Kanji Checker
$0.99
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About Kanji Checker
OCR of Japanese characters + built-in dictionary (English translation.)
With this app you will be able to check the meaning and the pronunciation of Japanese words containing kanji, whenever you want in 10 seconds (or less with recent devices) by recognizing the characters from your camera.
Therefore, you won't be bothered when you encounter a kanji you don't know.
Ideal for people who read books in Japanese, people who are learning Japanese.
Not for people who can't read Japanese at all, as this is not a translator but a dictionary.
Features:
- No need to take pictures (i.e. no sound.) This app was designed to capture in preview mode, very fast and precise.
- No internet connection required. A Japanese to English dictionary is built-in.
- Simple, intuitive, very easy to use.
---- Main usage
1. Launch the app.
2. Move your device so that the circle at the center of the screen comes over the first character to recognize.
3. Adjust the focus. (You can use the "Refocus" button.)
---- In detail
OCR features:
- Recognition of vertical and horizontal texts. Automatic detection of the orientation. (Works best with vertical texts.)
- Recognition of fonts commonly used in books.
- Works best with characters printed on paper (without color changes, with a minimum of contrast with the background.)
Other features:
- Ability to use the camera flash in torch mode to enlighten the text. Useful when you're reading a book.
- Focus modes: macro (to read books) / auto (for other purposes.)
- History of the last recognitions.
- Languages for the interface: Japanese, English, French.
Requirements:
- Storage: around 100MB of storage (SD card or internal) is required for data installation.
- RAM: around 20MB of RAM for OCR.
- Camera: some focus modes and flash modes may be unavailable on certain devices. These modes will be disabled if unavailable.
Tested on:
- Sharp SH-10D (dual core 1.5GHz, 4.5 inches 720x1280, android 4.0.4)
- Sharp IS05 (single core 1GHz, 3.4 inches 480x854, android 2.3.4)
- Kyocera DIGNO ISW11K (single core 1.4GHz, 4.0 inches 480x800, android 2.3.5)
On old devices, the accuracy of character recognition might depend on the performance of camera (resolution in preview mode, image quality.)
If you want to test features on your device, try the free app "Eigo Checker". It's almost the same app except that it's for the English language.
---- Troubleshooting
- If you encounter an error after updating your android device, try to re-install (install after uninstalling once) this app.
- If you don't understand how to use this app, please check the web site of this app, or contact me.
With this app you will be able to check the meaning and the pronunciation of Japanese words containing kanji, whenever you want in 10 seconds (or less with recent devices) by recognizing the characters from your camera.
Therefore, you won't be bothered when you encounter a kanji you don't know.
Ideal for people who read books in Japanese, people who are learning Japanese.
Not for people who can't read Japanese at all, as this is not a translator but a dictionary.
Features:
- No need to take pictures (i.e. no sound.) This app was designed to capture in preview mode, very fast and precise.
- No internet connection required. A Japanese to English dictionary is built-in.
- Simple, intuitive, very easy to use.
---- Main usage
1. Launch the app.
2. Move your device so that the circle at the center of the screen comes over the first character to recognize.
3. Adjust the focus. (You can use the "Refocus" button.)
---- In detail
OCR features:
- Recognition of vertical and horizontal texts. Automatic detection of the orientation. (Works best with vertical texts.)
- Recognition of fonts commonly used in books.
- Works best with characters printed on paper (without color changes, with a minimum of contrast with the background.)
Other features:
- Ability to use the camera flash in torch mode to enlighten the text. Useful when you're reading a book.
- Focus modes: macro (to read books) / auto (for other purposes.)
- History of the last recognitions.
- Languages for the interface: Japanese, English, French.
Requirements:
- Storage: around 100MB of storage (SD card or internal) is required for data installation.
- RAM: around 20MB of RAM for OCR.
- Camera: some focus modes and flash modes may be unavailable on certain devices. These modes will be disabled if unavailable.
Tested on:
- Sharp SH-10D (dual core 1.5GHz, 4.5 inches 720x1280, android 4.0.4)
- Sharp IS05 (single core 1GHz, 3.4 inches 480x854, android 2.3.4)
- Kyocera DIGNO ISW11K (single core 1.4GHz, 4.0 inches 480x800, android 2.3.5)
On old devices, the accuracy of character recognition might depend on the performance of camera (resolution in preview mode, image quality.)
If you want to test features on your device, try the free app "Eigo Checker". It's almost the same app except that it's for the English language.
---- Troubleshooting
- If you encounter an error after updating your android device, try to re-install (install after uninstalling once) this app.
- If you don't understand how to use this app, please check the web site of this app, or contact me.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
v1.9: bug fix.
Fixed an issue that occurs under certain conditions when low on memory (i.e. when many apps are running.) (reported by a Galaxy S3)
v1.8: fixed text.
v1.7: fixes.
Support for unofficial camera exceptions. (reported by a Galaxy S SCH-I500)
v1.6: bug fixes.
Fixed state management and irregular flows.
v1.9: bug fix.
Fixed an issue that occurs under certain conditions when low on memory (i.e. when many apps are running.) (reported by a Galaxy S3)
v1.8: fixed text.
v1.7: fixes.
Support for unofficial camera exceptions. (reported by a Galaxy S SCH-I500)
v1.6: bug fixes.
Fixed state management and irregular flows.
Price update Price changed from $5.79 to $0.99.
Price update Price changed from $4.60 to $5.79.
Price update Price changed from $5.02 to $4.60.
Price update Price changed from $6.60 to $5.02.
What are users saying about Kanji Checker
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I've got a quite a few apps to help with kanji, and this is easily the best. It took a few minutes to get used to using it effectively and figuring out a trick or two in getting it to recognise characters accurately every time. I find if I set the light on, zoom into the characters until its blurry, then carefully lift the camera away until the words become clear, it recognises all characters in the field accurately each time. I'm grateful to the developer for making something so useful at a great price.
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Runs great on S4 thanks! Could you include an option to display furigana on the video/preview activity? Would save effort switching back and forth, thanks again!!
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Recommended, the offline features and the ability to translate on-the-fly without any photos taken are great. Sometimes it's difficult to pick up weird fonts (i.e. from manga) but you can't really fault the app for that. It made my reading so much more comfortable, whereas before I'd have to do constant checks in dictionaries using radicals.
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very bad
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Runs great on S4 thanks! Could you include an option to display furigana on the video/preview activity? Would save effort switching back and forth, thanks again!!
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it's very hard to handle because of the terrible interface - but it works very often. sometimes it doesn't find the right kanji
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It works great, very useful for me :-)
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I want this one for a long time
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Works so far great for offline use.
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I've got a quite a few apps to help with kanji, and this is easily the best. It took a few minutes to get used to using it effectively and figuring out a trick or two in getting it to recognise characters accurately every time. I find if I set the light on, zoom into the characters until its blurry, then carefully lift the camera away until the words become clear, it recognises all characters in the field accurately each time. I'm grateful to the developer for making something so useful at a great price.
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I can't believe it can be this easy. It just tells you what that kanji is. So cool!
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Runs great on S4 thanks! Could you include an option to display furigana on the video/preview activity? Would save effort switching back and forth, thanks again!!
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It works great, very useful for me :-)
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it's very hard to handle because of the terrible interface - but it works very often. sometimes it doesn't find the right kanji
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I want this one for a long time
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Works so far great for offline use.
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I've got a quite a few apps to help with kanji, and this is easily the best. It took a few minutes to get used to using it effectively and figuring out a trick or two in getting it to recognise characters accurately every time. I find if I set the light on, zoom into the characters until its blurry, then carefully lift the camera away until the words become clear, it recognises all characters in the field accurately each time. I'm grateful to the developer for making something so useful at a great price.
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I can't believe it can be this easy. It just tells you what that kanji is. So cool!
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Runs great on S4 thanks! Could you include an option to display furigana on the video/preview activity? Would save effort switching back and forth, thanks again!!
by T####:
Avoid it. App is ovepriced, the UI is unintuitive, and the text is way too small. Not practical in real-world situations in Japan. Yomiwa offline OCR kanji reader app is much, much better.