Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Kanjiru: Learn Kanji for JLPT
Learn all 2,136 Japanese kanji by writing them
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Douzo▲127Free Japanese typing practice organized by JLPT level
Mar 2026 · typingdouzo.com · its alternatives →
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Kanji Words▲62Study Japanese Kanji words with this simply game
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Learn kanji by actually writing them, stroke by stroke
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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JapaneseTab▲144Learn Japanese with every new tab
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Mainichi▲133Learn Japanese, one prefecture at a time.
Jul 2026 · mainichiapp.com · its alternatives →
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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 · kanjibyhand.com. · its alternatives →
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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 →
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JLPTN5▲5Learn Japanese kanji and words for the JLPTN5 examination.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Dozo▲8Learn Japanese N5 to N1 with a real teacher in your corner
Aug 2026 · nihongodozo.com · its alternatives →
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MojiMori ▲13Learn Kanji by breaking them down to first principles
May 2026 · mojimori.app · its alternatives →
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Learn Japanese hiragana and vocabulary with cute characters
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Learn Japanese kanji in a fun way for the JLPT N5
2016 · launchkit.io · its alternatives →
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Learn JLPT-N5, JLPT-N4, JLPT-N3, JLPT-N2, JLPT-N1, Genki and anime Japanese voabulary with pictures. Download a free mini-eBook today.
2021 · kumalearn.com · its alternatives →
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A beautiful and iOS app for learning kanji and kana.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Learn JLPT kanji with animated stroke order
May 2026 · michikanji.com · its alternatives →
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A free alternative to WaniKani for mastering japanese kanji
Mar 2026 · kanji-mastery.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Just wanted to share a tool i've been working on to help with my own study routine. It’s a browser extension called Lingoku. The idea is simple: we spend hours browsing the web in English every day. This tool replaces some of the english words with Japanese vocabulary based on your japanese level (Similar to Toucan, but with a better user experience). It’s basically an attempt to make the "i+1" method actually passive, you understand the sentence because it's mostly english, but you pick up Japanese words naturally from the context. It uses an LLM in the backend to make sure the…
Dec 2025 · lingoku.ai · its alternatives →
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Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and intelligent flashcards
2016 · ling-app.com · its alternatives →
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Ziyo▲112A powerful Japanese Kanji dictionary & search engine
2025 · ziyo.nourman.com · its alternatives →
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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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