English Japanese Dictionary
Free offline English-Japanese dictionary with 170,000+ entries. Look up words instantly without internet. Essential for Japanese learners and travelers to Japan.
Key Features
100% Offline
Look up Japanese words anytime, anywhere — no internet connection needed.
Fast Search
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Android & iOS
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170,000+ Words
A rich database of 170,000+ words and phrases for thorough translations.
Bidirectional
Search from English to Japanese or Japanese to English seamlessly.
About English Japanese Dictionary
One of the most comprehensive free offline English-Japanese dictionaries available, with over 170,000 entries. Whether you are studying Japanese, traveling to Japan, or working with Japanese colleagues, this dictionary provides instant, reliable translations.
About Japanese
Japanese is spoken by over 125 million people. It uses three writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Japan is the third-largest economy in the world, making Japanese a valuable language for business.
Who is this app for? Japanese learners, travelers to Japan, anime/manga fans, business professionals.
Three writing systems at once
Japanese uses hiragana, katakana and kanji together in the same sentence, and each has a job. Hiragana carries grammar — the particles and verb endings. Katakana handles loanwords and emphasis. Kanji, borrowed from Chinese, carries the content words.
That means a single sentence can mix all three, and it means a dictionary lookup depends on knowing which system you are looking at. The kana are two sets of roughly 46 characters each and take a week. Kanji is the long project: around 2,100 characters are designated for general use, and most carry more than one reading depending on context.
The hard parts are not the ones you expect
Japanese has no grammatical gender, no plurals to agree with, no articles, and only two irregular verbs worth the name. Pronunciation is straightforward for English speakers — a small, clean vowel inventory and few difficult consonants.
The difficulty is elsewhere. Counters mean the word for "two" changes with what you are counting: two bottles is nihon, two cats is nihiki, two cups is nihai. Particles mark grammatical role, and the は/が distinction defeats learners for years. And politeness is grammatical rather than optional — the same sentence has plain, polite and honorific forms, and choosing wrongly is socially audible.
What is in it
Bidirectional entries with kana readings shown, which is the practical necessity — seeing 一本 written tells you nothing about whether it is read ichihon or ippon. Japanese has around 125 million speakers, almost all in Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to learn kanji to use this dictionary?
No. You can search from English, and entries show kana readings alongside kanji. Reading real Japanese text does eventually require kanji, but a dictionary that shows readings is exactly what makes early reading possible.
Why does the word for two change depending on what I am counting?
Japanese uses counter words, and the number fuses with them. Two bottles is nihon, two cats nihiki, two cups nihai. Sound changes follow a regular pattern — 1, 6, 8 and 10 harden a following h to p, and 3 softens it to b.
How many kanji do I need?
Around 2,100 characters are designated for general use and cover ordinary newspapers and books. Most have several readings depending on context, which is why a dictionary showing readings matters more in Japanese than in most languages.
Is Japanese pronunciation hard for English speakers?
Not particularly. The vowel inventory is small and clean and there are few difficult consonants. The difficulty in Japanese lies in counters, particles and grammatical politeness rather than in sounds.
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