KanjiLens Camera

KanjiLens turns your iPhone camera into a Japanese reading companion. Snap a photo of a book page, menu, sign, or manga panel, then tap any kanji or word to see its reading and English definition — fully offline after install. CAMERA LOOKUP Capture Japanese text with one tap. KanjiLens runs on-device OCR, merges vertical columns into readable blocks, and highlights every text region. Tap a character to look up compounds and single-kanji readings instantly. OFFLINE DICTIONARIES Built on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG), bundled as fast local SQLite databases. No account, no ads, and no network calls at runtime. FURIGANA ON YOUR PHOTOS Readings render directly on the captured image. Share or save annotated photos with furigana baked in — perfect for study notes and manga panels. ANKI INTEGRATION Send words and sentences straight to AnkiMobile. Queue cards while you read, then batch-export when you're ready to review. SEARCH BY READING Look up words by typing romaji or hiragana when you know how something is pronounced but not how it's written. PHOTO HISTORY Every capture is saved locally. Re-open past photos, browse your reading sessions, and pick up where you left off. ETYMOLOGY & DETAILS See kanji etymology snippets and rich dictionary entries with on'yomi, kun'yomi, and English glosses. Made for learners reading real Japanese in the wild — textbooks, restaurants, street signs, and manga.