Learn a little
A four-minute lesson plants a few new kana or words.
しずかに まなぶ — THE CALM WAY
Learn Japanese
the right way
Kana, kanji, words & real speaking — five calm minutes a day. Hana waits for you; she never chases you.
★★★★★
4.9 · 2,184 learners
3日間 free · no ads
合
Checkpoint cleared!hanko earned · +20 XP
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きれいな はつおん！nice pronunciation
あ
104kana, all traceable
語
300words that stick
映
41anime scenes
分
5mina day is enough
無
0ads, ever
きみの みち — your road begins
道
道
STOP 01 · みち — THE PATH
From あ to real conversation, one road
32 units. Checkpoints stamp a hanko in your passport. No skill trees, no guesswork — just the next stone on the path.
あ
はじめよう — YOU ARE HERE
か
さ
試
あいうえおfive vowels · done
かきくけこlesson 2 · ~4 min
さしすせそsoon
腕試しcheckpoint · earns a hanko
会話まで、あと少し
書
あ
あ
ガイド Guide
もどす Undo
Strokes 2 / 3
書
書
STOP 02 · かく — WRITE
Your hand learns it too
Trace all 104 kana stroke by stroke — each one checked as you draw it, a gentle hint after two misses. Muscle memory is the memory that stays.
104
kana, every stroke
guided & checked
guided & checked
話
話
STOP 03 · はなす — SPEAK
Talk with Hana,
your AI partner
Real spoken conversation from your first week. She listens to your voice, corrects you kindly, and shows the pronunciation of every word — as many times as you need.
Speaks with you live — she listens and talks back
0.5×Replays any sentence at half speed
あ·aShows pronunciation syllable by syllable
she talks back — live
映
映
STOP 04 · アニメシアター — WATCH
Learn with anime
Every night, a 15-second scene at native speed — no subtitles. You get one line to catch. Watch, listen, and Hana quizzes you on it right after the credits.
1
みる — Watch the scene15 seconds, real anime pacing, no subs
2
キャッチ — Catch the lineTonight's mission:「らいねん」 rai·nen — next year
3
クイズ — Prove you caught itHana quizzes you — sound, meaning, then you say it
済
7 / 41 lines caught
「らいねん」caught!quiz passed · +10 XP
きょうの一本 · TONIGHT
札
札
STOP 05 · ふくしゅう — REVIEW
Forget-proof memory
Every card comes back the moment it starts to fade — not a day early, not a day late. Two minutes keeps the whole garden green. Science, but cute.
きょうも すこし — a little every day
あ
Ripe · いま
水
Fading · 3日
ありが
とう Strong · 30日
とう Strong · 30日
みんなの こえ — LEARNERS SAY
Stamped with approval
良 ★★★★★“Duolingo made me anxious. This makes me look forward to my five minutes. I can actually order food in Japanese now.”
推 ★★★★★“The anime scenes are addictive — I caught「またね」in one and heard it in a real show the same night. And Hana never judges my accent.”
愛 ★★★★★“Used the offline translator on Mt. Takao with zero signal. Then reviewed my words on the train home. It's my whole trip app.”
よくある しつもん
Questions, honestly answered
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No app required for these
Interactive kana charts with real audio, a three-mode quiz, and honest guides — free forever, no account, no catch.
あHiragana chartAll 104 sounds, out loud
アKatakana chartThe loanword script, with audio
合Hiragana quizReading, recall & listening
験JLPT N5 guideKanji, words & study plan
比Best apps, honestlyA fair 2026 comparison
名Your name in JapaneseKatakana, instantly — hear it too
字The Japanese alphabetAll three scripts, explained
数Japanese numbersAudio + a live converter
