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Janus Glossa vs Jisho: catalog facts
Janus Glossa	Jisho
Free Free and open source under Apache-2.0.	Free Free to use online.
Android	Web
Uses Wikipedia article matches for contextual translations Supports multiple source and target languages	Kanji lookup by radicals or handwriting Searches words, kanji, sentences and names at once
Android app only	Works only online Japanese-English only
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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