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About this project

A modern, comprehensive Japanese dictionary designed to help students master vocabulary and kanji.

Key Features

Smart Search

Instantly find vocabulary and kanji with the intelligent search engine that supports romaji, kana, tags and multiple languages.

Stroke Orders

Learn proper writing techniques with animated stroke order diagrams for thousands of kanji and vocabulary.

Radical Lookup

Find elusive kanji by identifying their component radicals, just like a traditional dictionary.

Attributions & Resources

Dictionary Data

A comprehensive Japanese-Multilingual Dictionary file by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG).

Detailed information on over 13,000 kanji characters by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG).

Radical data for kanji characters by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG).

Stroke order data for kanji characters.

Furigana data for kanji characters.

License: MIT

Additional kanji data for kanji characters.

License: MIT

JLPT level for vocabulary data by Robin Pourtaud

Technology Stack
Vue 3
TypeScript
Vuetify 3
Pinia
.NET 8
PostgreSQL
Docker

Libraries and projects

vue-dmak- Kanji stroke animations
WanaKana-net- Transliteriation of Hiragana, Katakana and Romaji
Last database update: 17/01/2026, 15:51