Read any
Japanese,
instantly.
Capture Japanese text from any app with real-time OCR, get instant dictionary lookups, and build your vocabulary with spaced-repetition study. Offline, private, on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Download on theApp StoreFree to start · Pro from €0.99/month
要The core of Kiratoru
Live lookup, anywhere on screen
Point Kiratoru at any Japanese text — a game, a manga, a website — and it recognizes it in real time. No copy-paste, no switching apps. Definitions appear the moment the words do.
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機能Everything in one app
From first glance to long-term memory
Offline JMDict dictionary
Readings, meanings, part-of-speech, JLPT levels and example sentences — all bundled, all offline. No internet required to look anything up.
Tap any kanji or word
Every character and vocabulary item is clickable. Drill into a kanji, see the words that use it, and follow the threads as deep as your curiosity goes.
Decks & spaced repetition
Save words and kanji into custom decks and review them with an SM-2 spaced-repetition schedule. Track progress and let the algorithm pick what's due.
Camera OCR
Point your camera at a sign, a menu, or a page in a book and read it on the spot. Real-time text recognition from the live camera feed.
Screen capture & continuous mode
On Mac, capture any screen region and keep it live — perfect for games, streams and dynamic content that won't sit still.
Private by design
All recognition, tokenization and lookups happen on your device. Nothing you read is sent anywhere — Kiratoru works fully offline.
流れHow it works
Four steps, no friction
- 1
Capture
Aim at Japanese text with the camera, a screen region, or a screenshot.
- 2
Recognize
On-device OCR and MeCab break the text into words in real time.
- 3
Look up
Tap any word or kanji for instant offline dictionary definitions.
- 4
Study
Save what matters into decks and review it with spaced repetition.
料金Pricing
Start free, upgrade when ready
Free
Everything you need to start reading.
€0
- Manual-refresh lookup
- Unlimited saved words & kanji
- Offline JMDict dictionary
- Decks & spaced-repetition study
- Basic definitions
Pro
Unlock live lookup and the full dictionary.
€10.99/year
- Everything in Free
- Live, real-time lookup
- Tap any kanji or word to explore
- Full dictionary details, unblurred
- AI translation with context
質問FAQ
Questions, answered
Stop guessing. Start reading.
Download Kiratoru and turn any Japanese text into something you understand — and remember.