Pay once. Keep it.
The visual dictionary is free and always will be — all 5,000 concepts. What you pay for is the study machinery around it: saving words as you read, and being reminded of them at the right moment.
No account needed to browse. No card, ever.
Not a trial. It doesn't expire.
- All 5,000 illustrated concepts, in Japanese, English, Hindi and French
- Unlimited search and dictionary look-up across every script — kanji, kana and romaji
- Audio for every word and meaning
- Your first 200 words unlocked, per direction — shared across flashcards, review, notes, categories, and favourites
For people who want the whole library working while they read.
One payment includes all three directions — Japanese, Hindi and French, each studying into English.
- Everything in Free, with the 200-word limit removed
- All 5,000 concepts as flashcards, accessible across all your devices
- Spaced-repetition review with no cap
- Unlimited custom flashcards & favourites
- Every future improvement to all three directions, at no extra cost
- Access to all future language pairs added to Shabdah, all future updates, and all future additions to concepts
| Feature | Free | Founding Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Visual dictionary — all 5,000 concepts | Included | Included |
| Search inside example sentences | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Lookup on phones and tablets | Included | Included |
| Dictionary beyond the 5,000 concepts | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Search / look up a word on the website | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Illustrations | Included | Included |
| Audio for word and meaning | Included | Included |
| Number of custom categories you can create | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Words with a saved flashcard | 200 shared | All 5,000 |
| Words in spaced-repetition review | 200 shared | Unlimited |
| Words with a personal note | 200 shared | Unlimited |
| Words filed into a category | 200 shared | Unlimited |
| Custom flashcards & favourites | 200 shared | Unlimited |
| Inflected and conjugated forms | 200 shared | Unlimited |
| Future updates to your pair | Not included | Included, forever |
What you are buying
This release covers three directions, all translating into English — Japanese, Hindi and French each study straight into English. One payment unlocks every direction — there is a single Founding Edition, not a set of products to choose between.
Your Founding Edition unlocks the full library in every direction as it exists today, plus every concept, illustration and feature that will be added to it from here on.
Prices by region
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Questions
Is this a subscription?
No. You pay once for the Founding Edition — all three directions included — and it stays yours. There is no renewal, no expiry, and no card kept on file.
How do I activate my purchase?
Log into your account on the website with the same email used at checkout. Your purchased access unlocks immediately across all your devices.
Can I get a refund?
Within 14 days, for a valid reason. Write to us from the contact page with the reason and the payment is returned. See the Terms of Use for the full wording.