macOS · offline · 日本語辞書

Read Japanese anywhere on your Mac.

Hover over any Japanese text to see kana and romaji readings with English definitions instantly. Capture text inside images with drag-to-OCR, drill due words with ambush review, and grow your flashcard deck — all fully offline.

In review — coming soon to the Mac App Store Try the hover demo ↓
one-time purchase · macOS 14 Sonoma+ · Apple Silicon & Intel Support · Privacy
// live demo

Hover. That's it.

Move your pointer over the Japanese words — this is exactly how the app will feel.

✓ 保存しました — saved to flashcards
読書 — reader.txt

hover a word · click it to save a flashcard

// features

What it does

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Hover dictionary

Point at a word in almost any app — a floating panel shows kana and romaji readings, definitions and example sentences. Words with several readings get a pager.

Ambush review

Hover a word that's due for review and it quizzes you right there — answer hidden, reveal it, grade yourself. Spaced repetition without ever opening a review session.

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Drag-to-OCR

Drag a rectangle over Japanese text in images, PDFs or videos. Recognition runs on-device via Apple Vision — no image ever leaves your Mac.

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FSRS flashcards

Save any hovered word with one hotkey. Practice mode runs FSRS sessions with sentences and breakdowns on every card.

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JLPT & 四字熟語 aware

Entries are tagged with JLPT level (N5–N1). Four-character idioms (四字熟語) are detected and marked so you can study them in context.

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Works offline

No account, no server calls, no analytics. The dictionary and OCR both run locally, the popup answers in milliseconds, and idle CPU usage is zero.

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Syncs with Koi JLPT

Send your deck to your iPhone, or run a full two-way sync of cards, FSRS schedule and review history with the Koi JLPT iOS app — straight from Settings.