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A gym for Japanese practice: short, scored sessions from kana to JLPT N1. Free to start, with 14 days of everything for every new account.

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  • Programs, kana to N1

    14 guided courses, numbered like manga volumes: kana, JLPT N5 to N1, and N5 drills for numbers, verb forms, particles, sentences, listening and dictation, plus keigo and minimal pairs.

    • Short chapters that open as you learn the one before
    • A placement test, so you can skip what you know
    • Sprints and tests along the way

    Kana free; the first chapter of every program free

    See the programs

  • Smart Review

    Every answer you give is scheduled with FSRS, a modern spaced-repetition method, so what you're about to forget comes back first.

    • Reading, recall and listening scheduled separately
    • A daily cap, so reviews never pile up
    • Holiday mode for time away

    20 a day free, up to 100 for KanaMembers

    How Smart Review works

  • Free play

    Any set, any way: 7,579 JLPT words, 2,217 kanji, phrases, numbers and counters, verb forms, particles, sentences and listening.

    • Read it, recall it from the meaning, or hear it
    • Answer by typing romaji, typing kana, or choosing
    • Quick 10, 20, everything, or a 2:00 sprint

    Kana, kana words, loanwords and the Japan sets free

    Open Free play

  • The daily challenge and weekly leagues

    The same 10 items for everyone on your level each day, and a weekly league with learners at your stage.

    • Typed answers, scored on the first try
    • Combos, XP, levels and streaks with freezes
    • Results each Monday, with a notice

    Kana and N5 challenges and the leagues free

    Play today's challenge

  • Japan quizzes

    10 quizzes about Japan that train your Japanese: the prefectures in kanji, countries, food and menus, signs, loanwords, honorifics, anime titles and Yamanote line stations.

    • Played as a guest, or counted in your progress when signed in

    All free, no account needed

    Try a Japan quiz

  • Build, share and duel

    Make a quiz from our lists or your own questions, share it by link or list it in the community library, and send a "beat my score" duel.

    • Listed quizzes use only our checked lists, so the Japanese is right
    • Anyone can play a shared quiz

    Free: 3 quizzes of 30 questions; KanaMember: 200 of 1,000

    Browse the community quizzes

  • Free reference pages

    Every kana and kanji has its own page, with stroke order, readings, words and, where we have one, a reviewed example sentence. JLPT word and kanji lists for every level, a glossary of every word we teach, and guides on the blog.

    • Hiragana and katakana charts you can print
    • JLPT N5 to N1 vocabulary and kanji lists
    • Audio for words (text-to-speech)

    All public

    Open the guides

  • Reminders, your way

    Optional study emails (a review reminder only on days you have reviews, or the kanji of the day) at the hour you choose, and browser notifications for leagues, duels and news.

    • Everything is opt-in, with one-click unsubscribe

    Free

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Readings and meanings come from JMdict and KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), example sentences from Tatoeba, stroke order from KanjiVG and the level lists from Jonathan Waller. Nothing is typed from memory. Attributions · How it works · Roadmap