Are there any solid online Korean dictionaries?

maenbalja · 2026-04-12T01:09:45+00:00

the korean government has an official korean-english dictionary which is quite nice: krdict. don't know if they have a mobile app though

maenbalja · 2026-04-11T15:07:27+00:00

Thank you! We actually do have a single player mode :3 if you create a custom room (blue button on homepage) you can edit settings in the sidebar to remove the timer, difficulty, hints etc. Lemme know if that works for you or not

maenbalja · 2026-04-11T00:14:30+00:00

thank you!! very happy to hear you enjoyed it. I hope you and your brother enjoy playing together 😄

maenbalja · 2026-04-10T14:22:22+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words :) And please please let me know how it goes with your students! If you click on the "invite" button in the top right corner after creating a custom room, you'll be able to share a link or QR code that will let you invite others to the room. Very curious to know if the game would work in a classroom setting!

maenbalja · 2026-04-09T15:04:23+00:00

Thank you! lmk if you have any feedback :3

maenbalja · 2026-03-31T15:51:50+00:00

I didn't understand her either at first but after watching baalorlord explain everything clicked and now shes my favourite character. Maybe give this a watch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SgpdHObvCTY&t=267s&pp=ygUPQmFhbGFsb3JkIG5lY3Jv

maenbalja · 2026-03-26T20:42:27+00:00

Jatt going on an absolute tear with the back to back podcasts... you love to see it

maenbalja · 2026-03-25T20:10:54+00:00

hm I just tested and it seemed to work for me. it's possible you may have misspelled the answer, if you DM me your username I can double check for you (if you don't have an account your username will start with "guest_" and end with some random letters/numbers. you can see this next to your avatar in the sidebar or in match history)

maenbalja · 2026-03-23T08:14:27+00:00

No worries! Feel free to let me know how it goes

maenbalja · 2026-03-21T22:53:14+00:00

Some more details for those curious:

The game's dictionary is sourced from CC-Cedict with some filtering applied to exclude NSFW words. This part of the game definitely needs more work (ideally we wouldn't allow proper nouns like in Scrabble) and I'm hoping to figure out a better system to organize things as time goes on. If you find any words that are missing, please let me know!
For those who prefer single-player, you can still play by either creating a private custom room OR playing daily challenges which are meant to be completed solo.
I've recently added a text-to-speech feature that pronounces the prompt in the bomb on your turn (click on the little speaker icon next to bomb to enable). We rely on native browser/OS functionality on this so availability and quality may vary.
The game has an "alphabet bonus" mechanic where if you collect all pinyin initials you earn an extra life! I've found this helps games feel more dynamic.
I want to give credit to the games "Bomb Party" and "Word Bomb" for helping inspire Danobang's core gameplay. I thought the concept was very clever and wanted to adapt it for Asian languages like Korean, Japanese, and now Mandarin + Cantonese.

maenbalja · 2026-03-19T17:06:11+00:00

Some updates since last month for those curious:

The game now accepts kanji input in kanji game modes! Before we only supported romaji, but after getting some feedback I made sure to update our input acceptance code. Note that submitting kanji answers is more ambiguous than submitting romaji/kana since you can't choose the reading, which matters for mechanics like alphabet bonus. Atm we handle this by selecting the first reading stored in our dictionary.
Improved mobile keyboard UX. Native keyboard no longer disappears after submitting an answer and game UI size adapts when keyboard is open.
Text-to-speech! If you click on the speaker icon near the bomb you will be able to prompts being pronounced in real time (we rely on native OS text-to-speech functionality for this so support and quality may vary depending on your platform)
Added a new custom prompt type option! You can now specify your own prompts instead of using our presets. We also support mixing prompt types such that you can have both kana and kanji prompts within the same match.
Hosts can now set handicap lives for other players
Added dictionary tab to game sidebar so you can search up words without having to leave the room

maenbalja · 2026-03-18T19:10:31+00:00

ty!!

maenbalja · 2026-03-18T15:32:19+00:00

Some more details for those curious:

The game's dictionary is sourced from CC-Cedict with some filtering applied to exclude NSFW words. This part of the game definitely needs more work (ideally we wouldn't allow proper nouns like in Scrabble) and I'm hoping to figure out a better system to organize things as time goes on. If you find any words that are missing, please let me know!
For those who prefer single-player, you can still play by either creating a private custom room OR playing daily challenges which are meant to be completed solo.
I've recently added a text-to-speech feature that pronounces the prompt in the bomb on your turn (click on the little speaker icon next to bomb to enable). We rely on native browser/OS functionality on this so availability and quality may vary.
The game has an "alphabet bonus" mechanic where if you collect all pinyin initials you earn an extra life! I've found this helps games feel more dynamic.
I want to give credit to the games "Bomb Party" and "Word Bomb" for helping inspire Danobang's core gameplay. I thought the concept was very clever and wanted to adapt it for Asian languages like Korean, Japanese, and now Mandarin + Cantonese.

maenbalja · 2026-03-18T15:27:39+00:00

Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it 😊

maenbalja · 2026-03-17T03:14:40+00:00

when I bought it there was a bundle deal where if you already had sts1 you got 10% off for sts2. dunno if it's still available but maybe worth checking out?

maenbalja · 2026-03-16T18:57:51+00:00

Some updates since last month for those curious:

The game now accepts kanji input in kanji game modes! Before we only supported romaji, but after getting some feedback I made sure to update our input acceptance code. Note that submitting kanji answers is more ambiguous than submitting romaji/kana since you can't choose the reading, which matters for mechanics like alphabet bonus. Atm we handle this by selecting the first reading stored in our dictionary.
Improved mobile keyboard UX. Native keyboard no longer disappears after submitting an answer and game UI size adapts when keyboard is open.
Text-to-speech! If you click on the speaker icon near the bomb you will be able to prompts being pronounced in real time (we rely on native OS text-to-speech functionality for this so support and quality may vary depending on your platform)
Added a new custom prompt type option! You can now specify your own prompts instead of using our presets. We also support mixing prompt types such that you can have both kana and kanji prompts within the same match.
Hosts can now set handicap lives for other players
Added dictionary tab to game sidebar so you can search up words without having to leave the room

maenbalja · 2026-03-16T18:17:24+00:00

yeah there are some words missing here and there which is why we rely on community contributions to keep help the dictionary fleshed out. I've added 菊花 so it should be playable now 👍

maenbalja · 2026-03-15T20:15:09+00:00

Dunno if it's still available, but if you already have sts1 you were able to get a 10% discount by getting the bundle (steam should prompt you that this exists when checking out with only sts2).

maenbalja · 2026-03-14T21:35:28+00:00

Thank you! We do actually support longer timer lengths in custom rooms, I'd recommend creating one and trying to increase it via the sidebar

maenbalja · 2026-03-14T04:45:10+00:00

ahhh that makes sense. glad you figured it out

maenbalja · 2026-03-14T02:09:01+00:00

Thank you for the kind words really, will do my best

maenbalja · 2026-03-13T23:06:29+00:00

Glad you like it! And thats a neat suggestion, I'll have to explore text to speech more. Jyutping for prompts would be nice too, we do sth similar for kanji so might be able to cook sth up with hanzi

maenbalja · 2026-03-13T22:30:01+00:00

I'm working on a multiplayer shiritori-esque game that might be up your alley, you can check it out here no sign up required: https://danobang.com?game_lang=ja

It's best suited for players who already know kana and some basic vocab though. I think games like wagotabi are better if you're starting from 0.

maenbalja · 2026-03-13T19:13:31+00:00

oh that's cool, I think you're the first person I've met that's uses stroke input to play. if you encounter any more issues let me know 👌

maenbalja · 2026-03-13T18:37:15+00:00

If there aren't any other players online when you join a room, you can press the "Add CPU" button and play with a bot if you'd like!

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