Japanese, one word at a time.
Search words and kanji, then jump straight into drills, reading, and review for the entries you found.
Hiragana course
Can't read kana yet? Start with five.
Each lesson adds a handful of characters, each with a picture to remember it by. Practice after every lesson keeps the old ones fresh.
16 short lessons
Lesson 1 · The five vowels
Attention! says the drill sergeant, with the kana hidden in his face.
Grammar lessons
Say what you actually mean.
Puzzles and side-by-side examples show what each pattern means and when to use it. Read along in romaji or furigana, and start before you know any kana.
Try one
Who has an umbrella right now?
It's pouring. Two people say almost the same thing.
First speaker
傘を持ってくればよかった。Kasa o motte kureba yokatta.Second speaker
傘を持ってきてよかった。Kasa o motte kite yokatta.Practice
Test your knowledge.
Short drills for the details that make Japanese stick.
Reader
Read Japanese you actually care about.
- 01
Paste any Japanese
A story, an article, or song lyrics, split into passages you can take one at a time.
- 02
Read with furigana and lookups
Turn on readings above every kanji and hover a word to see what it means.
- 03
Translate with feedback
Write each line in your own words and get a score and suggestions from Kana.
Kanji map · Prototype
See how kanji fit together.
- 01
See what kanji are made of
明 is 日 and 月. 晴 is 日 and 青. Follow a part to the kanji built from it.
- 02
Wander through the connections
Jump from a kanji to its parts, and back out to everything that uses them.
- 03
Find a kanji
Search for a kanji or keyword and the map centres on it, with its parts and relatives around it.
Kanji Survivors
Try playing Kanji Survivors, our new game!
Try it out and let us know what you think!
