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Kanji LS Touch app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 5328 ratings )
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Developer: Jan Bogner
7.99 USD
Current version: 3.4, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 13 Feb 2009
App size: 32.69 Mb

Kanji LS Touch is an App for learning japanese kanji. It utilizes the unique touch interface to intuitively teach you how to draw the Kanji by displaying strokeorder guidelines. But thats just one of the many great features helping you learning Kanji.

KANJI
- 5.000 Kanji total
- Kanji can be displayed in system font or handwriting font
- 16 Kanji Sets (marked Kanji, all Kanji, 1. - 6. Grade, Secondary School, Jōyō kanji [2010 version], JLPT Level N1 - N5)
- possibility to import, combine or create your own custom Kanji Set within the app
- Strokeorder guidelines for all Kanjis (system font & handwriting font)
- all Kanjis have Readings (On and/or Kun) and English & German meaning
- 2.000 Kanji have also french meaning
- add or edit custom Translations & Notes/Mnemonics directly in the app
- numerous ways to select the kanji you want to train:
- All Kanji of the current set
- custom selection (kanji selected via kanji browser)
- Range of kanji (e.g. kanji 40 till kanji 60)

COMPOUNDS
- 9.000 sample words
- all sample words have reading and english, german meaning (7000 also have french translation)

TEST
- 5 Testtypes:
- Meaning --> Kanji
- Kanji --> Meaning
- Kanji --> Reading (On/Kun/Both)
- Reading --> Kanji (On/Kun/Both)
- Word --> missing Kanji
- 2 Testmodes:
- Direct Input (drawing or keyboard)
- Multiple Choice

KANJI BROWSER
- list of all Kanji in the current kanji set
- search for a specific kanji by kanji, meaning or reading
- display details of a specific Kanji
- select specific kanji for a custom selection you want to train
- jump to a certain Kanji or Radical within the list

MISC
- Import your own custom Kanji Set (e.g. if you want to train only the kanji of lesson x of your textbook or if you want to train the Kanji in a certain order)
- Import your own meanings for the Kanji (e.g. if you learn by certain keywords that differ from the default meanings in the program or if you speak a language that is not supported by the application [russian, italian...])
- create your own Kanji sets within the app
- export your custom sets via email
- works completely offline (Kanji Data is saved in the program)
- Learning with the Leitner system (SRS)
- Sensei Mode that automatically choses the Kanji for the next test based on previous performance
- Practice mode (for learning how to draw the Kanji)
- Backup & Sync between devices via Dropbox
- User Interface fully localized in English, French and German

for more information/videos/screenshots/handbook:
www.asia-ls.com/ios/kanji.html

If you find a bug in the software please send me an email [jan(a)asia-ls.com] with as many information as possible so I can try to reproduce and fix it:
- device & firmware
- what did you do step by step
- settings (current set, test mode, Leitner actice...)
- does it happen always/sometime/once

If you like this application check out:
KANA LS TOUCH
JAPANESE LS TOUCH

Kanji LS Touch uses the KANJIDIC and JMDICT dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Groups licence. (www.edrdg.org). App uses icon8 (https://icons8.com/license/)

Pros and cons of Kanji LS Touch app for iPhone and iPad

Kanji LS Touch app good for

Ive been using this app for the last 5 months and it has been essential in getting me from half-knowing about a 100 characters up to 400 now. There are lots of kanji apps out there but this one really pounds the correct stroke order into you and shows you when youve written poorly or incorrectly. I review vocab in other apps but this one is key for practicing writing. The only addition Id like would be to compile lists of compounds based on the characters I know. That way, on the iPad screen, one could practice writing out whole word compounds, as some characters arent very useful by themselves. Keep it up guys, and thanks!
Ive had this app for about a year, and wow, its extremely helpful and convenient. I know about 420 kanji now thanks to this app, something that wouldve been impossible without it (as Im not very motivated). It has always served me unfailingly. Definitely recommend.
But the interface is kinda lacking. (ie. the black background)
Wow, what a fantastic app. Way cheaper than a textbook and much more useful.
This software is outstanding and sets the standard for which all other future Japanese and Kanji related software should follow. Well done to the developer!
Exactly what I have been waiting for. Well worth the ¥1,400. Would also love it if I could write a character and have the app show me possible kanji (future development?)

Some bad moments

I am so happy someone finally used the touch screens potential in a kanji learning app for English (and other language) speakers. However, there are some things missing that really hold the app back. The following features are currently missing as of March 5th 2009: -1- Searchable database. I want to be able to type in the reading or the actual kanji and bring up a specific kanji for practice. -2- Custom lists. I want to be able to study only the specific kanji that are going to be on my next quiz usually. -3- Examples and compounds. Without these the program fails in matters of teaching reading comprehension and introducing new (unfamiliar) kanji. As much as I like this app it is only fun for a while and then I have to go back to programs such as Lima Skys "Kanji" which have the above features as I dont have time to study anything less specific than my own course content. Summary: Considering the price and competition, this program does not currently accomplish as much as it should, but its innovation, ease of interface, and unique drawing test method entitle it to no less than four stars. Thank you for making this app. I will modify my review and rating as updates become available.
So far its good, but Id like to see the full jouyou kanji set and it should have the ability to input our own meanings for the kanji (for those of us studying via Heisig). Also, Id like to see a kind of daily spaced repitition system built into it, like Kanjiflip, so we can write the ones we had the most trouble with daily and improve. Please add this stuff to make the app perfect.
The newest update added two very important features that had been on my wish list: * a SRS feature for optimal efficiency in retaining kanji (the latest update includes Leitner system boxes, so that reviews of known kanji are scheduled so you spend the most time studying the things you are having difficulty, rather than repeating stuff you already know.) * ability to easily customize decks, for example a button that says add to practice list Given the improvements, this app goes from 3 to 4 stars in my book. The Leitner system is great! Here is my earlier review: ********************************* If you want to practice fingerpainting kanji by rote, this app will allow you to do that. The practice mode does a decent job of showing stroke order and you just follow along with your fingertips. Test mode allows you to compare the kanji you drew with their version, and that is fairly useful. The multiple choice test mode is unremarkable in any way. If you exit the app and re-open it does not remember where you were in the deck. VERY FRUSTRATING if you were somewhere midway through the 700+ jlpt2 kanji. Even if you remembered which # you were at, there is no feature to be able to go to that card. Wish list for this app: * ability to pick up where you left off after exiting and reopening the app * an outline of the drawing area, so you actually know how much space you have to draw the kanji in * ability to navigate to a certain kanji by kana or english meaning * a couple of jyukugyo (compounds) with below each kanji. Bottom line, this app is very basic, especially considering the price, but it does let you practice drawing your kanji over and over, and for that reason, I do use it. It has a lot of room for improvement. I would consider adding more stars if more features were added.
This app features some great Kanji learning tools, including (the ultimate in my opinion) testing your ability to WRITE, and not just read, the Kanji you have learned. Another fantastic thing is that the author is still working on the app, and he already has some really great ideas on where it should be going (check out the website for the app to see what he has up his sleeve). One thing that I would like to see would be the aforementioned Kanji writing tests with, instead of English definitions, Japanese words (or just On and Kun readings) provided in kana. Language learning is best when you can start to move away from the need to translate, and that minor change would make that easier.
This is the first review I have taken time to write. I have always been looking for an app to practice writing Kanji and this is better than I thought it could be on the Ipod touch. Very good.
This program is really useful for practicing/learning kanji. I find it so much more effective to actually write the kanji than just to look at flashcards. I understand there is a new version in the works; Id like to be able to save my custom test lists--I believe that will be in the new version.

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