imiwa?

Name: imiwa?
Rating: 4.5 (258 reviews)
Author: Pierre-Phi di Costanzo

By: Pierre-Phi di Costanzo App

Japanese dictionary ++

Overview

Version:

5.4.0

Last updated: 2026-08-27

Ranking

#95,706 ▲ 27

Overall

Features & Capabilities

imiwa? is a multilingual offline Japanese dictionary built on JMdict for Chrome. You can search in English, French, Russian, German, Japanese, or romaji, and imiwa? will pull entries from the dictionary data. It includes KanjiDic kanji data, sample sentences from tatoeba.org, and conjugations to support language learning.

It works offline, so you can study anywhere without an internet connection. It includes beginner-friendly tools and can draw kanji using the iOS system's traditional Chinese character recognition keyboard on-screen.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Data

By:

Pierre-Phi di Costanzo

Rating:

4.50

(258) 1 new ratings

Version:

5.4.0 Last updated: 2026-08-27

Version code:

889468829

Creation date:

2019-02-12

Compatible devices:

Size:

735.66MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-03

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Ranking

# 95,706 ▲ 27

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Developed by:

Pierre-Phi di Costanzo

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/imiwa/id288499125

Website:

http://www.imiwaapp.com

User Reviews

Imiwa? is praised for its deep, offline Japanese dictionary with kanji breakdowns, stroke order, readings, conjugations, example sentences, and robust search tools. Users especially value stroke-order animations, radical/grade-level organization, and a clean, fast interface. It also stands out for privacy and reliability over many years. Common drawbacks across reviews include its very large app size, lack of handwriting search, and limited/export options to flashcard apps like Anki. Overall, it's a top choice for serious learners who can accommodate storage and export limitations.

Pros

Comprehensive dictionary content with kanji breakdowns, stroke order, multiple readings, conjugations, grammar notes, and rich example sentences.
Strong kanji study and search features: stroke-order animations, radical-based search, grade/JLPT organization, and multi-radical/romaji search.
Excellent usability and offline access: clean UI, easy copy-paste, sentence analyzer, and a fully offline dictionary.
Privacy-friendly: does not collect user data.
Longstanding reliability and trust: used for years and still a go-to resource.

Cons

App size is extremely large (around 1 GB), consuming significant device storage.
Handwriting search/calligraphy feature is missing or limited, with handwriting input sometimes triggering unwanted searches.

Recent reviews

This was my fav app but I’m sorry the new UI is so annoying. Before it would automatically copy and paste into the app and literally show you the whole translation word for word and you click on the words you want to dissect. Now you gotta slap it into the tiny search bar and go to a tab to do it. It’s a small thing but the previous one was so perfect now I’m salty.

by Ma*****, 2026-08-07

I hate writing this as this used to be such a great app. But with the recent revamp there are so many bugs it’s not worth trying to use the new features. I like the flash cards but the constant issues with pasting from other apps makes it not worth it. I adjusted the settings as suggested to make paste automatic as it used to be. It worked for a while. But now it doesn’t actually look up the words until I hit search. Then sometime it brings up the word but won’t actually show the definition. Just too many bugs now for prime time unfortunately. I’m happy to donate to these guys and have in the past as it’s my go to app for Japanese but please fix these bugs.