Jishokun
Penzo Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Jishokun is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Penzo. Rated 4.2/5 from 29 ratings. Requires iOS 17.6. Updated September 17, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.2
- 29 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 217 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Sep 17
- 2026 · v3.1.5
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About Jishokun
This is a Japanese - English, English - Japanese dictionary. The app supports Japanese-Japanese, Japanese-English, English-Japanese, English - English and synonyms and antonyms. It's very easy to use. Just type in the word you want to look up and press search! You can also search for kanji with handwriting! When you search with the english-japanese dictionary, you can hear the pronunciation of the english word (if it is available) by clicking the play button next to the search button. You can translate text by selecting "Translate", typing the text you want translated and press "search". You can also press the play button to hear the pronunciation of the translated text. To see stroke order, swipe to the right and select "stroke order". You can also search foe kanji by radicals by selecting "kanji search". You can add words that you look up often the word list. Open the list by sliding the main view to the left. Click the "+" button to add words. Delete words by sliding on the word and press delete. Slide from to the right to open the menu. Under settings you can change text size, default dictionary etc. This app uses wwwjdict/tatoeba project/denshijisho/ruigohako/wikipedia wwwjdict: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi nihongo wordnet: http://nlpwww.nict.go.jp/wn-ja/ wiktionary: https://ja.wiktionary.org Kanjivg: http://kanjivg.tagaini.net/ Subscription Terms of Use: https://www.penzzo.net/subscription-terms-of-use/
Ratings & reviews
4.2
29 ratings
What’s new
Version 3.1.5 · Updated September 17, 2026
Added Watch extension Big improvement to all dictionaries. Better formatted results, clearer meanings and definitions. Bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Penzo, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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