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I'm looking for a good English to Japanese dictionary application for the iPhone.

I live in Japan. I just started learning the language a month ago and I was looking at denshi jisho at BIC Camera, Yodobashi, etc. but they are really expensive and also, the controls are in Kanji and as a complete beginner, I find that I cannot even use one!

flag	asked Feb 7 at 0:01 Rachel 13●3

Could you please mark this as answered if you've found an app that suited your needs. – JeremyOzbboy Mar 11 at 22:29

KawaiiOnnanoko · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-11 19:19:16Z UTC

Hands down kotoba! It's free like everyone said, plus they just added a HUGE section where you can veiw all kanji sorted by JLPT levels, school grades, etc. and do a seach for kanji using radicals... I really don't think there is anything out there that could do more!

abdullah · Answer 2 · 2010-02-07 02:49:49Z UTC

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I personally use this...you can search in English or Japanese.

answered Feb 7 at 2:49

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	That's exactly the app I was thinking of. – JapanNewbie♦ Feb 7 at 3:09
	I just downloaded this app. It's half the MB as Kotoba and I love it!!! So many features! – The Momohime Mar 16 at 7:27

JapanNewbie · Answer 3 · 2010-02-07 02:54:01Z UTC

Hey Rachel!

I have actually never used this because it's a bit expensive for my needs, but word on the street is that the app called JAPANESE is the best.

Here's a link: http://bit.ly/a3mKc9

It's expensive, but it looks pretty comprehensive!

goseeit · Answer 4 · 2010-02-07 03:22:03Z UTC

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Kotoba is free and amazing!

answered Feb 7 at 3:22

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JeremyOzbboy · Answer 5 · 2010-02-08 00:51:38Z UTC

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I personally prefer Kotoba, it's based on JMDict which is fine for most people, and best of all it's free.

answered Feb 8 at 0:51

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HBsurf · Answer 6 · 2010-02-08 18:45:36Z UTC

「i英辞郎」seems to be a good one, too. It is 1,000 yen. It lets you "register" the word you have just looked up so that you can read about it more in details when you have time later. It comes with a "quiz" feature, too.

Here is the URL with some screen shots. http://www.sokoide.com/ieijiro/118/

Jamma · Answer 7 · 2010-03-11 21:03:19Z UTC

Japanese My Way for iPhone has a dictionary based on JMDICT where you can search in Japanese and English and answers are sorted by JLPT level. It helps find the most commonly used stuff because the JMDICT dictionary is huge. On top of that you can add words to flash cards for both guessing and writing practice.

Can anyone recommend a good English to Japanese dictionary app on the iPhone?

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