zkanji
The facts below are what the maker publishes about zkanji, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From zkanji's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| zkanji | Free | Free software · beta; features are in place but not fully tested |
The facts
Each one read from zkanji's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Beta status
- The project says its features are in place but not fully tested and advises using the program at the user's own risk.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Developer contact
- The maker provides an email contact address in the README, with instructions to reconstruct it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dictionary data
- Dictionary data can be generated from JMdict, KANJIDIC and RADKFILE files that users download and prepare.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Example sentences
- It includes example sentences for many Japanese words.checked 12 Oct 2026
- History
- The maker says development of the revived cross-platform version began in 2015 and it was released on GitHub in 2017.checked 12 Oct 2026
- JLPT levels
- JLPT levels are indicated for words and kanji.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages offered
- 1checked 22 Sep 2026
- License
- The beta version is licensed under GNU GPLv3 and is distributed without warranty.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Lookup
- The program offers several methods for looking up kanji.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Portable mode
- Portable mode stores data files in a data folder next to the executable and requires the user to have full access to that folder.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- zkanji is an open-source Japanese language study suite and dictionary program.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sentence data
- Example sentence data can be generated from the Tanaka Corpus, which can be included or imported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Study
- The program includes a spaced-repetition system for studying.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Translations
- The program can use translation files to change the user interface language.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Vocabulary
- The program supports vocabulary printing.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2007checked 19 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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