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Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) on Windows Pc

Developed By: 0xBAD1D3A5

License: Free

Rating: 4,6/5 - 508 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.3.81
Size 76.9 MB
Release Date December 08, 22
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps. [see more (5)]

What's New:
Downgrade Tesseract version as it was causing issues with vertical text recognition. [see more]

Description from Developer:
🌸 The Quickest Way to Lookup Kanji on Your Device
Kaku is a fast, powerful Japanese dictionary that stays on top of all your apps. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) techn... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) and install on Windows PC. Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) is free Education app, developed by 0xBAD1D3A5. Latest version of Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) is 1.3.81, was released on 2022-12-08 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) is 4,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 508 users, 19 users had rated it 5*, 378 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR)" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR)" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.3.81.

Download Kaku Japanese Dictionary (OCR) 1.3.81 on Windows PC – 76.9 MB

🌸 The Quickest Way to Lookup Kanji on Your Device
Kaku is a fast, powerful Japanese dictionary that stays on top of all your apps. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to recognize kanji on the device screen for you (rather than the slowww tedious process of looking up individual characters manually), making it perfect for Japanese learners who want to study by reading raw manga, play untranslated mobile games, and so on without the hassle of switching apps on Android.

🌸 Inspired by the Best Japanese Reading Tools
If you ever used KanjiTomo, this is the Android equivalent. Kaku is also the closest you can get to browser extensions like Rikaikun / Rikaichan / Rikaisama / Yomichan on Android.

🌸 Open up Endless Study Opportunities
Being able to quickly lookup kanji inside any app makes it easier to practice Japanese than ever. Use Kaku to:
 • Transition to reading your favorite manga in Japanese instead of English
 • Play numerous untranslated Japanese mobile games not available in the English
 • Easily lookup kanji in apps that don't allow copying of text, i.e., Twitter
 • Read Japanese in the original app instead of "sharing" the text to another reader app
 • Use Kaku with Chrome as Android's version of the Rikai-tachis
 • Lookup kanji in random images you may encounter

🌸 Keeping it Classy and Free
Kaku works entirely offline and does not collect nor send user data. Finally, Kaku is open-source, and you can browse the code here: https://github.com/0xbad1d3a5/Kaku

https://kaku.fuwafuwa.ca
Downgrade Tesseract version as it was causing issues with vertical text recognition.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.