Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary 1.30.9
Free Version
Publisher Description
Our dictionary is made to find what you're looking for fast, with the words Japanese speakers actually use at the top of every search result, and every word marked as "common", "uncommon", or "rare".
"Clippings", our reading assistant, is what makes Nihongo stand apart from other dictionaries. Paste in Japanese text from a website, email, an eBook, or anywhere else, and we'll add furigana or romaji to every word. We also enable you to tap on any word to see its definition. This will truly change the way you read Japanese. And now, you can get the same experience right in Safari using our Safari extension.
Personal experience (as well as a good deal of research in second-language acquisition) has shown us that the words that you're most likely to remember are the words that you're encountering naturally. To this end Nihongo automatically draws from your search history and clippings to compile flashcard decks filled with words for which you already have context. This makes it easy to study both the words you looked up during Japanese class, and those that appear in your favorite song or videogame. And by adding notes to the back of flashcards you can further connect each vocabulary word to your personal contextual understanding.
Kanji flashcards prompt you to draw the missing kanji from the words you're studying, creating stronger connections between the characters and their real-world use. Built-in kanji decks give you 2 or 3 key words to study for each kanji.
This app is only possible because of the JMDict (edrdg.org) and Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) projects. I highly encourage you to support these incredible projects that make apps like Nihongo possible!
DICTIONARY
* Over 180,000 words, 165,000 example sentences, and 6000 kanji entries.
* Every word clearly marked as common, uncommon, or rare.
* Add your own notes to any dictionary entry.
* Quickly identify transitive/intransitive word pairs.
* Audio pronunciations of words and example sentences (Requires Nihongo Pro)
PHOTO LOOKUP (OCR) [Pro]
* Look up words just by taking a picture.
* Uses Google Cloud Vision to provide high-quality text recognition.
* Just tap on a word to look it up.
CLIPPINGS (READING ASSISTANT) [Pro]
* Adds furigana or romaji to text pasted into the app.
* Tap on any word to see its definition without leaving the clipping.
* Flashcard deck automatically created so you can study the new words in a clipping.
* Display text horizontally or vertically.
* Have Nihongo read any clipping out loud.
FLASHCARDS [Pro]
* Flashcards automatically generated from words you lookup in the dictionary or paste into the app.
* Nihongo learns what words you know, and won't bother you again with words you've mastered.
* Built-in kanji flashcard decks up through Middle School.
* Intuitive spaced repetition flashcard system for vocabulary and kanji drawing.
* Level up flashcards by studying every day.
* No penalty for missing a day of study, come back anytime.
SEARCH
* Search using English, Japanese, or romaji.
* Supports searching for conjugated words in both English and Japanese.
* Search for kanji using radicals and stroke counts.
SAFARI EXTENSION [Pro]
* Add furigana or romaji to webpages.
* Tap on words to see definition within Safari.
Nihongo Pro Terms of Use
Read our full Terms of Service at https://nihongo-app.com/terms_of_use.html.
Mar 12, 2024
Version 1.30.9
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where the Safari integration was not working properly on iOS 17.4.
About Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary
Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary is a free app for iOS published in the Reference Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary is Serpenti Sei LLC. The latest version released by its developer is 1.30.9.
To install Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2024-03-12 and was downloaded 3 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After Nihongo - Japanese Dictionary is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
Program Details
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Publisher | Serpenti Sei LLC |
Released Date | 2024-03-12 |
Languages | English |
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Category | Education |
Subcategory | Reference Tools |
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Operating systems | ios |
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File size | 477.21 MB |
Total downloads | 3 |
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License model | Free |
Price | N/A |
Version History
version 1.30.9
posted on 2024-03-12
Mar 12, 2024
Version 1.30.9
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where the Safari integration was not working properly on iOS 17.4.
version 1.30.8
posted on 2023-11-28
Nov 28, 2023
Version 1.30.8
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where some parts of the app were not updated for the new text supporting different trial lengths.
* Fix an issue where the layout of the Nihongo Pro banner on the word triage screen was incorrect.
version 1.30.7
posted on 2023-11-17
Nov 17, 2023
Version 1.30.7
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where search bar would disappear when switching to compact width on iPad OS 17.1.
version 1.30.6
posted on 2023-11-15
Nov 15, 2023
Version 1.30.6
Improvements
* Prepare for a Black Friday sale -- stay tuned!
version 1.30.5
posted on 2023-11-04
Nov 4, 2023
Version 1.30.5
Bug Fixes
* Adds some additional logging to help track down bugs.
version 1.30.4
posted on 2023-10-02
Oct 2, 2023
Version 1.30.4
Improvements
* Move the search bar into the dictionary tab when the dictionary tab is made fullscreen.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where search result cells could be oversized on iPad.
* Fix an issue where sometimes the All Plans screen would not dismiss automatically after a purchase is completed.
* Fix a potential crash when viewing the All Plans screen.
* Fix a crash when using the keyboard to swipe the end of deck card to correct, ok, or wrong.
* Fix an issue where switching to compact mode while viewing a word entry from a photo lookup on iPad would cause the app to switch to an empty dictionary tab.
* Fix an issue that could cause the app to lag while data is syncing.
* Fix an issue where resetting flashcard progress would not restore flashcards that had been removed from kanji decks.
* Fix an issue where sharing a photo to Nihongo would always cause the sidebar to reappear.
* Fix an issue where sync icon is settings tab did not spin while sync was in progress.
* Fix an issue that could cause a crash when switching to compact mode while one of the "Study" section items was selected.
* Fix issue where Japanese handwriting keyboard introduced in iOS 17 would not work with search-as-you-type.
* Fix an issue where the app could launch without a search bar, when it was previously launched in the background to perform a sync.
version 1.30.3
posted on 2023-09-19
Sep 19, 2023
Version 1.30.3
Improvements
* Updated App Store screenshots with latest icons and iPad layout.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where tabbing away from Nihongo on a Mac while the recent searches screen was visible would cause the sidebar to become garbled.
* Fix issue where tab bar would become stuck permanently visible on flashcard screen when transitioning from regular to compact width on iPad.
* Fix a bug causing the navigation bar to be corrupted when switching from compact to regular width under certain circumstances.
* Fixed a crash when updating the sidebar latest dechks under certain circumstances.
* Fix issue where leaving and returning to the app while viewing the photo lookup screen with chrome dismissed would cause the navigation bar to reappear.
* Fix an issue where when tapping on a photo to bring back the navigation chrome would not animate, when viewing photo from anywhere other than the photo lookup flow.
* Fix an issue where the clipping paste button could break when on large dynamic text sizes.
* Fix an issue where the "View Conjugations" text wouldn't appear under certain circumstances.
version 1.30.2
posted on 2023-08-31
Aug 31, 2023
Version 1.30.2
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when switching from regular to compact to regular width while a "latest deck" shortcut is selected.
* Fix an issue where iCloud preference syncing might not be properly disabled.
* Fix an issue where transitioning the "edit flashcard" screen from compact to regular width on iPad could corrupt the navigation bar under certain circumstances.
* Fix the size of the kanji stroke viewer when resizing from compact to regular width on iPad.
* Fix a crash that could occur when the app is launched in the background to sync data.
version 1.29.15
posted on 2023-06-01
Jun 1, 2023
Version 1.29.15
Bug Fixes
* Fixes to allow proper targeting of in-app messages for an upcoming Nihongo Lessons sale.
* Fixes to debug logging.
* Fix an issue causing debug URLs to cause the app to freeze.
version 1.29.13
posted on 2023-05-19
May 19, 2023
Version 1.29.13
Improvements
* Improved speed of transitioning from selecting images from photo library, to viewing the OCR screen.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue that could very rarely cause a prompt to appear asking for permission to connect to local devices on the network.
* Fix issue where you could tap multiple times on "Add" button when selecting from photo library, causing odd behavior.
* Fix an issue where purchases could not be properly reactivated after tapping the restore purchase button.
* Fix an issue where sharing an image to Nihongo from certain apps could cause the app that it was shared from to become unresponsive.
* Fix an issue where the Paste button would not appear in the clippings tab when running on Mac.
version 1.29.12
posted on 2023-05-06
May 6, 2023
Version 1.29.12
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash due to memory corruption.
* Fix an issue where purchases were sometimes not recognized.
version 1.29.10
posted on 2023-04-12
Apr 12, 2023
Version 1.29.10
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when searching while the "Try the Safari Integration" banner is visible.
version 1.29.8
posted on 2023-03-28
Mar 28, 2023
Version 1.29.8
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue causing the app to become unavailable on Macs.
* Fix an issue where searching in German, Spanish, French or Russian might not properly handle conjugated text when running iOS 16.4.
version 1.28.6
posted on 2022-06-12
Jun 12, 2022 Version 1.28.6
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue causing error reports not to be sent to the developer.
version 1.28.4
posted on 2022-05-11
May 11, 2022 Version 1.28.4
Bug Fixes
* Fix a rare crash on launch.
version 1.28.2
posted on 2022-04-09
Apr 9, 2022 Version 1.28.2
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when running the app on iOS 14.
version 1.28
posted on 2022-04-04
Apr 4, 2022 Version 1.28
Major Features
* Handwriting Search - Search for kanji by drawing them with your finger.
Other Improvements
* Once we reach the last bucket of kana search results, don't prioritize hiragana results over katakana results.
* Added back the full-size dictionary entry popovers on iPad as an option available from the formatting menu.
* Delete Deck button will now always be visible on the deck details screen, instead of having to tap "Edit" for it to appear.
* Non-English users will now be alerted when they import a flashcard deck containing words that have been removed from the dictionary (this already occurred in English).
* Flashcards can now be swiped during the flip animation.
* Rename "remove from deck" to "remove from review" during review mode, where selecting that option will reset the word to unknown.
* Increased vertical size of quick suggestions toolbar for radical keyboard.
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where rotating the radical keyboard on iPad would leave a big blank space below the keyboard.
* Fix the issue where search as you type didn't work properly with the Chinese handwriting keyboard.
* Fix issue where searching using a Japanese keyboard when running the app on an M1 mac was broken.
* Update feedback email signature when coming from a Mac.
* Remove "pour" from front of translations of "to X" in French.
* Fix an issue where the tab bar could end up missing if you dismiss the photo lookup screen while zooming in/out.
* Fix issue where "mark known" and "remove" prompts from the triage screen had non-standard appearance on iPad.
* Fix issue where insertion point would appear below keyboard on clipping edit screen.
* Fix an issue where you could get an "unable to add photo" error when loading an image from "files".
* Fix an issue where the clipping text editor could erroneously use a Chinese font.
* Fixed various words that were pronounced incorrectly.
* Improve behavior for re-downloading human audio when it is deleted from the cache due to the device running out of disk space.
* Fixed the parsing of the tara form of an i-adjective.
* Fixed the parsing of the the tari form.
* Fix a crash when trying to load a corrupted image file.
* Fix an issue where the set level menu on kanji flash card says “never” instead of “never review”
* Fixed an issue where the M1 Mac version referring to itself as iPad in sync dialogs, etc.
* Fix issue where opening a clipping link when app is not open already is not creating clipping.
* Fix issue where after viewing one of the keyboard tutorials, there would be a blank space above the keyboard where the tutorial banner was.
* Fix an issue where a single pixel line was visible at the bottom of the flashcard screen.
* Fix an issue where the auto clipboard search feature was not working when running on an M1 mac.
* Fix issue where radical keyboard would display underneath the home indicator.
* Fixed an issue where the 謹 kanji page contained a broken character.
version 1.27.2
posted on 2022-01-31
Jan 31, 2022
Version 1.27.2
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where the navigation bar would be broken when swiping back from a clipping when the navigation bar was not visible.
* Fix a crash when trying to import a flashcard deck that contains a word that has been removed from the dictionary.
* Fix issue where purchase screen would indicate a free trial was available when it had already been used.
version 1.27.1
posted on 2022-01-27
Jan 27, 2022 Version 1.27.1
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where the manage subscription screen would sometimes appear as if you didn't have an active subscription, even though you did.
* Fix a rare crash when clipping data is corrupted.
* Fix a rare crash when performing a dictionary search.
* Fix a rare crash on the kanji deck screen.
* Fix a crash when sharing a flashcard deck under certain circumstances.
* Fix an issue where flashcard deck order would be displayed incorrectly after moving a card on the deck details screen, and then scrolling away and back to the same part of the list of words.
* Fix an issue where text in a clipping could become invisible when the device switches between light and dark mode and the app is not active.
version 1.26.4
posted on 2021-12-02
Dec 2, 2021 Version 1.26.4
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where deleting the text of any note but the last one would cause a crash.
* Fixed a crash that could occur on the last card of a review session.
* Fix an issue that could cause language pack data to need to be re-downloaded after app update.
* Fix an issue where two copies of the same flashcard could be created in rare circumstances. Existing duplicate flashcards will be removed upon upgrading to this release.
* Fix an issue where clipping text could become impossible to read after a switch between dark and light mode.
* Fix an issue where the Safari integration would not run on Apple Silicon Macs.
* Fix an issue where kanji drawing during flashcard could appear in incorrect colors.
* Fix an issue where when a user is required to accept new iCloud terms of service, Nihongo would act like they changed iCloud accounts and prompt them to reset their data.
version 1.26.3
posted on 2021-11-22
Nov 22, 2021 Version 1.26.3
Improvements
* Changed when ratings are requested to be less intrusive.
version 1.26.2
posted on 2021-11-16
Nov 16, 2021 Version 1.26.2
Bug Fixes
* Fixed an issue where the kanji drawing erase button was misplaced on devices without a home button.
version 1.26.1
posted on 2021-11-15
Nov 15, 2021 Version 1.26.1
Improvements
* The kanji drawing area's erase button will now move up when the tab bar is visible, so you can press it immediately after opening the app.
* Updated in-app screenshots to reflect latest UI changes.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed an issue where "Done" text would not appear when flashcard session was complete on iPad.
* Fix an issue where part of speech markings would not be applied properly on non-English flashcards with non-machine-translated meanings, where the English word had sense-specific parts of speech.
* Fix an issue where clippings that had been deleted could show up in the word entry screen as a "contained in clippings".
* Fix issue where example sentence colors are messed up when a popover is being displayed on iPad.
* Fix issue where version history and release notes text is sometimes cutoff.
* Fix an issue where changing the word frequency filter for a clipping would not immediately update the word count in the flashcard menu.
* Show a different word should be grayed out when you only have one word available for a kanji.
* Fix issue where contents of flashcard navigation bar could get squished when transitioning to compact mode.
* Fix an issue where flashcard progress could sometimes be reset unintentionally.
version 1.26
posted on 2021-11-01
Nov 1, 2021 Version 1.26
Major Features
* Flashcard Audio - Words can now be spoken aloud as you study them in flashcards.
Other Improvements
* Audio prosody and pitch has been improved for common and uncommon words using text-to-speech.
* App will now take up about 200MB less space on your device.
* Default font size for clippings has been increased.
* Made it easier to email me, by changing support email address from support@serpentisei.com to support@nihongo-app.com
* What's New screen updated to include links to full release notes, leave a rating, and send feedback.
* Added a mechanism to deliver in-app messages.
* Over 400 new words and 900 new example sentences.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed a rare crash on the kanji flashcard screen.
* Fixed an issue where duplicate katakana would appear as furigana on words containing both katakana and kanji.
* Fixed issue where 私 audio would be spoken twice.
* Fixed an issue where putting two fingers on the screen while looking at the flashcard deck screen could cause cards to show up as selected, but no actions available.
version 1.25.3
posted on 2021-10-11
Oct 11, 2021 Version 1.25.3
Bug Fixes
* Fix a memory leak when displaying photos that could eventually cause the app to crash.
* Fix a rare crash when creating a clipping.
* Fix an issue where you were unable to draw in the kanji drawing area while the tab bar was animating out.
version 1.25.2
posted on 2021-10-04
Oct 4, 2021 Version 1.25.2
Bug Fixes
* Fix an issue where the color for the strokes of a kanji animation could be incorrect after switching between light and dark mode.
* Fix an issue where romaji was not always centered underneath the kanji/hiragana text in a popover definition.
* Fix an issue where rarely when a photo is deleted on one device, that photo will still appear in the list of photos for a word on another device, but will show up as blank with a never-ending OCR-processing spinner.
* Fix issue where audio recording attribution links are hard to read in dark mode.
* Fix a bug where leaving the app while the chrome is dismissed on the photo lookup screen would trigger the navigation bar to reappear, but not the tab bar. Tapping the close button would then leave you stuck without a tab bar.
version 1.25.1
posted on 2021-09-26
Sep 26, 2021 Version 1.25.1
Bug Fixes
* Make Quick Note links to dictionary history decks use absolute dates, so you don't have a link to "Today from 9:00am to 10:00am" that no longer represents the correct date.
* Fix a rare issue where the toolbar would disappear when viewing the safari integration demo.
* Fix an issue where the status bar would not appear during flashcard sessions on iPhone 12 and 13 devices.
* Fix issue on iPad where after dismissing photo lookup view while app is in compact mode, switching to regular mode will cause the photo lookup view to appear on the righthand side of the screen.
* Fix issue where email signature has wrong device for M1 macs.
* Fix an issue where purchase options would be displayed even though the user already has a subscription to Nihongo Pro.
* Handle a new iCloud account state introduced in iOS 15, where the user needs to go to the Settings tab to address the issue.
version 1.25
posted on 2021-09-16
Sep 16, 2021 Version 1.25
Major Updates
* iPad Quick Notes - Add notes to dictionary entries, clippings, and flashcard decks, that will be synced with the Notes app. Requires iPad OS 15.
Other Improvements
* Over 800 new words, and 3000 new example sentences have been added to the dictionary.
* Taking a screenshot on a dictionary entry will now give you a "Full Page" option to get a screenshot of the entire dictionary entry in one image, not just the currently visible part.
* You can now drag-and-drop an image onto the Nihongo app to have it automatically perform OCR on the image.
* New search screen styling when running on iOS 15.
* Tab bars and toolbars will now be borderless when there is no content behind them, on iOS 15.
* Status bar will now be visible on iPad during flashcard sessions.
* Safari Extension has been renamed to Safari Integration, to avoid confusion with the new safari extensions available in iOS 15.
Bug Fixes
* Fix issue where (RARE) would appear in incorrect font on kanji entry page after locking and unlocking screen.
* Fixed an issue where 喫煙室 was mistranslated in French.
* Fixed an issue where さくら was mistranslated in French.
* Fixed an issue where the safari integration tutorial could show a pop tip on top of a share sheet.
* Fix romanization of ヂェ、ディ、デュ、デェ.
* Fixed an issue where the safari integration prompt was cutoff on iPhone SE in Russian.
* In-app purchases are now properly localized on the App Store in Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Dutch.
version 1.24.1
posted on 2021-06-27
Jun 27, 2021 Version 1.24.1
Improvements
* Improve layout of subscription status screen at larger dynamic type sizes.
* Expand the hit area for tapping on the existing photo count to view existing photos, when the "Attach Photo" button is visible on a word entry.
* Reduce "rebases" during sync, which should make the slower syncs less frequent.
* Improved conflict resolution behavior when syncing between devices.
* Tweaks and improvements to some text in Dutch and Russian
Bug Fixes
* Fix a crash when the OCR service gives us back an invalid bounding box for a a word.
* Fixed an issue where the explanation text for the Safari extension was cutoff in Russian.
* Fix a crash when studying using practice mode on a kanji deck, removing a card from the deck via the edit flashcard screen, and then swiping back to undo the card being removed.
* Fix a potential crash when switching from regular to compact mode on iPad, while viewing a popover of the definition from the flashcard screen.
* Fixed a rare crash when dismissing an OCR view.
* Fixed a crash when certain unusual characters were present in a clipping.
* Fix an issue where switching between two kanji drawing flashcards could cause the "Guide Me" button to erroneously display and then fade back out.
* Fix a crash when moving onto the next flashcard in the middle of the fading out to red animation of an incorrect kanji stroke, during the "check stroke order" animation.
* Fix an issue where there was an incorrect animation when tapping on words to view their definition from the safari extension while in multitasking mode on iPad.
* Fix an issue where some alerts would cause the status bar color to change to white when it should be black.
* Fix an issue where rotating from landscape to portrait on an iPad while in the "set crop" mode on a photo would cause the crop area to be misplaced.
* Fix an issue where when dismissing the photo gallery back into a popover, the transition animation would put the image destination at the wrong location.
* Fix issue where attaching a photo to a word that already had a photo, then deleting it, then dismissing the photo gallery would cause an incorrect animation to occur.
* Fix issue where Nihongo files that were not already downloaded could not be opened directly from the Files app.
version 1.24
posted on 2021-06-04
Jun 4, 2021 Version 1.24
Major Updates
* More Pitch Accents - Pitch accents on over 35,000 additional words.
Other Improvements
* Dutch language support has been added. You can now view definitions in Dutch, and if your device language is set to Dutch, the app will be displayed in that language.
* Double-tapping on a photo will now zoom in/out.
* You can now disable the blue text in the photo lookup (OCR) feature, and still tap on words to look them up.
* Pinching to zoom in on a photo will now cause the window chrome to be dismissed automatically.
* Increased the max zoom level on photos from 4x to 6x.
* Added a button to Flashcard settings to reset all flashcard progress.
* Added a setting to Flashcard settings to change the number of cards per learning session from the default value of 10.
* New animation in the "Check Stroke Order" animation for incorrect strokes.
* Over 400 new words, and 6000 new example sentences have been added to the dictionary.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed an issue that could cause the app to be prematurely terminated in the background.
* Fixed an issue where the distance you could be off and still have a kanji stroke marked "correct" was changing depending on the size of your device.
* Use better screenshots in the first-run tutorial for French and Russian.
* Text in the Tutorials section of settings will now flow onto multiple lines instead of being cutoff when viewed at large text sizes.
* Fixed an issue where locking your device while on a word entry accessed from the photo lookup view would cause the navigation bar to turn white.
* Fixed an issue where recent changes to flashcards could be lost when locking your device.
* Fix issue where opening the app by a URL would not work properly when the app was not already launched in the background.
version 1.23.3
posted on 2021-05-19
May 19, 2021 Version 1.23.3
Fix issue when iPad multitasking where transitioning from regular to compact view on a deck triage screen would cause all cards to show up in a single column.
Fix issue where navigating to a word entry from a clipping would reset the scroll position to the top.
version 1.23.2
posted on 2021-05-10
May 10, 2021 Version 1.23.2
Fixed an issue where after deleting a flashcard deck you could see an "Error saving database" message.
version 1.22.7
posted on 2021-04-01
Apr 1, 2021 Version 1.22.7
* Fix a crash when launching the Safari extension.
version 1.21.2
posted on 2021-02-19
Feb 19, 2021 Version 1.21.2
* Fixed a crash when we cannot load an image file properly.
* Fixed a crash when trying to open the system dictionary on Mac (this functionality is not supported yet on Mac).
* Fixed a crash when attempting to view a photo attached to a word entry, but the photo no longer exists because it was removed on another synced device.
* Fixed a crash when something goes wrong syncing photo files.
* Don't block sync from completing when we find that a photo file is already on disk, when we thought it wouldn't be at the start of a sync.
* Improve retry behavior when attempting to register for notifications of changes on another synced device.
* Fix sync failures when app had a flaky internet connection when it was launched for the first time.
version 1.21.1
posted on 2021-02-14
Feb 14, 2021 Version 1.21.1
* Fixed an issue where app could lag at the end of a sync, if Clippings tab had been opened previously.
* Add missing voice options when running on M1 Macs.
version 1.21
posted on 2021-02-11
Feb 11, 2021 Version 1.21
Major Updates
* Cloud Syncing - Your flashcards, clippings, photos, and more will now be synced automatically to all your devices via iCloud.
* Family Sharing - Nihongo Pro subscriptions can now be shared with up to five family members via Family Sharing.
Other Improvements
* Release notes no longer pop up on launch, but instead can be reached from the settings tab.
* Version history has been added in-app, containing a history of all the features added to Nihongo.
* Automatically fall back to backup OCR servers if primary servers are unavailable, when using OCR.space for photo lookup.
* Added confirmation before restoring backup data and deleting the Nihongo data on your device.
Bug Fixes
* On iPad, selected section of settings will now stay highlighted while that section is open.
* Fixed an issue where scrolling a clipping being displayed via "contained in clipping" on a dictionary entry displayed in a popover over a flashcard on iPad would cause the popover to be dismissed.
* Fixed an issue where you could not have a flashcard with only a note on the back.
* Fixed an issue where after changing languages, no senses were showing up on flashcards that had had their backside modified.
* Fixed an issue where the wrong word meaning was being displayed in dictionary search results when a search matched multiple meanings.
* Fixed an issue where when restoring from a backup, the current photo files would not be deleted from the device, wasting disk space.
* Fixed an issue where kanji stroke order drawings sometimes had the wrong stroke thickness on iPad.
* Fixed an issue where certain multibyte kanji characters would appear garbled in certain parts of the app.
* Fixed pronunciation of 数分 and 交通.
* When viewing the clipping tutorial with romaji enabled, the screenshot explaining to tap on a word to view its definition did not actually contain the popover with the definition.
Notes
* 1.21.x will be the last series of releases to support iOS 13.
version 1.20.2
posted on 2020-11-21
Nov 21, 2020 Version 1.20.2
* Fixed an issue where 水中 and 大森 were being mispronounced.
* Fixed an issue where the prompt asking you what your Japanese reading level was being displayed erroneously, and the selection was not being respected.
* Fixed an issue where a flashcard that has been modified in any way while the app is set to one language will be displayed with no meaning text on the back after switching to a new language.
* Fixed an issue where the "Done" text after you complete a day's flashcard review was vertically misaligned in iOS 14.2.
* Fixed an issue where restoring data by selecting a .nihongodata file in a different app and opening it in Nihongo would not work.
version 1.20.2
posted on 2020-11-21
21 Nov 2020 Version 1.20.2
* Fixed an issue where 水中 and 大森 were being mispronounced.
* Fixed an issue where the prompt asking you what your Japanese reading level was being displayed erroneously, and the selection was not being respected.
* Fixed an issue where a flashcard that has been modified in any way while the app is set to one language will be displayed with no meaning text on the back after switching to a new language.
* Fixed an issue where the "Done" text after you complete a day's flashcard review was vertically misaligned in iOS 14.2.
* Fixed an issue where restoring data by selecting a .nihongodata file in a different app and opening it in Nihongo would not work.
version 1.20
posted on 2020-10-26
Oct 26, 2020 Version 1.20
Major Updates
* Pitch Accents - Standard Japanese pitch accent pronunciation guides can now be displayed on over 40,000 word entries. Data is provided by the CJK Dictionary Institute, and requires a separate one-time purchase.
* Photo Lookup (OCR) in China - Users in China can now select an alternative OCR service that is available in their country to use with the Photo Lookup feature.
* Settings Redesign - The settings tab has been redesigned, making it much easier to find all the options available in Nihongo.
Other Improvements
* Update visual style of some elements to the modern (iOS 14) look.
* Update instructions for importing shared decks from other apps to reflect the new UI in iOS 14.
* Support for Dynamic Type throughout the settings tab (support in more of the app is coming!)
* Add the current UI language to the language screen, and add a quick way to jump to the settings app to change the UI language of the app.
* Once flashcards reach level 3, randomize their due dates a bit so they get shuffled.
* Order the "Contained in Clippings" section chronologically by when the clipping was created.
* The "frequency filter" slider on a clippings-based flashcard deck will now jump to the specific allowed intervals.
* When romaji is enabled, the underline on example sentences now appears below the romaji instead of between the Japanese text and the romaji.
Bug Fixes
* Fix vertical centering of text in popover when tapping a word in a clipping or photo, when running iOS 14.
* Fix issue where the bottom of romaji was getting cutoff on example sentences.
* Fix issue where app after changing lanugage or restoring data, app would switch to the dictionary tab.
* Fix an issue where restoring older Nihongo data, that requires a database update, could fail.
* Fix issue where displaying photos on the back of a flashcard on an iPad in landscape mode would not respect the selected crop.
* Fix an issue where under certain circumstances elements on the backside of a flashcard would not appear.
* Fix an issue where photos on the back of a flashcard would animate to the proper crop while the card was being flipped, instead of just appearing properly cropped from the beginning.
* Fix issue where the bottom of a word entry would be cutoff when it is reached by tapping on a word in a clipping, after dismissing the navigation chrome by scrolling down the clipping.
* Fixed an issue where restoring a data backup when the dictionary language was set to something other than English could cause the data to not load until an app restart.
* Fixed an issue where the last flashcard in a review session would never be a repeat of a card previously marked wrong.
* Fix issue where the popover on clippings was misplaced when romaji was enabled.
* Fix issue where status bar was appearing black on iPad on iOS 13 while clippings tutorial is being displayed.
Notes
* iOS 13.0 and 13.1 are no longer supported with this release.
* Old Nihongo backup data using the .nihongodb format can no longer be restored directly in the app. If you need to restore data in this format, please email support@serpentisei.com.
version 1.19.5
posted on 2020-09-10
Sep 10, 2020 Version 1.19.5
* Fixed an issue where furigana was getting cutoff under certain conditions.
* Fixed an issue where the status bar was appearing in the wrong color on the recent searches screen under certain conditions.
version 1.19.4
posted on 2020-08-05
Aug 5, 2020 Version 1.19.4
* Tweaked layout of purchase page to make it clearer that the lifetime purchase option does not have a free trial.
* Fixed a crash when returning to the app after changing the dictionary language and then switching to another app.
* Fixed a crash when viewing certain kanji or kanji element entries.
* Fixed an issue where no Japanese text would be detected in low resolution images.
* Fixed an issue where the app would not switch to the dictionary tab when images are copied into the app.
* Fixed an issue where copying images into the app would always result in an "Error processing image" message.
version 1.19.3
posted on 2020-07-16
Jul 16, 2020 Version 1.19.3
* Moved the camera button to the right of the search bar.
* Use correct radical description when an alternative radical has a different definition than the canonical version (like the left and right versions of 阝).
* Fixed an issue that could rarely cause the app to fail to update user data from a previous version of Nihongo.
* Fixed a rare crash when processing a photo.
* Fixed a crash when a user manages to tap the "Cancel" button on the add furigana/add romaji Safari extension twice, before the window is dismissed.
* Fixed an issue where backing up your Nihongo data would not save the OCR data for photos attached to words.
version 1.19.2
posted on 2020-07-07
Jul 7, 2020 Version 1.19.2
* Fixed an issue where photos might not be deleted from device, even when they were not saved to a word.
* Fixed an issue that could cause the popover to be placed at an incorrect location when tapping on a word in a photo.
* Fixed an issue where the titles on the buttons on the subscription screen would rub right up against the edge of the button on smaller devices.
* Fixed an issue where rotating an iPad would cause an ugly transition animation when displaying an OCR'd photo.
version 1.19.1
posted on 2020-07-03
Jul 3, 2020 Version 1.19.1
Minor bug fixes, and the addition of a prompt for a Nihongo Pro giveaway beginning July 10.
version 1.19
posted on 2020-06-29
Jun 29, 2020 Version 1.19
Photo Lookup (OCR)
* You can now look up Japanese words just by taking a picture of them.
* Simply tap on words to look them up, no viewfinder or other complicated interface.
* Load from the camera, photo library, file browser, or by selecting "Copy to Nihongo" from the share sheet on an image file.
* Quickly attach photos of words to their dictionary entry, so you'll find them again next time you look the word up.
Other Improvements
* Added an option to "Paste and Search" in the dictionary search bar.
* Photos can now be imported directly from cloud services via the file browser.
* Make sharing and exporting of flashcard decks more discoverable by adding a share button to the screen listing cards before you enter a learning session.
* In the Chinese localization, we now use 自動詞 and 他動詞 (and their simplified Chinese counterparts) to refer to transitive and intransitive words, which is the more common way to refer to them when discussing Japanese.
* Remove the Microsoft logo on word entries presenting machine translated definitions. These translations are still done by Microsoft, but Microsoft no longer requires this kind of attribution.
* Updated with the latest data from JMDict and Tatoeba, including over 1000 new word entries and over 2500 new example sentences.
Bug Fixes
* Fix text on purchase screen getting cutoff in German.
* Fix issue where error message when data update failed was getting cutoff on iPhone SE (1st gen).
* Fixed a weird flicker of the part of speech cell when adding a photo to a dictionary entry.
* Fixed the conjugation table for the word 来る (きたる).
* Fixed an issue where the Safari Extension tutorial's tooltips would not appear if the Wikipedia page finished loading before the transition to the view finished.
* Fixed an issue where in Simplified Chinese, the "Stage 2" banner on kanji flashcard decks incorrectly read "Stage 1".
version 1.18.3
posted on 2020-05-19
May 19, 2020 Version 1.18.3
* Fixed an issue where the list of parts of speech would sometimes be cutoff on a word entry.
* Add a specialized error message when we detect that you're trying to restore data from a future version of Nihongo.
* Fixed an error that would prevent the app from updating if the app was quit in the middle of the "Updating App Data" screen, when you were using a non-English language.
* Make it clearer on the purchase screen that in order to start your free trial, you need to select a subscription option.
version 1.18.2
posted on 2020-05-06
May 6, 2020 Version 1.18.2
* Reduce app size by removing unnecessary libraries.
* Fixed an issue where if there was a problem updating your flashcards after an update to the JMDict database, the app would crash.
* Fixed さ conjugation of な adjectives that end in い.
* Fixed a crash when loading conjugation table for words including the 来 kanji, but not 来る.
version 1.18.1
posted on 2020-05-01
May 1, 2020 Version 1.18.1
* Fix issue where app was including unnecessary files, causing it to be over 200MB to download.
* Include missing translations for German, Traditional Chinese, and Russian when we cannot find a record of your subscription.
* Improve layout of "View Conjugations" text.
* Fix a crash when attempting to send a bug report but your device does not have email configured.
* Layout improvements in Russian.
* Disable buttons on purchase screen while purchase is in-progress.
version 1.18
posted on 2020-04-28
Apr 28, 2020 Version 1.18
Major Updates
* Conjugation Tables - Entries for verbs and adjectives now contain a list of common conjugations.
* Russian Language Support - Russian definitions can now be downloaded from the Settings tab, and if your device language is set to Russian, the app will now appear in Russian.
* N1 Kanji Decks - New flaschard decks have been added covering the first 600 kanji in the JLPT N1 level.
Other Improvements
* The way that parts of speech are displayed on word entries has been redesigned. All possible parts of speech for a word are now listed directly under the title of the word entry. When one part of the meaning of a word only applies to a particular sense, it will be listed with a note "Only as {Part of Speech}"
* Added more Nihongo Pro features to the susbcription purchase screen.
* Updated with the latest data from JMDict and Tatoeba, including 1500 new word entries and 4000 new example sentences.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed various places where the text spacing was slightly off in iOS 13.
* Fixed an issue where the icon indicating that a definition has been machine translated was cutoff on the radical entry screen on iOS 13.
* Fixed an issue where on iOS 13 putting the app in the background and then reopening it would cause a blank space to appear at the end of all dictionary search cells.
* Fixed an issue where the labels in the kun-yomi readings cell for a kanji entry would overlap each other on a 12.9-inch iPad.
* Fixed an issue where any audio playing in the background would cut out briefly whenever text is spoken.
* Fixed an issue where audio quality (including background audio) would be degraded while text is being spoken and using bluetooth headphones.
* Fixed an issue where spoken text audio (such as an audiobook) would not be paused when text is spoken.
* Fixed an issue where parts of speech were not always being displayed correctly on non-English word entries with native definitions.
* If you have a flashcard with both a meaning and a note on the back, and then that meaning changes in an app update, previously the card would be left with just the note on the back. Now the default meaning for the word will also be included.
* Fixed an issue where swiping back on a clipping would not return you to the clippings menu when the bottom and top bars have been dismissed and you are running iOS 13.4.
* Fixed an issue where the "Alternatives" cell on word entries would not resize properly when they did not all fit on a single line.
* Fixed an issue where the word 助動詞 was being pronounced incorrectly.
* Fixed an issue where invisible characters in a piece of text copied into the search field could cause the search to fail.
* Fixed an issue where after restoring data from a backup, the number of cards for review would still list the number from before the restore.
* Fixed an issue where お祭り was displayed with incorrect furigana in example sentences.
* Fixed an issue where checkmarks would sometimes not appear on certain cards after tapping the Edit button on the screen before entering a flashcard learning session.
* Fixed an issue where text input using autocomplete on the Thai keyboard would not be saved to notes on word entries.
* Fixed multiple issues that could lead to certain kanji readings being listed without any words.
* Fixed parsing of conjugated forms of words that include the 〆 character.
* Fixed parsing of conjugated forms of 有る. Clippings should now correctly handle cases like 事が有って.
* Fixed parsing of conjugated forms of irregular う verbs like 問う and 請うwhose te-form ending is うて instead of って.
* Fixed parsing of conjugated forms of the verb くれる.
* Fix an issue where switching quickly between voices on the voice select screen, after tapping the "Speak Test Sentence" button, could end up causing strange audio behavior.
Notes
* iOS 12 is no longer supported as of this release.
version 1.17.1
posted on 2020-01-13
Jan 13, 2020 Version 1.17.1
* Fix an issue where searches for Japanese text that would match a large number of example sentences (like a single hiragana character) would cause the app to freeze, when the dictionary language is set to something other than English.
* Fix issue where flashcard text was sometimes not filling the entire available space.
* Fix issue where the text of long words on the front of flashcards would be cut off.
* Fix a rare crash when pasting into the clippings view.
* Fix a rare crash related to the progress of a clipping parse not being reset properly.
version 1.7
posted on 2014-07-13
version 1.20.2
posted on 1970-01-01
2020年11月21日 Version 1.20.2
* Fixed an issue where 水中 and 大森 were being mispronounced.
* Fixed an issue where the prompt asking you what your Japanese reading level was being displayed erroneously, and the selection was not being respected.
* Fixed an issue where a flashcard that has been modified in any way while the app is set to one language will be displayed with no meaning text on the back after switching to a new language.
* Fixed an issue where the "Done" text after you complete a day's flashcard review was vertically misaligned in iOS 14.2.
* Fixed an issue where restoring data by selecting a .nihongodata file in a different app and opening it in Nihongo would not work.