Sumiyomi - Japanese Reader

Can't read the kanji? Just paste and tap — furigana appears instantly.

Sumiyomi makes it effortless to read any Japanese text. Copy a sentence, paste it into the app, and tap "読む" (Read). Beautiful furigana annotations appear above every kanji character.

◆ Three Display Modes
· Furigana — hiragana readings above kanji
· Kana — convert everything to hiragana
· Romaji — convert to Latin characters

◆ Key Features
· Fully Offline — no internet required, works anywhere
· iPad Optimized — split input and results side by side on large screens, making reading and editing easier in landscape
· Image Text Recognition — scan photos and screenshots, review the OCR text, then add readings
· Flashcard Study Mode — review kanji words with tap-to-flip cards and shuffle
· Favorite Words — star any word to save it; study only your favorites with a dedicated deck
· Progress Card — see this month parses, favorited words, and consecutive day streak right on the home screen, glowing brighter the longer you keep it
· Katakana Furigana (optional) — show hiragana readings above words like コーヒー and アルバイト; toggle in Settings
· iOS Share Sheet (text & images) — Japanese text from Safari/Notes, or photos, screenshots, and manga pages; tap Share and pick Sumiyomi to recognize and show readings right there
· iCloud Sync — history and favorites stay in sync across iPhone and iPad via your private iCloud
· Clipboard Detection — automatically detects copied Japanese text
· Text-to-Speech — listen to Japanese text read aloud with a native voice; the word being spoken underlines in real time, and a long-press lets you choose Slow / Normal / Fast
· One-Tap Copy — quickly copy and share annotated results
· History & Favorites — revisit your past lookups anytime
· Home & Lock Screen Widgets — "word of the moment" flashcard that refreshes hourly and prioritizes your favorites; tap to jump back into the full sentence
· History Search & Export — find past lookups by keyword and export to CSV with clearer error handling
· Full VoiceOver Support — every control is accessible
· Dark & Light Themes — elegant Japanese ink-and-paper aesthetic
· 14 Localisations — UI available in English, Japanese, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Indonesian, German, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, and Hindi

No account required. No ads. No subscriptions. Just a clean tool that works.

Built for Japanese learners, translators, and anyone who encounters Japanese text.