# Shirabe Jisho

> Offline dictionary and more

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1005203380](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1005203380)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1005203380`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Blazej Stanek
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (8,764 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.11.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2015-09-04
- **Size:** 184 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shirabe-jisho/id1005203380)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://ricoapps.com/ShirabeJisho/shirabeprivacy.html](https://ricoapps.com/ShirabeJisho/shirabeprivacy.html)

## Description

Shirabe Jisho is a simple but powerful offline Japanese–English dictionary app. It offers over 170,000 dictionary entries with readings and English meanings, more than 6,500 kanji with stroke orders, and 730,000+ names and places, plus 147,000 example sentences with translations.

- Features instant search, kanji and kana handwriting recognition (tolerant of mistaken strokes), and long-press previews for similar characters.
- Search by kanji radicals, wildcard search, and kanji/kana/romaji compatibility. JLPT and school-grade lists are included for targeted study. All data is offline for privacy and fast access.

## Rankings

- #18,735 — Overall

## Review summary

Users consistently praise Shirabe Jisho as fast, clutter-free, and feature-rich. It's acclaimed for offline access, handwriting input with stroke order, and rich data including example sentences and pitch accent. The built-in flashcards and study decks are repeatedly cited as highly useful. Many reviewers call it indispensable for learning Japanese, with a clean UI and strong offline capabilities, plus reliable developer responsiveness. A few note limitations like related-words handling and a desire for Romaji display, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

### Pros

- Offline access for use without internet
- Handwriting input with stroke order for kanji lookup
- Flashcards and built-in study decks
- Fast, clean, ad-free UI with clutter-free design and reliable cross-script search (kanji, kana, romaji)
- Rich data including example sentences and pitch accent, plus bookmarking

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