A quick reference guide for learning the 1,945 General-Use Kanji officially documented by the Japanese Ministry of Education.
Ideal for students who already know Hiragana and Katakana, this learning tool will help you to:
- Remember Kanji readings (Onyomi & Kunyomi)
- View and practice Kanji stroke order
- Learn Kanji compound words
- Listen to Kanji pronunciations
- Widget with a new Kanji to learn every hour
Version history
4.3
2022-07-19
Performance updates.
4.2
2020-09-23
Updates for iOS 14, including Widgets.
4.1
2019-10-09
Bug fixes
4.0
2019-10-04
Updated for iOS 13
3.0
2016-07-11
- You can now listen to Kanji pronunciations and examples
- New look-and-feel with colours that match iOS 9 styles
- Now available in Spanish and French translations
- Improved search functionality
2.0
2014-11-19
- You can now listen to Kanji pronunciations and examples
- New look-and-feel with colours that match iOS 8 styles
- Updates to support iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
1.0
2012-12-12
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This app is SO close to perfect! It's exactly what I've been looking for! Except for a few little problems...
A) You can't mark what characters you already know and save the data (Better yet, be able to mark what onyomi and kunyomi readings and compound words you know, as well!)
B) It doesn't work in sideways mode, but it orients to that direction. Try it for yourself if you don't get what I mean.
If that was fixed, this would be the app I've been looking for for the past few years now. I can speak Japanese (Learned it as a child), and read my Hiragana and Katakana, but I was never great with Kanji. This would help me become literate and connect the definitions with English words all while being portable (I lead a busy life). As long as they fix these things, this app is a MUST HAVE for ANY Japanese learner!
Pmrigo,
Wonderful for reading!
This app is great for learning how to write words,however there's no sound so keep that in mind! I love it.