YomiNavi
日本語を読むための学習サポート
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
YomiNavi is a Japanese reading and learning assistant that helps you read, understand, look up, and remember Japanese.
Read Japanese websites, paste text, or scan Japanese from your camera and photos. YomiNavi can display furigana and translations, explain unfamiliar words, and save useful vocabulary for later review.
Use it to understand news, school and workplace notices, menus, product descriptions, and other Japanese text you encounter in everyday life.
【MAIN FEATURES】
■ Web Reader
Browse Japanese websites inside the app and display furigana above kanji. Select unfamiliar text to check its meaning or translation and save useful words to your vocabulary notebook. Frequently visited websites can be bookmarked.
■ Text Reader
Paste Japanese text to view it with furigana and translation. Furigana can be shown or hidden as needed.
■ Camera and Photo OCR
Recognize Japanese text using your camera or existing photos. Switch between the original text, furigana, and translation. You can also select a specific area of an image to scan.
■ Word and Context Explanations
Check a word’s reading, meaning, usage, and example sentences. Context-aware explanations help you understand how a word is used in the selected passage.
■ Dictionary Lookup
Enter a Japanese word directly to look up its reading and meaning without opening an article.
■ Text-to-Speech
Listen to Japanese words, example sentences, and passages to check pronunciation and intonation.
■ Today’s Japanese
Learn one Japanese word or expression each day. Review its reading, meaning, usage, and example sentence, listen to its pronunciation, and save it to your vocabulary notebook.
■ Situational Japanese
Learn practical expressions through conversations based on everyday situations. Choose a difficulty level, view translations, and listen to complete dialogues.
■ Vocabulary Notebook
Save words you want to remember and review their readings, meanings, usage notes, and example sentences.
■ Vocabulary Flashcards
Review saved words as flashcards and separate words you know from those that need more practice.
■ Reading History and Learning Records
Return to recently viewed articles and websites. Track your study streak, weekly vocabulary activity, saved words, and review progress.
■ Display Settings
Show furigana above kanji or inside brackets. Dark mode is also supported.
■ Multiple Languages
The app interface is available in Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Korean.
Translations are available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Thai.
Make everyday Japanese easier to read and understand with YomiNavi.
※Some translation, word explanation, and content features require an internet connection.
※Camera and photo features require permission to access your device’s camera or photo library.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
"New: JLPT Past Exams — practice real exam questions for N1–N5 with answer review",
"Improved: Voice reading now uses Microsoft Nanami for more natural pronunciation",
"Web Reader: Long-press hint added to help you look up words more easily",
"Bug fixes and general improvements"
The developer, NIPPON SOSHIN K.K., 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
- NIPPON SOSHIN K.K.
- Size
- 151.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nihon Soushin Co., Ltd.