements
* Improve photo sharing from other apps, including images shared with captions or other attachments.
* Improve localized kanji deck names, including shared decks.
* Improve translations and update Japanese voice-download instructions for newer iOS versions.
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash that could occur when deleting the last photo attached to a word.
* Fix review counts including flashcards for words removed from the dictionary.
* Fix dictionary titles briefly appearing when opening entries on iPad.
* Fix the vertical alignment of the OK and Back flashcard tabs on iOS 26.
* Fix status-bar contrast in Photo Lookup and while opening flashcard decks.
* Fix the Search icon’s appearance in light and dark mode.
* Fix a delay in bolding the selected word when opening a Clipping.
* Fix deck Import and Share buttons appearing black instead of blue on iOS 26.… more - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedNihongo – Японский словарь → Японский словарь – Nihongo · RU
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedNihongo – Japanisch-Wörterbuch → Japanisch-Wörterbuch – Nihongo · DE
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedNihongo - Japanese Dictionary → Japanese Dictionary - Nihongo · JP, ID
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: renamedNihongo Dictionnaire japonais → Dictionnaire japonais Nihongo · FR
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary updated to version 1.35.4Améliorations
* Actualisation de l’icône de Nihongo avec un nouveau design Liquid Glass.
Corrections de bugs
* Correction d’un plantage pouvant survenir à l’ouverture de « Les nouveautés dans Nihongo ».
* Correction d’un problème pouvant faire échouer les mises à jour Spotlight lors d’erreurs système temporaires.
* Correction d’un problème déplaçant la zone de dessin des kanji et la disposition des cartes mémoire après le retour dans Nihongo.
* Correction d’un problème faisant apparaître une zone vide à droite après une nouvelle sélection de Dictionnaire dans la barre latérale de l’iPad.
* Correction d’un problème faisant réapparaître à plusieurs reprises le message de limite de caractères d’une coupure après sa fermeture.… more - ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 7) · JP
- ✏️Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 6) · RU
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary updated to version 1.35.3Улучшения
* Улучшены внешний вид и читаемость всплывающих окон с определениями слов в функции «Поиск на фото» и в вырезках.
Исправления ошибок
* Исправлена ошибка, из-за которой сохранённые вырезки и изученные слова исчезали из результатов Spotlight.
* Исправлена ошибка, из-за которой конфликты синхронизации iCloud оставались неразрешёнными после успешного восстановления из резервной копии.
* Исправлена ошибка, из-за которой руководство по повторению карточек появлялось снова после восстановления существующих данных.
* Исправлена ошибка, из-за которой некоторые тексты на китайском и русском языках постепенно уменьшались.
* Исправлена контрастность текста строки состояния при использовании боковой панели на iPad.
* Исправлена ошибка, из-за которой текст-подсказка в поле поиска по словарю становился плохо читаемым после возвращения в Nihongo.
* Исправлено отсутствие предупреждений, когда сайт блокирует всплывающие окна с определениями слов в Safari на iOS 27.
* Исправлена ошибка, из-за которой Эфир активности исчезал из Dynamic Island во время повторения карточек в iOS 26 и более поздних версиях.… more - 🆕Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary first spotted by AppInsider#31 in Top Grossing · Reference · Japan
- 📦Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary version 1.35.2No release notes
- 🆕Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
246 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#27
Reference GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
6.8
▲ +64% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary on the App Store
App details
App ID
881697245
Publisher
Serpenti Sei Japan LLC
On the store since
Jul 2014
12 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 18.6+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
8
NL EN FR DE RU ZH ES ZH
Size
516 MB
Also listed in
Education
Nihongo - 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
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
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.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | ReferenceGrossing | #27 |
| Japan | ReferenceGrossing | #81 |
| Japan | ReferenceFree | #200 |
Apps near Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary on the chart
Reference Grossing, around #27.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
246 ratings
Measured
Ratings
246
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
6.8
▲ +64% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
80/100
faster than 85% of Reference apps
Growing fastest in Japan ▲ +100%
New ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 | 77% | ▲ +100% |
 Germany | 1.2 | 23% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary
Nihongo is an offline Japanese dictionary, flashcard app, and reading assistant, designed to make the best use of the time you dedicate to studying Japanese.
Our dictionary is made to find what you're looking for fast, with the words Japanese speakers actually use at the top of every search result, and every word marked as "common", "uncommon", or "rare".
"Clippings", our reading assistant, is what makes Nihongo stand apart from other dictionaries. Paste in Japanese text from a website, email, an eBook, or anywhere else, and we'll add furigana or romaji to every word. We also enable you to tap on any word to see its definition. This will truly change the way you read Japanese. And now, you can get the same experience right in Safari using our Safari extension.
Personal experience (as well as a good deal of research in second-language acquisition) has shown us that the words that you're most likely to remember are the words that you're encountering naturally. To this end Nihongo automatically draws from your search history and clippings to compile flashcard decks filled with words for which you already have context. This makes it easy to study both the words you looked up during Japanese class, and those that appear in your favorite song or videogame. And by adding notes to the back of flashcards you can further connect each vocabulary word to your personal contextual understanding.
Kanji flashcards prompt you to draw the missing kanji from the words you're studying, creating stronger connections between the characters and their real-world use. Built-in kanji decks give you 2 or 3 key words to study for each kanji.
This app is only possible because of the JMDict (edrdg.org) and Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) projects. I highly encourage you to support these incredible projects that make apps like Nihongo possible!
DICTIONARY
* Over 180,000 words, 165,000 example sentences, and 6000 kanji entries.
* Every word clearly marked as common, uncommon, or rare.
* Add your own notes to any dictionary entry.
* Quickly identify transitive/intransitive word pairs.
* Audio pronunciations of words and example sentences (Requires Nihongo Pro)
PHOTO LOOKUP (OCR) [Pro]
* Look up words just by taking a picture.
* Uses Google Cloud Vision to provide high-quality text recognition.
* Just tap on a word to look it up.
CLIPPINGS (READING ASSISTANT) [Pro]
* Adds furigana or romaji to text pasted into the app.
* Tap on any word to see its definition without leaving the clipping.
* Flashcard deck automatically created so you can study the new words in a clipping.
* Display text horizontally or vertically.
* Have Nihongo read any clipping out loud.
FLASHCARDS [Pro]
* Flashcards automatically generated from words you lookup in the dictionary or paste into the app.
* Nihongo learns what words you know, and won't bother you again with words you've mastered.
* Built-in kanji flashcard decks up through Middle School.
* Intuitive spaced repetition flashcard system for vocabulary
Our dictionary is made to find what you're looking for fast, with the words Japanese speakers actually use at the top of every search result, and every word marked as "common", "uncommon", or "rare".
"Clippings", our reading assistant, is what makes Nihongo stand apart from other dictionaries. Paste in Japanese text from a website, email, an eBook, or anywhere else, and we'll add furigana or romaji to every word. We also enable you to tap on any word to see its definition. This will truly change the way you read Japanese. And now, you can get the same experience right in Safari using our Safari extension.
Personal experience (as well as a good deal of research in second-language acquisition) has shown us that the words that you're most likely to remember are the words that you're encountering naturally. To this end Nihongo automatically draws from your search history and clippings to compile flashcard decks filled with words for which you already have context. This makes it easy to study both the words you looked up during Japanese class, and those that appear in your favorite song or videogame. And by adding notes to the back of flashcards you can further connect each vocabulary word to your personal contextual understanding.
Kanji flashcards prompt you to draw the missing kanji from the words you're studying, creating stronger connections between the characters and their real-world use. Built-in kanji decks give you 2 or 3 key words to study for each kanji.
This app is only possible because of the JMDict (edrdg.org) and Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) projects. I highly encourage you to support these incredible projects that make apps like Nihongo possible!
DICTIONARY
* Over 180,000 words, 165,000 example sentences, and 6000 kanji entries.
* Every word clearly marked as common, uncommon, or rare.
* Add your own notes to any dictionary entry.
* Quickly identify transitive/intransitive word pairs.
* Audio pronunciations of words and example sentences (Requires Nihongo Pro)
PHOTO LOOKUP (OCR) [Pro]
* Look up words just by taking a picture.
* Uses Google Cloud Vision to provide high-quality text recognition.
* Just tap on a word to look it up.
CLIPPINGS (READING ASSISTANT) [Pro]
* Adds furigana or romaji to text pasted into the app.
* Tap on any word to see its definition without leaving the clipping.
* Flashcard deck automatically created so you can study the new words in a clipping.
* Display text horizontally or vertically.
* Have Nihongo read any clipping out loud.
FLASHCARDS [Pro]
* Flashcards automatically generated from words you lookup in the dictionary or paste into the app.
* Nihongo learns what words you know, and won't bother you again with words you've mastered.
* Built-in kanji flashcard decks up through Middle School.
* Intuitive spaced repetition flashcard system for vocabulary
Latest updates
1.37
Principales nouveautés
* Défi kanji JLPT 2026 - Tous les jeux de kanji JLPT sont gratuits jusqu’au jour de l’examen, le 6 décembre. Choisissez un niveau, terminez 10 jeux avant l’examen et débloquez une icône spéciale de l’app et ce niveau pour toujours.
Autres améliorations
* Faites pivoter les photos directement dans Recherche sur photo et dans les galeries de photos des cartes mémoire.
* Le volume des prononciations de mots enregistrées est désormais plus uniforme.
* La musique de fond reste à un volume réduit et constant pendant l’étude des cartes mémoire.
* Améliorations de l’analyse des Coupures grâce aux retours des utilisateurs. Merci pour vos signalements, continuez à nous les envoyer !
Corrections de bugs
* Correction des titres difficiles à lire sur les pages courtes des Réglages.
1.36.2
Bug Fixes
* Fix missing flashcard controls and misaligned progress indicators when folding iPhone Duo.
* Fix flashcard editors becoming clipped, appearing in the wrong position, or reopening after dismissal when folding iPhone Duo or resizing an iPad window.
* Fix inconsistent flashcard corner rounding on iOS 26 and later.
* Fix incorrect section headings in dictionary popovers.
* Fix spacing in kanji origin previews.
* Fix a gray strip appearing in the photo viewer after zooming or panning on iOS 26 and later.
* Fix the Nihongo Pro banner becoming hidden after returning from a flashcard deck.
1.36.1
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where restoring a backup could incorrectly delete flashcards for words that were removed and then re-added to the dictionary.
* Fix layout issues in Search and Flashcards when folding iPhone Duo, rotating an iPad, or resizing a window.
* Fix clipped content in dictionary popovers and kanji origin previews.
* Fix Clipping toolbar controls appearing in the wrong order in Two Column Reading Mode.
* Fix Clippings saved through Shortcuts not appearing immediately when returning to the app.
* Fix the ordering of similar hiragana, katakana, and kanji suggestions in handwriting search.
* Fix misalignment of the search camera button on iOS 26 and later.
* Fix a missing Done button after completing a flashcard session on iOS 18.
* Fix the newsletter sign-up form being clipped in smaller iPad windows.
* Fix text formatting in flashcard tutorials.
Store changes
What Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
8 screenshots (was 8)
New iPad screenshots 
