Baro Dictionary

Find unknown Japanese right where you see it, in your own handwriting.

No app switching and no need to know the reading. Draw a kanji as it appears, then check its meaning, reading, and stroke order.

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Android 11 or later · Looking words up is free

  • Handwriting and voice
  • Korean and English meanings
  • Offline lookup after setup
Actual app screen with 黄昏 being handwritten in the panel over a Japanese essay
Actual app screen showing 黄昏 handwritten over a Japanese essay, with たそがれ, dusk / twilight, and stroke order
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Translation gives you the answer. It cannot do the practice for you

You can use automatic translation day after day, but that alone will not build your Japanese reading skills

With Baro Japanese Dictionary,
looking closely at kanji, drawing them, and looking them up becomes a natural way to practice and helps what you learn stay with you

Related research:

App tutorial step 5: an instruction to write 食べる over a Japanese article, with the handwriting panel below
The in-app tutorial practices writing over an article, choosing candidates, and stroke order, one step at a time.

Keep reading.
Look it up in three steps.

Without leaving the screen where you met the kanji, three actions get you the meaning, the reading, and the stroke order.

  1. 01

    Open it over any screen

    When you meet unknown Japanese in news, the web, or a video, open the panel with a Bubble turned on in the app or an added Accessibility button.

  2. 02

    Draw it or say it

    Copy the shape even when you do not know the reading, or use voice search for a sound you know. Alternative recognition candidates stay within reach.

  3. 03

    Learn and continue

    Check the reading, Korean or English meaning, and kanji stroke order, then continue the original content without switching apps.

Pricing

Looking words up by handwriting or voice, with their meanings and readings, is free. Premium adds stroke order, follow-up search, and recent searches.

One-time Premium purchase (South Korea)

₩5,900

This is not a subscription. In other countries, Google Play shows the local price. Two weeks after you first use the app, a Premium reminder appears every 5 to 10 times you open the panel, and buying Premium removes it. Tap Continue for free to keep using the app.

  • Free lookups

    The handwriting overlay, voice search, reverse lookup, meanings, and readings are free.

  • Premium features

    Watch each kanji draw itself stroke by stroke and step through it yourself, look up words inside a meaning, and reopen recent searches. Anyone can try them in the app tutorial.

  • One-time purchase

    Premium can be restored with the same Google Play account.

Write it once.

Without leaving the screen.

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