Yomabi: Japanese Dictionary

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About this app

The Japanese dictionary built for real learning. Look up any word by typing, camera, handwriting, or voice — all processed on your device, fully offline.
Whether you're a beginner or preparing for JLPT N5, N4, N3, N2, or N1, Yomabi gives you everything in one app: a powerful Japanese-English dictionary, smart flashcards, and instant text recognition.

Dictionary
- 180,000+ entries with readings, meanings, and parts of speech
- Kanji details with animated stroke order
- Pitch accent for natural pronunciation
- Example sentences to see words in context
- Search in English, romaji, hiragana, katakana, or kanji

Camera & OCR
- Point your camera at any Japanese text and tap words to look them up
- Works with books, menus, signs, manga, and more
- Supports horizontal and vertical text
- Works offline — everything runs on your device

Handwriting input
- Draw characters you don't know how to type
- Fast, accurate recognition

Flashcards & spaced repetition
- Create flashcards from any dictionary entry with one tap
- Spaced repetition helps you memorize vocabulary long-term
- Attach images and audio to your cards
- Organize into custom decks with detailed study statistics
- Import and export Anki decks (.apkg)

Voice search
- Look up words by speaking Japanese
- On-device speech recognition

Privacy first
- All data stays on your device
- No accounts, no tracking by default

Yomabi is a free offline Japanese dictionary with flashcards and OCR. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited lookups and to support development.
Download Yomabi and start learning Japanese today!
Japanese dictionary with camera, handwriting & flashcards — works offline
Updated on
Aug 13, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    Financial info, App activity and 2 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

What’s new

- Stroke order on flashcards in deck settings
- Daily study reminders
- Study day follow local time 4 a.m.
- Toggling kana input no longer moves cursor in search