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Customize iPhone’s Japanese Dictionary

February 3, 2010March 25, 2013 marky star - JapanThis.com

UPDATE: Due to constant updates in iOS, the information in this blog post is no longer relevant. (3/25/2013) I previously wrote about an iPhone app called 辞書登録Lite (Jisho Tōroku) which allowed you to add words to the iPhone’s Japanese dictionary and determine what yomigana input would trigger the kanji conversion. The app I was writing about was free and worked for all the entries I tested it with. However, the next day when I tried to use the kaomoji and words I had entered, I found that nothing came up. Obviously, this free version was just a demo to promote … Continue reading Customize iPhone’s Japanese Dictionary

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Adding Words & Phrases to Your iPhone 3G’s Dictionary (Japanese Only… I Think…)

January 25, 2010March 25, 2013 marky star - JapanThis.com

UPDATE: Due to constant updates in iOS, the information in this blog post is no longer relevant. (3/25/2013) (As usual, all Japanese words and phrases will be defined in the vocab list at the end of the article) 2/3/10 update: please see my new article here! After using Japanese keitai (cellphones) for a few years and thoroughly enjoying how sophisticated they were to compared American cellphones – and how integral they were to modern Japanese culture – I got an iPhone 3G the first day they were introduced into the Japanese market. The first couple of days were a honeymoon, … Continue reading Adding Words & Phrases to Your iPhone 3G’s Dictionary (Japanese Only… I Think…)