Midori (japanese Dictionary) App Reviews

This app has very little, about 50% of the time I can find something.

This is by far the best English-Japanese dictionary out there. Do not hesitate to pay for this app. It is well worth the money! If the app offered syncing of bookmarks across devices it would be perfect!

I have had this dictionary for years. It’s only improved since first getting it. The most useful thing for me is the kanji drawing app, which is by far the most accurate and smartest I’ve come across. It has tons of example sentences, which you can search either by English or Japanese. It also include some slangs and more modern words. I’m very very happy with this dictionary!

The app is a great dictionary and reads drawn kanji well. The translate function only works on kanji which is annoying but other than that this app is great. For translation function it is better to get imiwa that app translates hiragana as well

I came for the dictionary, I stayed for the flashcards. That’s not true – the dictionary is actually amazing. It’s hard to imagine a better layout for a Japanese dictionary than this; or with more functionality than this.

I spent ten dollars on this app wondering if I would actually use it. This app is the absolute best offline dictionary. It was extremely helpful when I went to Japan and didn’t have cell phone service. It has clear definitions, tons of examples, and you’re able to examine each kanji in detail. It also includes kanji and vocabulary lists for every JLPT level. Best tool I have ever bought for Japanese language study.

Midori has been my go-to for Kanji look-up, organizing bookmark sets by chapter from my text book, translation, and verb conjugation. My favorite two features are: 1) the draw-kanji input: when drawing a character by sight, the recognition is so generous it’s scary, and is the biggest help of all when trying to decipher kanji I can’t recognize. 2) the list of example uses and breakdowns of multi-character words. Most of the examples from my text book are in the first few examples of the kanji I’ve bookmarked in this app.

Awesome app but please let me practice kanji on the iPhone app just like the iPad app. Also, provide most common words used by kanji list

I’ve tried many Japanese dictionaries and Midori ended up being my favorite by far. Great functionality, minimalistic but easy to see design, good speed and the best kanji writing feature I’ve seen so far. However, there’s one thing that’s keeping me from giving 5 stars to this app: it lacks cloud sync, which is something other apps have. It’s very frustrating to have to save my bookmarks in dropbox on the phone and then open, extract and save them in my iPad’s app. This takes out a lot of time since I use both devices often daily. I’ve thought about picking other dictionaries before multiple times due to this particular feature missing. I sincerely hope this will be implemented soon.

I love this app. I use it all the time living in Japan and often bookmark things I look up to review later. It’s incredibly handy. The only thing I wish it had is a way to limit daily new words to study.

I've passed the JLPT N1 and have lived in Japan for the last five years. However, I use Midori wash l each and everyday whether to check the newspaper, to confirm the meaning of a sign I see outside, or to double-check a word that I heard during a meeting. It's so easy to use. One small improvement I would like to see is the ability to put a folder within a folder in bookmarks a little easier. I come across so many words that I bookmark thanks to Midori and would love to be able to organize my lists a little better. Otherwise, this is an amazing app!

I’ve done almost 20 years of Japanese language self-study. There is no better tool than this app. The only reason I own an iPhone is BECAUSE of this app.

I've tried many free and paid Japanese dictionaries. Out of all of them, I'd say Midori is the best. Name dictionary, multiple options of display for information regarding kanji study systems, examples, and more.

I love the bookmark function to be able to save words for later review. Conjugations for the win! Some of the example sentences are a little odd but help put in context how to use words grammatically. I would love to see antonyms as sometimes searches don’t net what you need without some digging. If you are studying Japanese this a great tool and works offline which is awesome.

Overall it’s good, it’s like a combination of Japanese and Imiwa. But it’s quite inconvenient because there is no option for an account. I get it that the users are able to save the words on the app on the device they’re using. But if I use both my phone and ipad, whenever I switch the device, I dont have any words to practice. Hopefully, this issue will be noticed and updated.

This application continues to be the very best Japanese dictionary available on iOS. Stroke-order agnostic handwriting recognition, SKIP and radical search, among plenty of other features, all with a very clean interface that is easy to use.

This is by far the best Japanese dictionary on either iOS or Android. The fact that you can search via word, sample sentence, and even name is super useful. Also, I’ve found that the quality of the database itself is superior to other apps (better definitions, more definitions, etc). Props to the developer for maintaining such a useful app. It was well worth installing.

Why? なぜ？ ✨ fast and easy to look up words, names, characters with handwriting, romaji and now Safari extension: no more copy and pasting 💌 exporting lists to e-mail, csv to backup lists 📝 easily translate long blocks of text at once 🔥 always being updated and improved 🌏 fully-available offline 💮 quiz function for those studying One of my most-used apps. Thank you 💘

So a lot of people like both imiwa and Japanese dictionaries... which is fine they are both great apps but I found that Japanese doesn't have an analysis sections... but I loved the layout...while imiwa's layout I didn't really like it...tbh it was just a little too much going on but I liked the conjugation section... but I wanted both of the features in one app and I found it with Midori sure you have to pay.. but this is a great app that is constantly updated those other two apps haven't been updated since 2014 that's not good because it means there entries that could be old and not used in daily Japanese conversation and the entry's that are so old that they may not help if your looking for a particular word... :( 😞 but midori is updated and has great features and benefits they have a new feature for writing kanji that will benefit me because I don't know s***** order and when I write the kanji it doesn't ever come up but now I can write the kanji and it will recognise the kanji that I'm looking for! 😆😆😆 I wouldn't say the other ones aren't worth downloading but considering that this app is constantly changing and updating for the better and has more entries that are useful to daily conversation and learning I would definitely recommend this app to anyone who wanted a Japanese dictionary that's worth taking up space on your phone and can actually help with searching for kanji, Japanese names and kanji using example sentence!! 😄😄🤘🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ should be elected as a featured app by apple.

Lived in Japan 14 years. This is by far the most convenient and flexible dictionary. A must have for learning and communicating in Japanese.

It's useless without info about where the accent is in a word. It also doesn't provide sample pronunciation. Useless in learning Japanese. I can google for simply translation purposes.

For any serious student learning Japanese, this app is worth the investment.

Honestly, I have one of those fancy electronic dictionaries -- they cost a few hundred dollars. Midori is better than that, and it costs far less.

An otherwise fantastic app for English-speaking learners of Japanese, Midori has wonderful options for searching and learning Japanese, even in spite of a few "Japanglish" example sentences... at least for the iPhone. The iPad version of this app is outdated, and I assume from the dearth of updates, now unsupported.

Throughout my classroom studies, study abroad, and continued independent study and correspondence with Japanese friends, this app has been an invaluable tool that has made my life so much better and enabled me to learn and communicate much more easily than I could otherwise. I'm especially grateful that things continue to improve, and always impressed by the amount of seemingly obscure slang that is included as well. There have been many times when a Japanese friend, stumped in trying to explain a word to me, will wave a hand dismissively and say いや、辞書に手間てこないよ。only to have their jaw drop when Lo and behold, Midori did in fact know the word. Thank you so much to the people who make and maintain this app. It has made my life so much better. At my friend's suggestion, I still lovingly and sincerely refer to it as 『ベストフレンド辞書』。

I use this app everyday (I've actually been using this app for years now). It has been incredibly useful and easy to use. I am so glad that I got this app. Worth every penny I spent on it.

Thorough dictionary with tons of example sentences and a responsive interface.

I heartily recommend this app for its large word bank, built-in flash card system, and the ability to translate large chunks of text at one time. This app is my 掛け替えのない物‼️

This app is simply amazing. It not only has vocabulary but also many Kanji and their components. Everything is very clear. The examples are very helpful, too. I love that I can scribble something and get the Kanji that I'm after. I use this app every day.

I use it daily to help read manga and light novels. It has a ton of useful features, and it's easy to export your lists to Anki.

I am a mid-level student of Japanese, who’s been self-teaching myself for almost 20 years. Without this app, my Japanese reading ability drops by 50%. The only reason I bought an iPhone is because it’s the only thing that will run this app. Get it now!!!

Simple and fast but very comprehensive. Good for casual learning up to serious academic studies. Great support, constant improvements and updates.

I really like this app better than most others out there. You can disable/enable different features for the flash cards so they appear as you want them to. Being able to draw the kanji is very helpful too. The only feature that would make the app perfect is being able to choose a folder and practicing flash cards from all subfolders. Right now you can only practice one set of vocab at a time, but it'd be great to be able to mix them up.

I remember sitting in Japanese 401 and one of my friends had this app. (I didn't have an iPhone at the time but this app was a deciding factor in making the switch from android.) I was so envious because of the length you wouldn't even begin to think this app goes to. Example sentences. Loan words organized by the language Japanese borrows from. Kanji AND words organized by JLPT level. Plus much more!

Midori is essential for Japanese language students. If you're wondering whether or not you need this app, the answer is "yes". Its value far exceeds its modest price. Finally, the developer is the most responsive I've ever had the pleasure of interacting with; he takes great pains to make Midori as comprehensive and polished as possible.

I've had this app since 2012 and I use it nearly every day. An indispensable resource for those learning Japanese.

This app is both a terrific Japanese dictionary and a tool for helping one learn Japanese. You can do almost anything you'd want to do with Japanese, from looking up words, studying Kanji, studying example sentences, etc. This version adds a Safari extension which makes it even more useful - you can now translate Japanese web pages directly from Safari.

Calling this app "just a dictionary" is an insult to the app. It's depth is so incredible, that while it hasn't replaced my textbooks, it sure comes close. It has helped immensely in my kanji studies, to the point that it plays an integral role. With this app, it allows me to see the relationships between various kanji to help me get a better understanding of each meaning. This app is so good, I'd switch over from Android just to use it; I love it just that much. I can't recommend this enough. I don't really purchase apps, but this app is so well worth it, I had to leave a review for people who are like me. None of this is hyperbole, I really do love this app so much. Denouttaden.

Midori is an extremely comprehensive and effective tool for Japanese language study. The best out there in my view. The example sentences, range of vocabulary, ability to customize lists and share them and the eye-friendly layout are just a few of the great features. The responsiveness and support from the developer are also excellent. Highly recommended.

As an English speaker living in Japan for the past year and a half, I have found this app extremely helpful. I bought it when I had zero Japanese ability and now am studying for my n2 exam. I utilize almost all the functions of this app daily from studying vocabulary to looking up words I don't understand in daily life. I love that I can save words in my own lists for later study. The new updates including the additional "common" label for words as well as being able to write any s***** order have made this app even more convenient. When learning new vocabulary, I love that most words have multiple example sentences. Adding sentences to more words can make this excellent app even more outstanding. I think this app is worth every ¥$€£. Thank you!

Not only the best Japanese dictionary, but the best of any foreign language dictionary that I’ve found. UI is clean and easy to navigate. The flash card system is fantastic for learning vocabulary and the adaptive recall system is the perfect amount of functionality without bombarding you with endless options that you need to configure. Using the flash card system I was able to learn almost 1000 words in about a month, by simply reviewing the recommended cards for each day. Only thing that’s lacking - please make an equivalent app for Chinese! :)

I have had this app for over 8 years and is always my go to. While there had not been any “crazy new look” or “ special new pink elephant “ type updates, the app/dictionary keeps working well and I haven’t been charged for an update or forced into some useless subscription schemes so 5 stars from me.

The app itself is a life saver. However, I would like to request a few things. 1.) Please implement multiple access points to the Notes folder. Often times, I'm on the Bookmarks page reviewing one thing to later find myself needing to access the Notes folder at the same time but can't without backing out of what I'm doing. Additionally, adding a general or loose notes area for notes that aren't in direct connection with a character would be great. 2.) If you can, give the Example sentences underneath the Characters an option to switch between N5 - N1 type sentences. Trying to learn more advanced sentences early on is of course insane so it'd be great if there were a way for people like myself just starting out with the language to read simpler sentence structures. I'm often scrolling to find easier example sentences to read so this would mean the world if you could. 💕 - ありがとうございます

This app is really amazing. The multiple ways to search (romaji, hiragana, or kanji radicals, is incredibly convenient. I use it almost every day, primarily for inputting new words to the bookmark/flash card section. The only problem I have is not about content, only usability. The flash cards only allow you to see the Japanese first, instead of offering English first as well. If there was the option to use either Japanese or English first, I feel like the language-learning benefit would be improved. Again, despite my tiny usability issue, overall this app is incredibly useful, and anyone interested in learning Japanese will definitely benefit from it!

This app is great for learning, and reference. I used it successfully several times to quickly look up key words and build sentences when I was in Japan. You can enter a word in English and are presented with options - and pronunciations. This is really nice if you suspect that you know what a sign says, but want to validate.

I love the organization and content of the app but When you look for a word in the search a whole list of sentences with the word appear and not the word itself. Can you make it so that when I look up a word that’s what appears and make the sentences an extra feature that accompanies the word?

Wow just gets better with every update. So many easy ways to look up kanji. So worth the price.

This app has been indispensable for me while studying. The update also has made it better, because when it comes to kanji that you may not get the s***** order right for, you can now have options pop up. Where earlier, if the order was wrong, you had no chance. This caused me to have to jump back and forth between this and Google Translate, just to find the character I needed. Also, I love the fact that the example sentences are now an option along with the names and words. It makes everything so much smoother and I'm loving it!

This app changed my Japanese study life. Having nearly given up on learning kanji, Midori's flash cards feature and pre-made lists gave me the boost I needed. Best dictionary I ever purchased, by far. Thank you!

Have been using for 3 years. OUTSTANDING app. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I use this app for everything, including the translate section for copy pasting NHK easy articles to gain reading practice. Having the handwriting recognition built in is also super useful. To the developer: it would be great to have support for toggling on a “dark theme” as the white background gets a bit tough on the eyes at times. Update: Downgraded current rating from 5 to 4 stars as the translate lookup functionality has some pretty glaring bugs. A good example is the following sentence: こちらは原先生です。The first word こちら exists in the dictionary itself but isn’t parsed during translate. I’ve seen many cases such as this requiring me to rely on additional apps. Please fix this.

I'm living in Japan, and I rely on this app everyday. It's my favorite Japanese app by far. The interface is clean, the information shown is useful, and I find the translate feature more useful than google translate.

I’m in love with this app. Being able to draw a kanji in a dictionary is infinitely helpful. No more looking it up by strokes in a book. Best $10 I have ever spent as someone who is learning the language.

There really are only 2 good Japanese dicts in the AppStore. One is named Japanese, and never gets updated, and this one. Fun tip: try the Safari extension in other Apps. If they use the same mechanism Safari does, it will work. Love the new features.

It's the best app with tons of features worth of 9.99$. With that I can do almost everything concerning with japanese language. Similar kanji, translate, easy bookmark, kanji with JLPT level, Grade level, loanwords and so many features to use. Almost every feature is useful.

Midori is the very best kanji and Japanese dictionary I have found anywhere. I have deleted all my other kanji dictionaries. I don't even use my paper dictionaries anymore. I have been studying Japanese for 40 years (sad, I know...), and I have never used anything better. I have been waiting for this technology all my adult life. For some more hyperboles... This app is the best app I own on my iPad and iPhone. . The iPad was designed for solving the problem of looking up kanji. It works smoothly; I have never experienced any glitches. Aesthetically, it is a beautiful app. With a tap, you can view the kanji drawn, s***** by beautiful s***** - teaching you how to write the kanji. Congratulations to the developers. Thank you. Update: more on amazing service As always the developer is of such great help. He always respond so quickly and his directions are clear and easy to follow. Thank you again for a great product. I recommend Midori to all my colleagues. June 2014 - Breathtaking! Another amazing update! Now I can read Safari in Japanese, tap the up button and ask for Furigana to be place on the kanji and/or choose Midori to translate and then all of the article is automatically transferred over to my Midori app to be translated! (Was that completely incomprehensible? Midori will explain this new service step by step.) I don't know how the other apps can compare. This is the most amazing app. It is hands down the best I app I have for ANYTHING!

I love this dictionary, it has everything I need ❤️

This is by far the Best Japanese dictionary app ever , i’ve learned so many Japanese words because of this

This is by far the best Japanese dictionary on either iOS or Android. The fact that you can search via word, sample sentence, and even name is super useful. Also, I’ve found that the quality of the database itself is superior to other apps (better definitions, more definitions, etc). Props to the developer for maintaining such a useful app. It was well worth installing.

I feel like I need. to write another review for Midori. I’ve been using it for over 4yrs now and it has never disappointed. There are number of reasons I like it not the least of which is because I can look up words without clearing the search menu and it still separates and displays all the results. I also own another popular Japanese dictionary app “Japanese”, which I think it good, but I always go to Midori when doing some serous translations and tough Japanese reading. This app is definitely a must for serious Japanese learners!!! I’m not an employee for Midori, but I think you should invest in this app!

I use this every day and love how it’s so versatile. I wish there was an option to back up notes and settings or choose to export to iCloud or Google Drive. That would make it more awesome.