Himotoki

紐解く · to untie the cord and open the book

Unravel Japanese, one word at a time.

Himotoki is a Japanese dictionary for your phone. Search by typing or drawing, break down whole sentences, and turn every word you save into a flashcard.

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Search results for 森 (mori, forest) with an example sentence
Himotoki home screen showing today's kanji, 火 (fire)

Search

Type it, draw it, or build it from radicals.

Look up words, kanji and names in English, romaji or Japanese. Can't type a kanji? Draw it with your finger, or pick its parts from the radical list.

  • Common words first, ranked by how often people actually use them
  • JLPT level and real example sentences on every result
Searching for cat finds 猫; then 森 is drawn by hand, picked from the candidates, and looked up: もり, forest, with an example sentence

Sentences

Paste a whole sentence. Read every word of it.

Himotoki splits a Japanese sentence into its words and looks each one up, so you can go from a line in a manga, a menu or a message to what every part means. Conjugated verbs lead back to their dictionary form.

The sentence 猫が窓から外を見ている split into words, with dictionary entries for 猫 and が; tapping 見ている shows its dictionary form 見る

Translate

Translation that runs on your phone.

Download the Japanese language pack once and translations happen on your device, even without a connection. Then read the result word by word, with readings and romaji. Tap any word to see what it means.

The language pack downloads, 毎朝コーヒーを飲みます is translated as I drink coffee every morning, and tapping 飲みます opens its entry, 飲む, to drink

Flashcards

Every word you save becomes a flashcard.

Reviews are scheduled with FSRS, a modern spaced-repetition algorithm, so each word comes back just before you would forget it. Add your own notes, study in both directions, and watch your streak grow.

A review session: each card shows a word, flips to its meaning and an example sentence, and is graded Good, until all four cards are done

JLPT

Every JLPT word and kanji, N5 to N1.

The lists are built into the app. Browse them in あいうえお order, jump straight to a row, or filter by word, reading or meaning, then save what you want to learn.

Opening the N5 list of 654 words and jumping through the あ, か, さ, た, な and は rows

And the details that make it yours

  • Today's kanji

    A new kanji on your home screen every day, with its readings and meaning.

  • Synced across your devices

    Sign in and your saved words, folders and reviews follow you, on your phone and on the web. Or just use it as a guest.

  • Offline when you need it

    Download the dictionary to search with no signal: on a plane, underground, or anywhere roaming is expensive.

  • Light and dark

    Follows your phone's appearance, and reads comfortably either way.

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Open the book.

Himotoki for iPhone, iPad and Android.

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On a computer? Use Himotoki on the web. Your words sync between the two.