Android Dictionary with Multiple Words Lookup

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Reply #1 - 2013 November 15, 12:20 pm
ohooghuis New member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2011-03-14 Posts: 7

I just switched to a Galaxy Note 3 after using an iPhone for years. With the dictionaries on the iPhone (Midori or Japanese!) I could copy and paste a whole sentence into the search box and the dictionary would find all the separate words. All the Android dictionaries that I have tried don't have this ability. Unless I type the exact word with nothing after it they cannot find anything. Does anyone know an Android dictionary that can do this?

Reply #2 - 2013 November 15, 2:24 pm
toshiromiballza Member
Registered: 2010-10-27 Posts: 277

Haven't tried myself, but try the Tangorin app, just released a few days ago: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta … ngorin.app

If the feature isn't there yet, ask the author to include it in an update: http://tangorin.com/forum/531/

Edit: no, it's not available, since it's not on the website version either. Try asking the author to include it on both the website and the app.

Last edited by toshiromiballza (2013 November 15, 2:28 pm)

Reply #3 - 2013 November 15, 10:37 pm
Bokusenou Member
From: America Registered: 2007-01-12 Posts: 820 Website

http://www.edrdg.org/cgi-bin/wwwjdic/wwwjdic?1KG
It's not an app, but the wwwjdic site can do this.

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Reply #4 - 2013 November 18, 3:06 am
ohooghuis New member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2011-03-14 Posts: 7

toshiromiballza wrote:

Haven't tried myself, but try the Tangorin app, just released a few days ago: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta … ngorin.app

If the feature isn't there yet, ask the author to include it in an update: http://tangorin.com/forum/531/

Edit: no, it's not available, since it's not on the website version either. Try asking the author to include it on both the website and the app.

I tried the search on the website. It can detect the separate kanji but not compounds. I guess the app won't be able either.

Reply #5 - 2013 November 18, 3:20 am
ohooghuis New member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2011-03-14 Posts: 7

Bokusenou wrote:

http://www.edrdg.org/cgi-bin/wwwjdic/wwwjdic?1KG
It's not an app, but the wwwjdic site can do this.

Thanks for the suggestion! It is a decent alternative. I added it as a shortcut on my home screen.

Reply #6 - 2013 November 20, 7:34 pm
ohooghuis New member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2011-03-14 Posts: 7

I found a perfect online dictionary app for this: WWWJDIC for Android

Reply #7 - 2013 November 24, 3:39 am
MindTrick Member
From: 澳洲 Registered: 2012-09-01 Posts: 24

Jsho does this too: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ric.Jsho

It's no WWWJDIC but it could be an alternative in situations where an internet connection is not available.

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