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24 alternatives to Hiragana Easy

Learn the Japanese alphabet the easy way

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hiragana Easy launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Study Japanese hiragana and katakana with this simply game

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Learn Japanese hiragana and vocabulary with cute characters

    2023 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    The best place to start learning the Japanese alphabet

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    An iOS application to learn Japanese, the easy way.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Kanaji▲95

    Learn Japanese Kanji

    Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and intelligent flashcards

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Fujiyama▲192

    Practice natural Japanese conversation in real-time with AI

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    LanGo▲140

    Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and smart flashcards

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Read Japanese kana in two weeks

    19d ago · kanasensei.dev · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    Kann▲173

    Master Japanese vocabulary you care about!

    2024 · kann.app · its alternatives →

  11. 11AF

    I'm a long time lurker that recently quit my job to work on my own projects, a lot due to the inspiration from Hacker News. Now I have published my first serious project, an app for learning how to write Japanese characters. It's the app I always wanted but couldn't find when I was studying. It tries to be simple to use, you just start the quiz and go with the flow. There's no need to plan and manage your studies, and it uses spaced repetition for better retention. There's a promo page with more details up at http://www.kanjibyhand.com. It's only for Android so far. The free version includes…

    2012 · its alternatives →

  12. 12IM

    The idea is actually quite simple. As a Japanese learner and a coder, I've always wanted there to be an open-source, 100% free for learning Japanese, similar to Monkeytype in the typing community. Unfortunately, pretty much all language learning apps are closed-sourced and paid these days, and the ones that are free have unfortunately been abandoned. But of course, just creating yet another language learning app was not enough - there has to be a unique selling point. And then I thought to myself: why not make it crazy and do what no other language learning app ever did by adding a gazillion…

    2025 · kanadojo.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13AJ

    Hey HN, it’s been 8 years since I posted on here about the launch of my Japanese dictionary app Nihongo [0] and I’m finally back with a new app: Nihongo Lessons! Think of Nihongo Lessons as the textbook to Nihongo’s dictionary. It’s an app for learning Japanese, specifically made for learners who are serious about becoming fluent, and want a guided set of content that will help them efficiently acquire vocabulary and grammar. The project came about when Adam Shapiro of Japanese Level Up (Jalup) [1] announced last April that he was shutting Jalup down. As a fan of Adam’s work I was bummed to…

    2022 · lessons.nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

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    Learnji▲181

    Learn a new language using emoji 😊

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Learn Japanese vocabulary you care about!

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Japanese Writing & Speaking App

    Nov 2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Learn Japanese Kana in a Flash using this app

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Mainichi▲112

    Learn Japanese each time you open a new tab

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Fun language learning with emoji

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    App for learning Japanese, Korean and Arabic with mnemonics

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Alfabird▲103

    Learn the Alphabet in a Day with Mnemonics

    2025 · alfa-bird.com · its alternatives →

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    Kanso▲105

    A better way to learn Japanese 🇯🇵

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Taptaro▲130

    Tap. Learn. Repeat. 450+ free Japanese words and phrases

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    LenGaki▲13

    Learn Everything from vocabulary to grammar for Free

    2025 · lengaki.com · its alternatives →

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