# YARXI

> Japanese-Russian kanji and word dictionary

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `ru.yarxi`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Seva Alekseyev
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 152,458
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2,532 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.12.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25
- **First published:** 2010-07-15
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.yarxi)
- **Website:** [https://yarxi.ru/android/](https://yarxi.ru/android/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.susi.ru/yarxi/android/privacy.html](https://www.susi.ru/yarxi/android/privacy.html)

## Description

YARXI is a comprehensive Japanese-Russian kanji dictionary designed for efficient handwritten kanji recognition and element-based searches. Users can explore over 6,300 kanji characters along with their ON and KUN readings, multiple translations, proper stroke order diagrams, and example usage in compound words. The dictionary also offers spoken pronunciations to aid in language learning.

Additionally, YARXI features a robust compound word dictionary with 76,000 words searchable by reading, meaning, or component kanji. After a 30-day free trial, the dictionary content scales down to focus on the 1006 "School kanji" characters, ensuring usability for learners at all levels. This extension is an ideal tool for students and enthusiasts seeking an in-depth Japanese-Russian language resource.

## Rankings

- #183,523 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `ru.yarxi.permission.LICENSE_APP`

## Review summary

YARXI is praised as an effective and comprehensive Japanese-Russian dictionary app, essential for kanji learning with detailed explanations and pronunciations. Long-term users highly recommend it. However, users face payment difficulties, find the free version limited, and criticize the outdated interface. Technical problems such as app crashes, keyboard issues, and missing advanced search features affect usability. Despite these drawbacks, it remains a favorite tool among Japanese learners, particularly Russian speakers.

### Pros

- Highly effective Japanese learning tool and dictionary.
- Provides in-depth explanations, meanings, and pronunciations of kanji.
- Valued by long-term users, considered the best in its category.
- User-friendly and indispensable for learners of Japanese, especially for kanji study.
- Recommended for those wanting to learn the Japanese language, with strong positive reviews from Russian users.

### Cons

- Free version is very limited and paying for the license can be problematic due to payment method issues.
- UI/UX is considered outdated and not user-friendly by some users.
- Some technical issues such as app crashes on certain kanji and delayed keyboard triggering after update.
- Lack of advanced kanji search features like radical search available in PC version.
- Sound playback issues that require installing additional text-to-speech software.

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