Jisho

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Best for: Quick lookups at any level

Overview

Free online Japanese-English dictionary. Search in English, kana, romaji or kanji, draw kanji by hand or by radical, and see example sentences and a JLPT tag on many words (taken from older unofficial lists, since the JLPT has not published official word lists since 2010).

Strengths

  • Fast, flexible search
  • Kanji search by radical or handwriting

Drawbacks

  • No offline app
  • No pitch accent

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