- PriceFree
- CategoryReference
- First releasedAugust 10, 2010
- Versions2 archived
- Installable1 of 2
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerSukolsak Sakshuwong
- Bundle IDcom.sukolsak.Midori
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
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Report an issueMidori is a comprehensive Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary. It's a perfect tool for Japanese learners, with 910,000 entries, 150,000 example sentences, and numerous features designed to enhance your Japanese learning experience.
DICTIONARY ENTRIES
• More than 190,000 word entries. Each entry shows readings, meanings, and a kanji breakdown. • More than 12,000 kanji entries. Each entry shows readings, meanings, and example compounds. • Example sentences with furigana (small hiragana above kanji) • Over 6,000 kanji with stroke order diagrams and stroke order animations • Over 730,000 Japanese proper names, place names, given names, company names and product names • Japanese pitch accent
SEARCH & TRANSLATE
• Search words by using kana or romaji, such as あき or aki • Search words by capturing a photo. (Note: Only horizontal text is supported.) • Search kanji by drawing them • Search kanji by combining radicals, e.g. 禾 + 火 -> 秋 • Search suggestion when the input is in a conjugated form, e.g. 走った -> 走る • Search with wildcard characters, e.g. 日*人 returns all words that start with 日 and end with 人 • Search with the SKIP system • Partial results when the full word is not found, e.g. searching for 青い本 returns the results for 青い and 本 • Fast incremental search gives you the result instantly as you type
LISTS & BOOKMARKS
• List of kanji as taught in Japanese schools from grade 1 to 6 • List of kanji by frequency as appeared in Japanese newspapers • List of kanji and words by Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) levels • Lists of hiragana and katakana, each with stroke diagram and animation • Bookmarks with folders support. You can export, import, or share bookmarks with your friends.
OTHER FEATURES
• Flashcards for bookmarked words and kanji • Audio pronunciations (via speech synthesis) • Create a vocabulary list with definitions from Japanese text in one tap • Scratch pad for practicing writing kanji on iPad • No internet connection required. The app is completely offline. • French and German definitions for some words • Universal app. Run on all your iOS devices, whether it's iPhone or iPad
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Acknowledgements: This application has included material from the JMdict (EDICT, etc.), KANJIDIC2, ENAMDICT, and KRADFILE dictionary files in accordance with the licence provisions of the Electronic Dictionaries Research Group. See https://www.edrdg.org/
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 6 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2011 | 1.4.1 | — | 21 | $9.99 |
| July 2, 2013 | — | — | 222 | $7.99 |
| December 6, 2020 | — | ★ 4.8 | 124 | $9.99 |
| December 4, 2023 | 1.9.15 | ★ 4.8 | 198 | Free |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 25I 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.
This 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
I bought this at the suggestion of a friend. After a day of using it I discovered it’s just a paid version of the free Japanese Dictionary App that has everything it does, but even a few more functions that I’m looking for like listing what JLPT level each word is on the dictionary entry. Not really the all inclusive app I was hoping for. I don’t find the flash cards very useful without a voice playback either. Not really helpful for my ADHD learning style.
I 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.
This 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.
Been using this dictionary app for years, definitely the best dictionary on iOS.
Must have for traveling!
I could easily recommend this app to beginners, but not for anyone who wants to fill the gaps in their vocabulary. Most of the words I’ve searched don’t show results. Vocabulary related to specific topics (for example, government, science/medical, architecture, math, etc.) is absent. One way I try to acquire new vocabulary is to read books and jot down the words I don’t know, so I can look them up afterwards and commit them to memory. I want to find an app I can rely on without pulling out my denshi jisho, but this isn’t it. For the price, I was hoping for something more sophisticated.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.