Kotomora
Kotomora Education
Comprehensive Japanese dictionary: words, kanji, readings, audio & examples
- Downloads
- 693+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Sep 30
- 2026 · v1.7.1
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About Kotomora
Search by typing Japanese, English, romaji, kana, or kanji — or draw Japanese characters by hand when you don't know the reading. Then explore words in context with readings, meanings, examples, pitch accent, conjugations, frequency, JLPT level, related words, related kanji, and written-form notes.
Browse by JLPT level, part of speech, theme, and more, or start from curated collections like onomatopoeia, four-character idioms, proverbs, and keigo.
Kotomora also includes translation guides that explain how English words and phrases map to natural Japanese. Learn the difference between options like ありがとう, ありがとうございます, and すみません, or how words like "run," "wear," "please," and "but" change depending on context.
Features:
• Japanese-English dictionary search by typing or handwriting
• Draw Japanese characters to search when you don't know the reading
• Browse and filter by JLPT, part of speech, theme, and curated collections
• Related words on every entry — synonyms, easily confused words, word families, and transitive/intransitive pairs
• Usage patterns and expressions that show how words combine in real sentences
• Sentence analyzer with word and grammar breakdowns
• Translation guides for nuance and natural usage
• Kanji meanings, readings, components, similar kanji, and stroke order
• Pitch accent, examples, conjugations, frequency, and JLPT info
• Save entries and add personal notes for offline review
Kotomora is designed for learners who want to understand how Japanese is actually used.
What’s new
Version 1.7.1 · Updated September 30, 2026
• Fixed a rare crash that could happen while Kotomora updated its search data. • If the search data on your device is ever damaged, Kotomora now repairs it on its own. • Tap Search again to start a new search, with your last one selected. • Opening an entry puts the keyboard away, so on tablets it no longer covers the page. • Long readings now fit on one line, and page headers no longer flicker.
User reviews
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Amazing app. How can this not have enough reviews to rate yet? As a Japanese learner this almost immediately became one of my top apps that get installed on all my devices and kept (order is usually this, then Makoto+, Migaku, and Todaii, then the rest) and it's free as well. I use it daily and having found it can't...
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