Shirabe Jisho for iPhone

Quick summary

Shirabe Jisho is an iPhone dictionary app for Japanese↔English lookup, offering a clean interface and extensive reference material. The app is published by Blazej Stanek, with a full paid edition available. You can find it listed under Education & Reference in the App Store.

Input and recognition capabilities

• Wildcard and radical lookup let you find characters even when you only know part of them.
• Handwriting recognition accepts both kanji and kana and is forgiving of imperfect stroke order and small mistakes.
• Searches can be performed using kanji, kana, or romaji to match the way you type.
• When several characters look similar, the app displays candidate matches so you can choose the correct one.

Dictionaries, examples, and curated lists

• Kanji are grouped into lists by JLPT level and by Japanese school grade for structured study paths.
• The database contains extensive example material, with well over a hundred thousand sample phrases paired with translations.
• Large name and place coverage: hundreds of thousands of entries for personal names, locations, and organizations.
• Additional word lists are organized by topic and grammatical role to help focused learning.

Purchase details and placement

Shirabe Jisho’s full-featured edition is available for purchase from its App Store listing. The developer credited for the app is Blazej Stanek.

Other apps to consider

If you want alternatives, one commonly mentioned option is Manga Rock Free.