KanjiYome
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Read real Japanese. Remember every word.

Point your phone at a book, a manga or a street sign. The reading appears over every kanji, the meaning is one tap away, and the words you keep come back at the right moment, until they stick.

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Free on Android · No ads · Works offline

Stop translating. Start reading.

A translation gives you the meaning and takes the language away. Readings over the kanji give you the language, and you keep the meaning. Try it: tap a word.

Go on, tap a word!

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Tap any word in the sentence

From a sign in the street to a word you know

Three steps, and the third is the one other apps forget.

  1. Point

    Aim your camera at a page, a manga or a sign. The Japanese turns into text you can tap, even with no connection.

  2. Understand

    The reading sits over the kanji. Tap a word and its meaning opens right there, without leaving what you were reading.

  3. Remember

    Keep a word in one tap: it becomes a card, with the sentence you found it in. The app brings it back just before you would forget it.

Wherever there is Japanese

You never have to go looking for something to read. Open the app, and something at your level is already waiting.

  • Manga

    Speech bubbles read one by one, vertical or horizontal.

  • Websites

    Wikipedia, news, blogs: the readings go right into the page. With Premium.

  • Street signs

    Menus, shops, stations. Point, read, understand.

  • One sentence at a time

    A free, endless feed of real sentences at your level.

  • Stories at your level

    78 short stories, from your very first to the hardest, with your place kept.

Why this exists

I wanted to learn Japanese by reading it

I am learning Japanese, and like everyone I started with flashcard apps. They work, but after a while every session felt like a chore to get through, and I still could not open a book and understand it.

What I actually wanted was to read. Real texts, real manga, real videos, and to look up what I did not know without losing the thread. Nothing did that the way I wanted, so I started writing it for myself.

KanjiYome is that app. It puts the readings over the kanji, gives you the meaning in one tap, and turns the words you want to keep into review cards. You keep reading; the studying happens on the side.

My own goal is the JLPT N2, because I would like to work in Japan one day. The app is built around that goal, so it takes you all the way: read something real, understand it, and remember it.

The person behind KanjiYome

Free to read. Premium to go further.

Reading, scanning and looking words up are free, for good. Premium is for when you want to go further.

Free

€0 forever

Read, scan and look up words with no account and no connection. With a free account: ready-made decks, reviews, quizzes, and your progress kept on every phone.

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Premium

€9.99 per month

Everything in Free, with no limits: unlimited review cards and mock exams, readings on YouTube and Japanese websites, your mistakes reviewed apart, detailed statistics. No AI.

or €59.99 a year with 7 days free, or €179.99 once

AI Module

€2.99 per month · Monthly, cancel anytime. Try it first: 3 free AI readings a week with a free account.

AI that explains the hard texts, sentence by sentence. Take it on its own or with Premium.

Compare everything
What each plan adds
FreePremiumAI Module
Readings over the kanji, offline dictionaryFreePremiumAI Module
Camera scan (books, manga, signs)FreePremiumAI Module
Ready-made decks, quizzes, grammar, 78 textsFreePremiumAI Module
Anki import, starred words on every device, one mock exam per levelFreePremiumAI Module
Unlimited review cards and mock examsPremium
Readings on Japanese websites and YouTubePremium
My mistakes, detailed statistics, Anki export, colour palettesPremium
AI explanations of difficult textsAI Module

Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime on Google Play. The AI Module adds to the free plan or to Premium. Prices are a guide and may vary by country.

A kanji a day, with Hanko

Every day on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: a kanji, a sign to read, a little word game. One minute, and one more thing you can read.

Tell me what is missingI read everything. If a reading is wrong, if you have an idea, or if you just want to say hello, write to me. One person answers, and it is me.The fastest way to reach me
Or from inside the appSettings, then Help and feedback. Your message arrives with what it needs: the screen you were on, and the word if you are reporting a reading.

Questions

Is it for beginners?

Yes. You can start from the kana: the app teaches them, then gives you texts and sentences at your level, from your very first to the most advanced.

Does it work without a connection?

Yes. Scanning, reading, the dictionary and reviews all run on the phone. Only reading Japanese websites and videos needs the network.

Do I need an account?

Not to read, scan or look words up. To study (cards, decks, reviews, quizzes) you need a free account. It keeps your progress when you change phone, and offers a 7-day Premium trial, no card needed, if you want it.

Where does the dictionary come from?

From the big open Japanese dictionary projects, the same ones most tools are built on. It lives inside the app, so it works with no connection. Every source is credited on the licences page.

Is there an iPhone version?

Not yet. Android is where all the work goes today; I am aiming to have an iPhone version out by the end of 2026.

Your first word is waiting.

Free on Android, with no ads. Premium is there when you want it.

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