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Kotoba

A Japanese dictionary that feels like a well-made reference book — meanings, readings, real example sentences, animated stroke order, and native audio, fully offline.

Kotoba's home screen showing recent searches and a kanji of the day card

Search & Lookup

Instant word and kanji search, real results

Type in kana, kanji, or romaji and get ranked matches straight from the bundled dictionary corpus.

Kotoba's search screen showing live results for a partially typed query

Kanji Detail & Stroke Order

Every kanji, broken down

Readings, meaning, grade, and jōyō status alongside every recorded stroke path.

Kotoba's kanji detail screen showing readings, grade, and stroke count
Kotoba's stroke order screen showing a kanji's recorded stroke paths

Study & Review

Spaced repetition that fits your day

Build decks from anything you've looked up, then review on a schedule tuned to what you actually remember.

Tailored insights

Get historical insights for each Kanji

Each kanji, with an overview, its history and origin.

Quiz Mode

Test what you've learned

Multiple-choice and recall quizzes pulled from your own decks.

Write Mode

Trace it to know it

Draw each stroke yourself and get immediate feedback against the kanji's real stroke order.

Light & Dark

Matches the way you read

Every screen, every glass surface, and every ink tone has a considered dark counterpart.

Kotoba's home screen in light mode
Kotoba's home screen in dark mode