Shirabe Jisho Software

I already loved this app and used it daily but with the new update which, lets you search for sample sentences, it now has absolutely everything I asked for. (I like it so much I actually voluntarily came to write this review without it asking me to, like some other apps) All the different categories that everything is split up into makes it really easy to focus on a specific topic. It shows you a variety of words/phrases which can help you express yourself better than if you had stuck with the basics taught in school. One of my favorite parts is that it shows you the context in which they're used, by showing a bunch of sample sentences. A lot of other dictionary apps would just translate a word with little to no additional info which is why Jisho stood out to me so much. I was honestly surprised it was free AND ad free. It's worth at least trying out if your studying Japanese no matter what level your in.

I have been using this app since I started learning Japanese, 5 semesters ago. My learning experience would have been incredibly harder if I hadn’t discovered Shirabe Jisho. I use this app throughout the day, whenever it randomly occurs to me to look something up and when I am reading or writing in Japanese. The example sentences add a lot to learning the usage of a word. The verb “conjugation” in various forms saves me constantly. The stroke order for kanji writing keep me from developing bad habits. And... you can easily build flash card decks for kanji memorization. After initially loading my phone with apps to support my learning of Japanese, I now have only Shirabe Jisho. I’ve never tried Midori, which is not free and is supposed to be good, but this one is free. Now that I know how great Shirabe is, I can honestly say that I’d have gladly paid for it.

Highly recommended! I had used another very good Japanese language dictionary app for two years. I was frustrated by that dictionary’s weakness for input drawing of kanji, hiragana, etc. I found this app just 8 months ago and love it! Kanji, hiragana, and katakana input is near perfect. I can now easily input even the glides (small tsu, ya, yo, ...); fantastic!!! The conjugations presented are organized and easy to read and I nearly always find what I need. My study of Japanese is way more productive now since input is so easy, and in addition to entering Japanese words, I can paste entire sentences from docs as well...to help me quickly parse and analyze text. (I input a few extra commas to help the dictionary parse the words correctly, then formulate my interpretation, then cut and paste into google translate to compare with my interpretations...and then enjoy the often entertaining errors in google translate.). I keep discovering more and more useful features, you even can use some regular expressions for search, such as 上*る. The finger writing kanji input is so near perfect... it doesn’t even mind my left handed reverse strokes! The sample sentences really help promote learning. This is an excellent tool for learning Japanese! Thank you!