KanjiLens Camera
Read Japanese with your camera
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Point your camera at Japanese text — furigana appears instantly. Tap a kanji for meaning and examples, then make it stick with flashcards. Free scans every day.
KanjiLens turns your iPhone camera into a Japanese reading companion — and makes sure you remember what you read.
SCAN REAL JAPANESE
Snap a book page, menu, sign, or manga panel (or pick a photo from your library). Every kanji gets furigana instantly, on device, fully offline.
TAP A KANJI, LEARN IT
Tap any highlighted word for its reading, English definition, and example sentences that use the same reading you just saw — with furigana over every sentence.
REMEMBER IT FOREVER
Turn any word into a flashcard with one tap. Built-in spaced repetition schedules your reviews, and a daily streak keeps you honest. No other apps needed.
OFFLINE DICTIONARIES
Built on KANJIDIC2, JMdict, and the Tatoeba example corpus (EDRDG / tatoeba.org), bundled as fast local databases. Nothing you scan ever leaves your phone.
FREE EVERY DAY
Scan for free every day — 10 scans on your first day, 3 a day after that. No account, no sign-up, fully offline.
GO UNLIMITED
Unlock unlimited scanning plus flashcards, streaks, and history with a subscription ($2.99 per month or $19.99 per year) or a one-time lifetime unlock ($29.99). Anyone who bought KanjiLens when it was a paid app keeps every feature free, forever.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://github.com/ryuyajay-sketch/kanjilens/blob/main/docs/PRIVACY.md
Ratings & Reviews
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- Free scans every day: 10 on your first day, then 3 daily — no purchase needed
- The app no longer locks behind a paywall after onboarding: jump straight in and start scanning
The developer, Ryuya Tanabe, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Ryuya Tanabe
- Size
- 134.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- KanjiLens Pro Yearly $19.99
- KanjiLens Pro Monthly $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ryuya Tanabe