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Scribe Japanese - Vocabulary app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 1376 ratings )
Travel Education
Developer: Guiix Pty Ltd
Free
Current version: 3.5.2, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 01 May 2013
App size: 144.75 Mb

Scribe Japanese has been intentionally designed to teach mastery of Japanese vocabulary - you learn all common Japanese words. Using a unique study method, words are remembered with related-sounding words, so that in real-life situations you are able to contextually select the correct word, even if you missed the tone. Study Japanese this way, and your minds ability to select the correct word in context increases 10 fold. Just think about it: for every similar sound, you will know the 4 or 5 possible popular words it could be.

Scribe Japanese quietly saturates your mind with all the correct linkages to learn Japanese to a better-than-native level. This is the fastest known method to the learn Japanese language, by focusing on learning through Japanese games.

Scribe Japanese also includes numerous games using the same study deck, so no matter what game you feel like playing, your study picks up where you left off. You can study Japanese YOUR way. And your dreams of Japan can come closer.

== Features ==

- 8000 of the most common words, including Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) words.
- Full native audio spoken for every single word. Speak Japanese within weeks, instead of years, with a daily commitment to study Japanese words.
- 6 Japanese games: Japanese flashcards, Japanese multiple choice, Japanese tiles, listening flashcards, listening multiple choice, matchup.
- Spaced-Repetition System that.. is simply incredible. When you get down into the deeper levels with thousands of words to remember, youll be amazed at how accurately the right word comes along.
- Study Japanese completely offline - no internet bandwidth used. Learn and study Japanese anywhere - on the train, bus, on the way to work, sitting waiting *anywhere* if youre a fan of "all Japanese all the time", in Japanese coffee shops, on bed before dreaming Japanese in your sleep.
- Your choice of romaji or hiragana, along with the native kanji reading (for help with remembering the kanji, you can use our kanji app: Scribe Origins).
- Ruby text places the reading above the kanji character, just like in manga and anime readings. The same formatting increases your ability read manga naturally (and quietly helps you learn Japanese).
- Synchronise your progress across devices, if you want to learn Japanese on your iPhone and iPad. Both apps will be synced to the ScribeJapan app.
- Example usage sentences and common Japanese phrases for the most popular Japanese words.
- Most users who have gone through the entire first level unequivocally say that Scribe Japanese is currently the fastest way to learn Japanese language, both listening and reading skills.

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Pros and cons of Scribe Japanese - Vocabulary app for iPhone and iPad

Scribe Japanese - Vocabulary app good for

I have tried many different methods before I came across this app, none of them worked for me. I dont like mind numbing repetition. This app makes it fun to learn. After you get a hand full of words memorized you start learning new ones but then it throws you one youve already memorized and Im like wait I know this... Oh yea thats it! It defiantly commits words to long term memory. The only setting I changed was that I didnt want to see the pronunciation before I click get answer, all the other settings work well the way they are!
I used this app to improve my vocabulary and kanji recognition skills throughout college. It has so many features that you can practice exactly how you learn best.
Learned 90 vocabulary words in 5 days! In those, some used kanji, and Ive memorized those two. Its addicting to use this app. It uses list of words such as from the JLPT or the way Japanese schools learn words. I wish that there was a list that supported the Genki I and II textbooks. Would have made it even easier.
Build vocabulary through flashcards with audio. But English only
This is a great tool to learn many new vocabulary with fun. I like most two original things : (1) it gives you for each word other words of similar sound. (2) it gives if you wish the kanji of the word and if you click on the kanji it gives origin of the kanji and similar kanjis. I have already some good basics in japanese but this application is so intuitive it seems that I am improving myself fast without effort. Thank you so much for creating this smart application !! I am going to Japan soon and I am using this app everytime I have some free minutes ! Also a last great thing : I am french and I am also improving my english with this english-japanese app ....
Very well done. Great to learn the pronunciations of the kanjis without much effort. Beautiful App, Thank you!

Some bad moments

Bad UI, slow, heavy, not user friendly, painfull to use, too bad!
I read a lot of reviews before purchasing the full version, and I noticed that most people have a very positive opinion about this app. I cant agree. They seem to have ripped off KanjiBoxs quiz style but improved on the appearance. I like that they added an おばちゃん voice that speaks the words as a means of multimodal input, and I like the kanji breakdown by radical. On the other hand, no matter how much I tweak the settings, I cant seem to get to a point where I get true spaced repetition. Every time I start, the app gives me the same 4-5 あ words (炙る, 暴れる, あいまい, 相変わらず, etc) before moving on to a ton of words Ive never seen and will never see again. Id love to see an update that improves the SRS functionality, and Ill happily raise my star rating at that point! Lots of potential with this app.
Great app. Great game. Great vocabulary list. Awesome for a Japanese learner like me. Thank to this app I am now has a great tool to aid my studying. A+++
My teacher recommended this app, and it is making it a lot easier for me to understand.
I love the way boy or girl voice in this app pronounce Japanese and the way it puts vocabulary in context for me to understand. Normally I will have to look up dictionary but now I dont. Great app!
but this app also features a matching game which basically like a flash card for you to memorize vocabulary. Very well developed app!