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Android Apps > Books & Reference > Kanji Lookup
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Kanji Lookup

1.4.21
telethon株式会社
4.78
5,550 reviews
100,000+
Downloads
Free

Handwritten Kanji search - simple, fast, and hassle-free!

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AppBrain's verdict

EstablishedLoved by users
Rating on Google Play
4.78
5,550 ratings
Installs
260 thousand
Last updated
August 16, 2026
Ads
Contains ads
Size
85.0 MB

Kanji Lookup has 260 thousand installs. Users love it: 4.8 stars from 5,550 ratings. Its best ranking is #83 in Top Free, Books & Reference in Japan.

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Ratings and reviews on Google Play

Comments on Kanji Lookup for Android

★★★★★ Neha koli · Aug 30, 2026
Great app to know about Kanji. You just have to draw the radical or any part, and it will show you all the related kanji. It made my Japanese learning a bit easy. Thank you so much for such a great app!
★★★★★ Travis holmes · Apr 13, 2026
This app is just what I was looking for, to help me translate Kanji into phonics. I can use visual translators but not learn the in-between step for verbal communication.
★★★★★ corri-don · Jul 16, 2025
Great tool for looking up kanji! You have a drawing pad for writing, which helps when you don't know how to spell something using the regular keyboard.
★★★★★ Bagus Aryo Utomo · Feb 19, 2026
Really useful for looking up kanji instead pf searching by stroke or particle.
★☆☆☆☆ Mikaミカエル · Mar 30, 2026
Bad lookup. Failed. Even Google Translate is better
★☆☆☆☆ J D · Mar 21, 2025
You start drawing the kanji but then 5 seconds later the advert at the bottom loads, and it clears everything you've written - you have to start again. It does this every, single, time, you use the app. Annoying and unacceptable - get it fixed.

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Store listing

By telethon株式会社, from Google Play
Description by telethon株式会社 Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Kanji Lookup - simple, fast, and hassle-free!

This App is not a dictionary or an exhaustive Kanji reference - and nor does it strive to be! Instead, it focusses on - and attempts to excel at - one thing: Finding the meaning of an unknown Kanji character as quickly and easily as possible using the only way that really makes sense on a touch-enable device: by drawing it.

Stop wasting your time counting strokes, deciphering radicals, or learning the intricacies of 'well-designed' lookup schemes - simply start drawing the character and watch results appear instantaneously.
KanjiLookup does not clutter your results with obscure readings only found in the name of that one mountain village or cross-references to paper dictionaries you most likely don't own anyway. Instead, it simply shows you what you are looking for: The character's pronunciation and definition. In addition, a searchable list of the most relevant words containing the Kanji character is only a tap away.
Of course you can also search using the keyboard.

KanjiLookup was designed from the ground up for minimal start-up time, nearly instantaneous handwriting recognition, and a clean interface that doesn't get in your way. It currently contains information for over 3500 Kanji, including but not limited to all the Joyo and Jinmeiyo characters.

Safety and technology

Found in the app by AppBrain
Ads
Contains ads
Price
Free
Libraries
32
App size
85.0 MB
Content rating
Low

Technologies used by Kanji Lookup

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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play
Version
1.4.21
Launched
April 2018
  • Aug 16, 2026UpdateVersion 1.4.21
  • May 17, 2026UpdateVersion 1.4.20
  • Apr 1, 2026UpdateVersion 1.4.19
  • Feb 21, 2026UpdateVersion 1.4.18
  • Dec 16, 2025UpdateVersion 1.4.17
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Installs

Tracked by AppBrain
Last 30 days
3.3 thousand
Per day
110
30-day average
Play install range
100+ thousand
Launched
April 2018

Installs over time

Kanji Lookup has been installed 260 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 110 installs per day.

Rankings

Google Play top charts
Highest rank
#83
Chart
Top Free
Books & Reference
Country
Japan

Google Play Rankings for Kanji Lookup

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About the app and developer

About Kanji Lookup

Kanji Lookup is a books & reference app developed by telethon株式会社.

Download Statistics

Kanji Lookup has been downloaded 260 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 3.3 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 books & reference apps.

User Ratings

Kanji Lookup is rated 4.78 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 5.6 thousand ratings.

App Information

Kanji Lookup is freely available from Google Play. The APK size is 84.97 MB. The latest APK version available is 1.4.21. The last update was on August 16, 2026.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The APK has been available on Google Play since April 2018.

Kanji Lookup is made and published by telethon株式会社. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with telethon株式会社. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to telethon株式会社 and are shown as published on Google Play.

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