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Great article! Thanks Hashi! $200 isn’t too bad a price. I will probably purchase it once my Japanese is more advanced or when I start Japanese studies at university.
TextFugu’s explanation:
大した（たいした）＝ Considerable, Great
Meaning: The した part is actually the past tense of “to do” (so, it’s “did”). If you “did” something “big” then you did something “considerable” or “great” (in size).
Reading: You’ll have to remember that this word uses the on’yomi reading even though it looks like it shouldn’t (because it looks like there’s hiragana coming out of it). The hiragana is actually a separate piece, though, so don’t get confused!
I believe you are incorrect Joel..
For example: 大した （たいした） = Considerable, Great
@missingno15 Brilliant! Just the app I have been looking for, lol. :P
I’ve seen it with a female voice too. I wonder how many people got that app and thought it was a real person.
btw, who is the girl in your avatar?
What about WWWJDIC by Jim Breen? How does that stand up against Edict?
Android has an app for WWWJDIC and http://www.jisho.org, which Kouichi recommends, uses WWWJDIC.
Here is the app for it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nick.wwwjdic&hl=en
This app is pretty fun. I like how the answer start falling faster the bigger streak you get. It’s also on IOS but for a cost. Free on android
NihongoUp Japanese
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.divita.android.paid&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImFpci5jb20uZGl2aXRhLmFuZHJvaWQucGFpZCJd@Elenkis Is it just the app that costs or do the dictionaries you load into it cost as well? What is the total cost of it?
@kanjiman8 I just got Hiragana Cards and it’s pretty good.
I haven’t found myself needing a Japanese keyboard on my phone yet but will give GO Keyboard a try. Thanks.
@kanjiman8 There is no paid version in the marketplace but on the free version when you try to do certain things a message will pop up saying, “Get all modules (and the ones to come) for only 7.80 EUR, and you’ll help me improve JA Sensei.”
I just signed up and tried doing Kanji quiz with writing and it takes me to a checkout page. 7.80 EUR for premium access.
StickyStudy is a good one. I’ve used that a bunch before.
I find there are a fair amount of Japanese learning apps for IOS.
There are definitely more on android but I find better quality apps on IOS.
Japan Goggles is a cool app on IOS devices that lets you take a picture of Kanji (for example) and it will show you the reading and meaning of it. Anyone know of an app like this for Android?
Chris (can I call you chris? :P), I have heard good things about JED but have been having issues getting it. I can’t find it on my phone and when I find it online and try to send it to my phone it says “This item cannot be installed in your device’s country” (Canada). I got an app which changed the country of the marketplace and it still says the same thing.
On a side note. Getting that app “market Enabler” and changing the country to Japan is pretty cool. Lot of interesting apps on the Japanese MarketPlace.
EDIT: I just found the .apk file online and manually installed it with no problems. Now I have JED and Aedict which should provide me with all my J-E dictionary needs.
Hashi, I have used Midori before and it is really good. I look forward to your review :D
Wish I could find a dictionary that nice on Android. There is Aedict that I have been using for android which is pretty nice.vanandrew, yeah you are right. The writing is still in testing stages and is not all that accurate. However, I would say it only gives me false negatives 5% of the time if even that.
I usually review the kanji myself and decide if I made a mistake or not. Kanji LS Touch for IOS which I talked about earlier has the writing but it doesn’t tell you if you are wrong or right. You review it and then hit either a button for wrong or a button for right. I think that method is a little nicer.
Tim Bess, did you pay for JA Sensei? I am considering paying to unlock the other features. Mainly for the writing of kanji.
I highly recommend Kana LS Touch for IOS devices. Definitely worth the money (only $4) and the creator is a very nice person. I never use it anymore but I used the Kanji Ls Touch IOS app by the same creator. Amazing app for Kanji. I know koichi recommends not spending much time on learning how to write Kanji but for me when I remember how to write them they are locked in my memory for good and I can read them with ease.
As Tim Bess recommended, JA Sensei app on android is really good. And Obenkyo on android is also amazing.
