Show HN: Nihongo – A new approach to OCR interfaces, for Japanese word lookup

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Hi everybody, I'm an indie app developer and the creator of the Japanese dictionary and study app Nihongo.

I've been working for the last year on this update to add OCR to the app. I wanted to try to come up with a more intuitive interface for looking up words, that didn't involve moving around a viewfinder, or having the detected text overlaid on the photo.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Looks nice, though I'm not sure about the name. "Nihongo" is too generic, and you're not even very likely to find it by googling "Nihongo OCR". Maybe think a bit more about the name?

Thanks! Yeah, that has been a struggle. This feature is new, but the app has been known as Nihongo since launch, and I still only place 7th in Google for the "Nihongo" search. Perhaps with a good dedicated page for this feature, I could rank better for a search like "Nihongo OCR" though.

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