meta: title: Dictionary — べんきょうBox description: A real Japanese dictionary on your device. Vocabulary, kanji, readings, conjugations, components — downloaded once and yours offline. url: /dictionary format: yaml content: - type: page-header body: Vocabulary, kanji, readings, conjugations, components. The whole thing, downloaded once and yours offline. Behind every word in every translation. heading: A real Japanese dictionary on your device eyebrow: 02 · DICTIONARY accent: tools - type: card-grid body: Built on JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC, and Kanji Alive. Open resources, all on your device. heading: Built on the dictionaries the Japanese-learning world already trusts label: The data intro: The dictionary draws on JMdict for vocabulary, JMnedict for names, KANJIDIC for kanji data, and Kanji Alive for component information. These are the open Japanese-language resources behind most serious dictionaries on any platform. They live on your device, indexed for fast search. columns: 4 variant: sub cards: - title: JMdict body: Vocabulary entries. - title: JMnedict body: Proper names. - title: KANJIDIC body: Kanji data. - title: Kanji Alive body: Components and breakdown. - type: strip body: Meanings and Grammar tabs side by side; conjugation tables with audio; quick-access pop-up when you tap a word in context. heading: Thousands of words, in depth label: The entry view orientation: text-left paragraphs: - Every entry has Meanings and Grammar as peer tabs. Meanings shows the definitions, parts of speech, JLPT and grade tags, and the kanji that make up the word. Grammar shows the conjugation table with audio on every form. - Open it from search, from your saved word lists, or by tapping any word inside a translation. A lighter quick-access version pops up inline when you tap a word in context, with the full entry one tap further. screenshot: label: SCREENSHOT SLOT title: Dictionary entry meta: Meanings tab · 4:5 portrait aspect: 4/5 image: entry-meanings.png - type: strip body: Tap a kanji to see its components, similar kanji, JLPT level, grade, stroke count, frequency, and on/kun readings with audio. heading: Pull any kanji apart label: The kanji drill orientation: text-right paragraphs: - Tap a kanji and see what it's made of. Components, similar kanji, JLPT level, grade, stroke count, frequency rank. On'yomi and kun'yomi readings, each with audio. screenshot: label: SCREENSHOT SLOT title: Kanji drill meta: Components, readings, frequency · 4:5 aspect: 4/5 image: kanji-drill2.png - type: strip body: Past, negative, te-form, causative, polite, polite past — with audio on every row. heading: Every form of every verb, with audio label: The conjugation table orientation: text-left paragraphs: - Open the Grammar tab on any verb and see the full conjugation table. Past, negative, te-form, causative, polite, polite past, with audio on every row. - Listen to a form until it sounds right. Then move on. screenshot: label: SCREENSHOT SLOT title: Conjugation table meta: Grammar tab · 4:5 portrait aspect: 4/5 image: verb-conjugations.png - type: card-grid body: JLPT and frequency filters; recent search history. heading: Sharper search, better recall columns: 2 variant: surface cards: - label: Filters title: Search at your level body: Filter results by JLPT level (N5 to N1) or by frequency rank. Useful when you want to stay within the vocabulary you're actually studying. Filters need the full dictionary download. - label: History title: Your fifty most recent searches body: Search history keeps your last fifty lookups, so you can come back to anything you've checked recently. For words you want to keep for longer, add them to a word list. - type: card-grid body: Word lists are custom collections you build from any dictionary entry. columns: 1 variant: surface cards: - label: Word lists title: Your own collections, however you want them body: Build custom collections from any dictionary entry. A list for things you keep forgetting, a list for words from a book you're reading, a list for whatever you want. Lists are accessible from the home screen, and live alongside everything else on your device. - type: card-grid body: Lite is around 20 MB. Full is around 400 MB and unlocks filters, similar kanji, components, and the complete entry set. heading: Lite or full, both work offline label: Two sizes columns: 2 variant: sub cards: - title: Lite meta: Around 20 MB body: A compact but useful subset of the full dictionary. Vocabulary, kanji breakdowns, conjugations, search. Designed to get you started quickly without a long download. - title: Full meta: Around 400 MB body: Everything in Lite, plus JLPT and frequency filters, similar kanji, kanji components, and the complete entry set. - type: faq body: Common questions heading: Quick answers items: - question: Does the dictionary work offline? answer: Yes. Once installed, every search, kanji breakdown, and conjugation lookup runs locally. No network needed. - question: Where does the data come from? answer: JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC, and Kanji Alive. All open Japanese-language resources, credited and respected. - question: Why is there a Lite version? answer: So you can start using the app quickly, on a small download, without giving up the parts of the dictionary that matter most day to day. Upgrade to the full dictionary when you're ready. - question: How do conjugations get audio? answer: The offline pronunciation voice is built in and handles every form. If you want a higher-quality voice, connect a provider in settings. - type: prose body: More on the [FAQ page →](/faq). - type: card-grid body: 'Coming soon to iOS and macOS. Up next: practice.' columns: 2 variant: sub cards: - label: Get it title: Notify me when it ships → body: Coming soon to iOS and macOS. Android later. href: '#notify' - label: Next title: Practice → body: Real audio, sliced into conversations you can study. href: /practice tile: practice schema: '@context': https://schema.org '@type': FAQPage name: Dictionary — べんきょうBox description: A real Japanese dictionary on your device. Vocabulary, kanji, readings, conjugations, components — downloaded once and yours offline. url: https://getbenkyobox.com/dictionary mainEntity: - '@type': Question name: Does the dictionary work offline? acceptedAnswer: '@type': Answer text: Yes. Once installed, every search, kanji breakdown, and conjugation lookup runs locally. No network needed. - '@type': Question name: Where does the data come from? acceptedAnswer: '@type': Answer text: JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC, and Kanji Alive. All open Japanese-language resources, credited and respected. - '@type': Question name: Why is there a Lite version? acceptedAnswer: '@type': Answer text: So you can start using the app quickly, on a small download, without giving up the parts of the dictionary that matter most day to day. Upgrade to the full dictionary when you're ready. - '@type': Question name: How do conjugations get audio? acceptedAnswer: '@type': Answer text: The offline pronunciation voice is built in and handles every form. If you want a higher-quality voice, connect a provider in settings.