Japanese Vietnamese Dictionary
Free offline Japanese-Vietnamese dictionary. Translate words instantly without internet. Essential for Vietnamese learners of Japanese and workers in Japan.
Key Features
100% Offline
Look up Vietnamese words anytime, anywhere — no internet connection needed.
Fast Search
Instant results as you type. Find the word you need in milliseconds.
Completely Free
No hidden costs, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases required.
Android & iOS
Available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Comprehensive
Thousands of words and phrases covering everyday vocabulary and more.
Bidirectional
Search from Japanese to Vietnamese or Vietnamese to Japanese seamlessly.
About Japanese Vietnamese Dictionary
This Japanese-Vietnamese dictionary serves the growing community of Vietnamese people learning Japanese. Japan is a popular destination for Vietnamese students and workers, making this dictionary an essential daily tool.
About Vietnamese
Japan has the second-largest Vietnamese community in Asia. Over 450,000 Vietnamese people live and work in Japan, making Japanese-Vietnamese translation tools highly valuable.
Who is this app for? Vietnamese students and workers in Japan, Japanese learners, translators.
One of the busiest language pairs in Asia
Vietnam is among the largest sources of foreign workers and students in Japan, across technical intern programmes, nursing and caregiving, and university study. For a very large number of people this is not a hobby language — Japanese proficiency governs employment, visa status and daily life.
That gives this pairing a different character from most. Users tend to be studying under time pressure toward a specific proficiency test, and they need reliable lookup rather than browsing.
What transfers and what does not
There is one real advantage. Both Japanese and Vietnamese borrowed heavily from Chinese, so a large stratum of vocabulary is cognate. Sino-Vietnamese words and Japanese on'yomi readings frequently correspond in a way that becomes predictable — a Vietnamese speaker who notices the pattern can often guess the meaning of a compound kanji word before learning it.
What does not transfer is everything else. Japanese has three writing systems where Vietnamese uses a Latin alphabet. Japanese is verb-final with case particles; Vietnamese is verb-medial with word order carrying the load. Japanese has grammatical politeness levels; Vietnamese conveys respect through kinship terms and particles instead. And Vietnamese tones have no Japanese counterpart, while Japanese pitch accent has no Vietnamese one.
Who this is for
Vietnamese workers and students in Japan, people preparing for Japanese proficiency examinations, and the Vietnamese community in Japan, which has grown substantially over the past decade. Also Japanese speakers working in Vietnam, where Japanese manufacturing investment is long established.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Japanese and Vietnamese share vocabulary?
A substantial amount, because both borrowed heavily from Chinese. Sino-Vietnamese words and Japanese on'yomi readings often correspond predictably, so a Vietnamese speaker who spots the pattern can frequently infer the meaning of a kanji compound before studying it.
Is this useful for Japanese proficiency exams?
It is one of the main reasons people use it. Many Vietnamese users are studying toward a specific proficiency level because it determines employment or visa status, so fast reliable lookup matters more than browsing.
What is hardest for a Vietnamese speaker learning Japanese?
The three writing systems, the verb-final sentence structure with case particles, and grammatical politeness levels. Vietnamese conveys respect through kinship terms rather than verb endings, so the Japanese system has to be learned from scratch.
Does it work offline?
Yes. All entries are on the device, which is the practical case for someone studying on a commute or working somewhere with no usable signal.
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