Kana AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Dictionaries

The best Dictionary alternative to Kana is Jisho, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Kana and five of them are Dictionaries so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Dictionary alternatives to Kana are 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp), JquickTrans, RomajiDesu and Kanji Recognizer.

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Hone your Japanese skills by matching romanized characters to their correct hiragana and katakana counterparts.

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Kana alternatives page was last updated Nov 9, 2023
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  1. Jisho icon
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    Powerful and easy-to-use online Japanese-English dictionary with words, kanji and example sentences, among other features, like sentence parsing and inflection info.

    14 Jisho alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Jisho Features

    1.  Tagging

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    Look up Japanese words with the hover of a mouse.

    9 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

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  3. JquickTrans icon
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    Integrated Japanese/Kanji dictionary, translation-aid and study system.

    27 JquickTrans alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  4. RomajiDesu icon
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    RomajiDesu is a free online bi-directional Japanese-English dictionary, Kanji dictionary, Sentence analyzer and Japanese to Romaji/English translator, and Romaji to Hiragana/Katakana Converters for Japanese learners.

    8 RomajiDesu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

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    Draw Japanese character dan select a character to show reading, meaning, radical, and the correct stroke order.

    6 Kanji Recognizer alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Android

    Kanji Recognizer Features

    1.  Handwriting recognition

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