Contact Japanese Support

by Mleuker

It's really great to see that the developer hasn't abandoned the app and the latest update makes Japanese even more useful than it was before. This goes especially for the Study function which wasn't of much use before (to me at least) and couldn't really compete with some of the other options out there.

The Text function could be great, but currently suffers from a couple of limitations. For one, compound words are often not transcribed correctly. Most of the time, only two characters can be selected and there is no way to manually add more. Also, quite a few words and phrases that are in the dictionary are greyed out. Additionally, being able to edit the text and saving it for later (list view?) would be really helpful as well.

Apart from that, marking vocabulary as read from anywhere in the app would be a nice addition. And a bit nit picky, but if possible, please make the Romaji transliteration method user selectable ... not a big fan of the default one.

by Will Squibbles

This app is incredibly useful and pretty much my go to for any situation. The dictionary is really huge and easy to search, the handwriting recognition works really well, and the precompiled vocabulary lists are incredibly helpful.
My biggest gripe about this app is the study system. It boasts that it uses spaced repetition to help the user memorize cards, but the actual system seems like an awkward approximation of what other apps use. Quite frequently, cards get marked as “learned” after I get them right a number of times, but they never reappear to be studied again, and I end up forgetting them. It would be great if this app used something like due dates for each card, showing you the card less often the more you get it right and vice versa. As it is, the “learned” category is pretty unhelpful. I end up turning to other apps like skritter and memrise to help me study, even though I like this apps interface a lot better.
Please alter the spaced repetition system to help us study more effectively!

by カンジ・ボイ

Overall, the application is quite helpful. I believe it’s biggest strengths are its ability to break down the radicals and components of Kanji characters as well as its large sample sentence library. Its biggest drawbacks, however, is it “draw” search function. Google translate allows you to draw a Kanji character in any stroke order and provide you the correct interpretation. This application will not give you the proper interpretation unless you provide not only the proper stroke order but precise proportions. Thus, learning unknown Kanji is a pain in this app. Yet, if you know the basics of Kanji stroke order, it should work. Moreover, the application’s feature to show how to write a Kanji is amazing. Great application, but not recommended for new learners of Japanese.