Kanji Recognizer
N Elenkov Books & Reference
Handwritten Japanese kanji recognition and dictionary
- Downloads
- 1.7K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Jul 22
- 2026 · v2.8.0
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About Kanji Recognizer
Features
* Integrated kanji database with more than 13,000 entries
* Animated stroke order diagrams
* Kanji writing quiz
* Training mode
* Search by reading and meaning
* Favorites and history
* Favorites Excel (CSV) and Anki export
* Tablet support
* Automatically searches on each stroke for immediate feedback
* Configurable drawing pen size and color
* Simeji, OpenWnn/Flick, ATOK, OpenWnn Plus integration (mushroom)
* Compressed model for older/slower devices
* Works offline (Internet connections only required for initial download).
* Stroke annotation
* Undo (removes last stroke)
* Kanji decomposition into components
* Copy/append recognized kanji to clipboard or share to other programs
* Integrated kanji database with more than 13,000 entries
* Animated stroke order diagrams
* Kanji writing quiz
* Training mode
* Search by reading and meaning
* Favorites and history
* Favorites Excel (CSV) and Anki export
* Tablet support
* Automatically searches on each stroke for immediate feedback
* Configurable drawing pen size and color
* Simeji, OpenWnn/Flick, ATOK, OpenWnn Plus integration (mushroom)
* Compressed model for older/slower devices
* Works offline (Internet connections only required for initial download).
* Stroke annotation
* Undo (removes last stroke)
* Kanji decomposition into components
* Copy/append recognized kanji to clipboard or share to other programs
What’s new
Version 2.8.0 · Updated July 22, 2026
Bug fixes
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