Shiraberukun
Education
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Shiraberukun is a Japanese-Myanmar dictionary app built for Burmese speakers learning Japanese.
WHAT'S NEW
- Pocket offline dictionary: about 39,000 words covering JLPT N5–N1. Search in Japanese, Myanmar or English with no connection.
- Pocket Reader: paste Japanese text and tap any word to see its meaning, even offline.
- Kanji breakdown: tap a kanji in a result to see readings, strokes, parts and example words for every kanji in the word.
- Stroke order: watch each kanji's strokes drawn in order, with stroke numbers, step-by-step and replay.
- Handwriting search: draw a kanji with your finger in the Pocket search box, even offline.
- Look up online: a word that isn't in the offline dictionary opens straight in the online dictionary.
OFFLINE AND PURCHASES (optional, one-time, linked to your Shiraberukun account)
- Offline Dictionary: about 39,000 words, JLPT N5–N1.
- Pocket Reader add-on: for Offline Dictionary owners.
- Remove Ads: hides ads on every device you sign in to.
- Complete Pack: Offline Dictionary, Pocket Reader and no ads in one purchase.
Every account includes 100 offline searches and 50 Reader passages to use for free. Purchases can be restored on any device signed in to the same account.
SEVEN WAYS TO LEARN
1. Reading assistant - paste any passage and AI breaks it into vocabulary and grammar.
2. Understand - ask about any sentence you don't get, or take a photo of text for an on-the-spot explanation.
3. AI search - a chat for any question about learning Japanese. Your conversations are saved.
4. Writing coach - AI checks your Japanese and suggests more natural phrasing.
5. Review - spaced repetition (SRS) brings words back right before you'd forget them.
6. Vocabulary lists - JLPT N5-N1 word lists, level by level.
7. Grammar dictionary - grammar points by level, plus example-sentence search.
ONLINE DICTIONARY SCALE
- 870,000+ headwords, combined from six dictionary sources
- 1,160,000+ senses (meanings)
- Search from Japanese (kanji, kana, or romaji), Myanmar, or English
- English meanings on about 280,000 headwords
- Burmese meanings reviewed in two stages: re-translated by one AI and checked by another
MORE
- AI assistant: ask anything about Japanese words, grammar, or usage and get a clear answer in Burmese
- Tap any word in the app to see its meaning instantly
- Handwriting input
- Search history
- Bookmarks with labels, also available offline
- Dark mode
- In-app language: Japanese, Myanmar, or English (some menus are Japanese/English only)
- Sign in with Google or Apple
- Free to download, with ads; ads can be removed with a one-time purchase
AI features have a daily usage limit. Sign-in is required to save chat history, bookmarks and purchases.
The Pocket offline dictionary now has stroke order, handwriting search, a Reader, a Complete Pack and a way to remove ads.
- Offline dictionary: about 39,000 words covering JLPT N5–N1, searchable in Japanese, Myanmar and English without a connection.
- Stroke order: open a kanji in Pocket and tap play to watch its strokes drawn in order, with stroke numbers. Large, easy-to-tap buttons let you go back or forward one stroke at a time, play or pause, and replay. With Reduce Motion turned on, the strokes are shown at once, numbered.
- Handwriting: tap the pen button in the Pocket search box and draw a kanji with your finger. Tap a match to add it to your search. Your strokes show clearly on a calm, easy-to-read pad, and it works without a connection.
- Reader: paste Japanese text and tap any word to see its meaning, even offline. Every account includes 50 free Reader passages.
- Remove ads: one purchase hides ads on every device signed in to your account.
- Complete Pack: the offline dictionary, the Reader and no ads in one purchase.
- Free allowance: every account includes 100 free offline searches and 50 free Reader passages. Purchases are one-time, follow your Shiraberukun account, and can be restored.
- Tap a kanji in a result to see every kanji of the word with readings, strokes, parts and example words.
- Look up online: a word that is not in the offline dictionary now opens straight in the online dictionary.
- Saved words from the online dictionary, including AI search answers, show their meanings more cleanly in Pocket bookmarks.
- Stroke data comes from KanjiVG; the credit and links are under each animation and in Sources & licences.
The developer, Sai Htaung Kham, 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 Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Sai Htaung Kham
- Size
- 48.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 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+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads $2.99
- Complete Pack $9.99
- Pocket Reader $4.99
- Offline Dictionary $5.99
- Copyright
- © Shiraberukun