Kanji Lens - Japanese Scanner
Jun Nakao Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Kanji Lens - Japanese Scanner is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Jun Nakao. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 17.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 119 MB
- Age 9+
- Updated
- Oct 3
- 2026 · v1.5.3
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About Kanji Lens - Japanese Scanner
Point your camera at any Japanese text and instantly see furigana, meaning, stroke order, and JLPT level — all without an internet connection. Kanji Lens scans printed text, signs, books, vertical manga panels (iOS 26+), and menus using Apple's on-device text recognition combined with Japanese word analysis. 13,108 kanji. 230,000 vocabulary entries. Zero weekly scan limits. Kanji Lens gives you unlimited OCR scans for free — no weekly limits, no paywall for core features. --------------------------------------------- ◉ WHAT YOU SEE IN ONE TAP --------------------------------------------- ◆ Furigana (reading) — phonetic reading displayed above every kanji ◆ JLPT Level — instantly know whether a kanji is N5, N4, N3, N2, or N1 ◆ Meaning — English definitions drawn from a 230,000-entry vocabulary dictionary ◆ Radical & Stroke Count — core data for deep kanji understanding ◆ Stroke Order Animation (Pro) — watch exactly how each kanji is written, stroke by stroke --------------------------------------------- ◉ SCAN ANYTHING, ANYWHERE --------------------------------------------- ◆ Horizontal & Vertical Text (vertical requires iOS 26+) — signs, books, manga, menus, documents ◆ Camera + Photo Library — shoot live or import screenshots ◆ Crop & Focus — pinpoint exactly which characters to analyze ◆ 100% Offline — works on the subway, overseas, no Wi-Fi needed --------------------------------------------- ◉ STUDY SMARTER --------------------------------------------- ◆ Wordbook — save scanned words to your personal vocabulary list ◆ SRS Quiz (Pro) — spaced-repetition quiz (9-stage interval) for long-term retention ◆ Folders (Pro) — organize by theme, JLPT level, or study session ◆ Scan History — revisit every kanji you've ever looked up --------------------------------------------- ◉ HOME SCREEN WIDGET --------------------------------------------- ◆ Kanji Rotation — your wordbook kanji refreshes every 30 minutes ◆ Review Badge — see at a glance how many words are due for review ◆ One-Tap Access — jump straight to kanji detail or quiz from the widget ◆ 6 Themes — Sakura, Ocean, Forest, Night, Sunset, and more --------------------------------------------- ◉ WHY KANJI LENS? --------------------------------------------- - Smart word segmentation — compound words and verb inflections --------------------------------------------- ◉ WHO IS THIS FOR? --------------------------------------------- ◆ JLPT learners (N5-N1) encountering unknown kanji in daily life ◆ Japan travelers reading signs, menus, and tickets without Wi-Fi ◆ Residents of Japan dealing with official paperwork and daily signage ◆ Manga and anime fans reading authentic Japanese --------------------------------------------- ◉ PRO FEATURES --------------------------------------------- Upgrade to Kanji Lens Pro: ◆ Unlimited wordbook entries (free plan: 50 words) ◆ Unlimited scan history with search ◆ Unlimited folders ◆ Stroke order animation ◆ Quiz mode with SRS ◆ Learning Stats Dashboard (scan trends, study streak, SRS distribution, JLPT mastery) ◆ Widget Customization (content type, target folder) ◆ Ad-free experience Pro Plans: • One-time purchase — lifetime access • Annual plan — auto-renewing Pricing is shown in your local currency on the Pro upgrade screen in the app. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://botan-app.pages.dev/kanji-lens/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://botan-app.pages.dev/kanji-lens/en/privacy Dictionary data: KanjiDic2 & JMdict © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full credits and licenses in Settings → Licenses.
What’s new
Version 1.5.3 · Updated October 3, 2026
◆ Kanji glyphs corrected — Fixed an issue where kanji could appear with incorrect glyph forms on some screens and in widgets. ◆ Duplicate entries fixed — Fixed an issue where the same word could appear more than once in dictionary search and related vocabulary, and where words saved to multiple folders appeared twice under "All" in your wordbook. ◆ Updated for iOS 26 — On iOS 26, the tab bar, buttons and camera controls use the new system design. ◆ Accessibility improvements — Added support for the Increase Contrast setting, improved layout at larger text sizes, and made buttons easier to tap.
App privacy
The developer, Jun Nakao, 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: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Used for: Third-Party Advertising
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, Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Performance Data, Crash Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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