Japanese has a deep writing system but a forgiving pronunciation system. Build hiragana fluency, learn particles in context, and practice with an AI tutor that explains the politeness register every sentence sits in.
Practice greetings, ordering food, navigating konbini visits, or asking for directions. The tutor speaks back in hiragana + romaji and explains particles (ใฏ, ใ, ใซ, ใง) in plain English.
Use case: Get talking before you can read kanji.
Review words right before you forget them. The system separates recognition (reading kanji) from production (writing kana) so you build both skills without one masking the other.
Use case: Stop forgetting kanji you learned last week.
Take a two-minute placement test mapped to JLPT-equivalent levels (roughly N5 to N3) so you start where you really are โ not from ใใใซใกใฏ if you are past it.
Use case: Skip beginner content if you are not a beginner.
The app teaches casual, polite (-masu), and formal Japanese in context. The AI tutor flags when you mix registers and explains which one fits the situation.
Use case: Avoid sounding rude to your boss or stiff with your friends.
Speak in Japanese and the app converts your voice to text. Verify pronunciation and intonation on your own schedule, no language exchange partner needed.
Use case: Train spoken Japanese without finding a tutor.
Hiragana drills on the train, longer chat sessions on the laptop. Vocabulary, lessons, and tutor history all sync.
Use case: Practice fits the gaps in your day.
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$7.99/month or $59.99/year
No โ but you should learn hiragana in your first two weeks anyway. It takes a few hours and unlocks every Japanese resource you'll use later. The app shows hiragana, katakana, and romaji together in early lessons so you can transition gradually.
Yes. Vocabulary cards display the kanji form alongside hiragana and a glossed reading. Spaced repetition tracks kanji recognition separately from writing, so you can prioritize whichever skill matters for your goal.
Yes. Tell the tutor the situation โ work email, customer service, addressing a senior โ and it will use and explain the appropriate keigo. Most beginners can skip this until B1+, but the option is there when you need it.
Yes. The CEFR placement test starts you above absolute-beginner content. Use the AI tutor for free conversation practice, and add custom lessons for the gaps you know you have (counters, transitive vs intransitive verb pairs, longer relative clauses).
No commitment. No credit card. Hiragana to fluent conversation, on your schedule.
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