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Renshuu vs Kiten: catalog facts
RenshuuKiten
Freemium

Free to start learning, with optional paid features.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.

Android, iOS, Web Windows, Linux
  • Vocabulary, kanji and grammar in one place
  • Dictionaries filterable by JLPT level
  • English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries
  • Kanji dictionary with several lookup methods
  • Japanese only
  • Requires an account to track progress
  • Built around KDE, so it looks most at home on a Plasma desktop
  • Focused on lookup rather than structured lessons
Downloadable app, Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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