中日・日中辞典【第3版】 1.1.1

Important Notice: To use the dictionary feature, you need to download the app and make a purchase through in-app billing. Users of the previous app "Chinese-Japanese / Japanese-Chinese Dictionary" are offered a special discount.

The iPhone/iPad app version of Shogakukan's reputable Chinese dictionary "Chinese-Japanese Dictionary" and "Japanese-Chinese Dictionary" has been trusted as a standard Chinese dictionary for years. It contains the latest data from the third edition.

• The "Chinese-Japanese Dictionary" now includes 100,000 words, with an additional 8,000 new words. The "Japanese-Chinese Dictionary" has expanded to 95,000 words, adding 5,000 new words. It includes useful appendices such as situational conversation expressions, usage of personal names, place names, company names, brand names, and punctuation marks. With native speaker audio, you can verify the correct pronunciation of about 16,000 important Chinese words.
• While providing the same content as a paper dictionary, being installed on iOS devices makes it highly portable and boasts a significantly lower price, less than one-third of the cost.

iOS 11-era Modernization: The app "Chinese-Japanese / Japanese-Chinese Dictionary [Third Edition]" has redesigned its user interface with Swift to adapt to the iOS 11 era's multitasking requirements and drag-and-drop functionality with other apps.

• All code was rewritten using Swift, Apple's latest programming language, aiming to enhance app performance and ensure adaptability for extensions and modifications.
• These updates position the app to be competitive for the next five years.

Next-Generation Dictionary App Standard: Simultaneous Display of Search Suggestions/Word Definitions

• The app's rapid and powerful search capability allows instant display of desired terms. The interface shows search results clearly at a glance by simultaneously presenting suggestions and word definitions—eliminating the need to switch between suggestion and definition screens.
• Related terms are also displayed on the same screen, enabling easy access to extensive information.

All Data Available for High-Speed Offline Search

• All dictionary data is installed along with the app. Once installed, you can search offline without a network connection anytime, anywhere - offering significantly faster searches compared to online searches.

Example Search: This app features a useful example search function for Chinese language learning. It allows users to enhance their Chinese proficiency by accessing numerous example sentences ranging from essay practice to professional contexts.

Unique Rendering Engine for Beauty and Readability: The complex mixture of Chinese text in dictionaries requires handling Chinese characters, Japanese characters, Kanji characters, Hiragana characters, and Pinyin effectively. To beautifully display these elements, a unique rendering engine called "Sayori" designed specifically for Chinese text has been integrated into the app. Sayori optimizes visual appearance based on display area size without compromising readability.

• Sayori ensures that displaying vast amounts of textual information is visually appealing and easy to read without any readability issues.

Support for All Character Forms with Unique Fonts: In the "Chinese-Japanese Dictionary," over 13,000 parent characters and their variant characters are included—exceeding the character forms supported by standard Chinese fonts. The app "Chinese-Japanese / Japanese-Chinese Dictionary [Third Edition]" developed unique fonts to accurately display all character forms beautifully for an authentic representation of paper dictionaries.

• All character forms are elegantly displayed without any omissions in this app.

Parent-Character-Priority Mode Included: With Chinese dictionaries structured around parent characters influencing word order determination, displaying parent characters promptly significantly impacts search usability. The app now includes a Parent-Character-Priority mode where users can exclusively search for parent characters. Selecting a searched parent character displays only compound words starting with that character.

Bookmark Management in Folders: An essential feature in dictionary apps is bookmarking and favoriting functionalities for users. "Chinese-Japanese / Japanese-Chinese Dictionary [Third Edition]" allows users to manage bookmarks using folders with customizable depth levels—enabling personalized bookmark management based on frequency of use or learning style preferences.

Diverse Input Methods: This app offers various input methods for searching Chinese terms, including Pinyin input for entering tones effortlessly using keyboard accessories. Handwriting input is also supported alongside other options like phonetic phoneme indexing and stroke count indexing—fostering easy usability even for beginners.

• Note: Setting up handwriting input on iOS requires enabling the Chinese handwriting keyboard in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard option.

Compatibility with Latest iOS Features while Ensuring Smooth Operation on iPhone 5:

• The app actively supports new features on iPhone/iPad devices such as 3D Touch allowing users to peek at search suggestions by pressing firmly. It provides an optimal interface for iOS 11 multi-tasking on iPads allowing seamless search while having web browsers open simultaneously.
• While embracing new features, the app ensures smooth operation even on older devices like iPhone 5.