Yomimaru Alternatives

Yomimaru is described as 'Graded Japanese reading app that takes you from your first hiragana to full novels. Read a curated library, the day's news at your level, your own PDFs, or a photo of a manga page, with adaptive furigana and one-tap lookups' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Yomimaru for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Android Tablet and iPad apps. The best Yomimaru alternative is LingQ, which is free. Other great apps like Yomimaru are Jisho, Takoboto, 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) and Renshuu.

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  1. LingQ icon
     16 likes

    Immerse in language learning with authentic audio, podcasts, books, and web-imported material, review vocabulary with a spaced repetition system, track progress with usage statistics and avatar growth, and sync your data across devices for online and offline study.

    77 LingQ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  2. Jisho icon
     20 likes

    Powerful and easy-to-use online Japanese-English dictionary with words, kanji and example sentences, among other features, like sentence parsing and inflection info.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Takoboto icon
     6 likes

    Japanese dictionary & Nihongo learning tool. Both online and offline apps available.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Windows Phone
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  4. Look up Japanese words with the hover of a mouse.

    13 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Thunderbird
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Edge
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  5. Renshuu icon
     2 likes

    Renshuu.org is an interactive website for learning Japanese, offering personalized study tools, games, and community support to help users master vocabulary, grammar, kanji, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  6. Yomitan icon
     2 likes

    Yomitan turns your web browser into a tool for building language literacy by helping you read texts that would otherwise be too difficult to tackle in a variety of supported languages.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
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  7. Kanshudo icon
     4 likes

    Kanshudo is the fastest and most enjoyable way to learn Japanese kanji and written Japanese. Whatever your current level, Kanshudo will help you improve. Kanshudo provides free Japanese lessons, free online flashcards, games, and a unique visualization of your kanji knowledge...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. WaniKani icon
     7 likes

    WaniKani is a web application for learning Japanese kanji and vocabulary with the goal of teaching you around 1,700 kanji and 5,000 vocabulary words in about a one to two years. "What? That's impossible!" you scream.

    57 WaniKani alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Language immersion tool with Chrome extension integrating websites, YouTube, and PDFs, offers instant translation, knowledge-based comprehension scoring, flashcards, smart spaced repetition, progress tracking, color-coded vocabulary status, and supports over 50 languages.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  10. Yomeru AI icon
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    Yomeru AI is an AI-powered Japanese reading platform designed for learners who want to read manga, light novels, and other Japanese content interactively — from complete beginners to advanced learners preparing for JLPT.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Typhon icon
     1 like

    Typhon is a free, open-source ebook reader that allows you to keep your reading progress synchronized across multiple devices. It adds a Rikai-like feature for Japanese dictionary lookup.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  12. Wakatta! icon
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    Paste any Japanese sentence and get an instant AI-powered breakdown: translation, word-by-word analysis with furigana, grammar explanations, and JLPT difficulty levels.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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