Kanji Sonomama is the perfect tool for anyone learning Japanese. I have been learning for about 1 year now and would find it hard to live without. This is a translator. You can write in English and get Japanese or write in Japanese and get English. Example sentences are given in Japanese and English for each word. Hiragana is given for the kanji but only when searched in Japanese. Basic knowledge of kanji stroke order is required. This is one of the best apps on the ds. Far better than buying an electronic dictionary and Cheaper.
Got me through Japanese at uni Very helpful tool, and cheap if you already own a DS. While not as widely comprehensive as a proper electronic dictionary, this game has more than enough definitions for anything you might want to look up.
It requires basic knowledge of the Japanese language however, but otherwise it is very good, and being able to write down kanji on the DS pad is also very helpful when you need to look up something quicksmart.
hexbot(8) on 04, Dec. 2009 09:08 (HKT)
translate all in jap-eng the perfect interaction with your DS. Only write the Kanji, Hana, Katana or word and you get the traduction. is now the best tool in your hands you no doubt to get one.
cpm1(2) on 24, Nov. 2009 09:15 (HKT)
Very interesting dictionary, easy to use. This is a fascinating little dictionary and has helped my japanese study.
Definitely worth while for those who have a DS. Much better value than a dedicated e-dict ... but there is strong competition from iTouch/iPhone software if you have one of those devices.
The interface is loaded with little buttons with tiny kanji which was a bit hard to figure out at first, but after an hour or so playing with it I understood what most of the buttons did. Thankfully it is a one-screen interface so you can't get lost in menus or something.
Entering kanji and kana is intuitive and reliable.
It does feature english - japanese, but it's hard for me to work out the japanese translation from this section.
Although I like this program a *lot*, I tend to use my iPhone "Japanese" application more often since it is more focussed on japanese - english. You can't beat the DS stylus for kanji entry though.
rudy_h7201(38) on 03, Nov. 2009 14:31 (HKT)
Useful tool to learn Kanji Kanji is the hardest topic to learn japanese. Fortunately using this DS program we can learn the idioms, pronunciations and some samples in which the kanji is used. The down side is english description is very minimum provided here. So, you still have to equip yourself with japanese-english dictionary. Some words or kanjis here are also equipped with audio pronunciation. There is also alphanumeric input interface to type English word to find their japanese counterpart, which is only useful to japanese people I believe. I hope one day Kanji Sonomama series will come with english translation, so it will make non japanese user to learn the language easier.
tsuiwil(1) on 01, Nov. 2009 16:46 (HKT)
Good dictionary at reasonable price It serves well as a cheap Japanese dictionary.
