Jiten (2019)

Engineered Jiten, a Japanese-Indonesian dictionary application built with Kotlin, leveraging SQLite’s powerful full-text search capabilities through Room. Adapted from the open-source JMDict project, extending it with Indonesian translations.

Technical Implementation:

• Built efficient dictionary search system using:
  • SQLite FTS (Full-Text Search) for fast Japanese text queries
  • Room database for structured data access
  • Pre-compiled SQLite database integration
• Developed educational features including:
  • JLPT-level word groupings
  • Popular words collection
  • Word frequency indicators
• Implemented data structure handling:
  • Multiple language entries (Japanese, English, Indonesian)
  • Partial translation management (~10% Indonesian coverage)
  • Build-time database preparation

Key Technical Features:

• Full-text search optimization
• Educational word groupings
• Multi-language entry management
• Efficient database integration
• Cross-language dictionary mapping

There’s no “official translator” to help with the translation, hence it’s progressing really slow.

Download the app from the Play Store (FREE).