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24 alternatives to Learn japanese with the new release of Kanji JLPT N5
A beautiful and iOS app for learning kanji and kana.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Learn japanese with the new release of Kanji JLPT N5 launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Learn Japanese kanji in a fun way for the JLPT N5
2016 · launchkit.io · its alternatives →
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Japanese dictionary app for iPhone and iPad with kanji lookup, example sentences, flashcards, OCR photo lookup, and a Safari extension for reading Japanese.
2015 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →
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Kann for Android▲171Learn Japanese vocabulary you care about!
2025 · play.google.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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Kanji Words▲62Study Japanese Kanji words with this simply game
2023 · play.google.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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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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Douzo▲127Free Japanese typing practice organized by JLPT level
Mar 2026 · typingdouzo.com · its alternatives →
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Kana Trainer▲65An iOS application to learn Japanese, the easy way.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Learn kanji on an adventure
2025 · apps.apple.com · 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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Kana Words▲76Study Japanese hiragana and katakana with this simply game
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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LanGo▲140Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and smart flashcards
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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LingoTime▲76Language learning anywhere: from Apple Watch to the Mac
2020 · apps.apple.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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Learn all 2,136 Japanese kanji by writing them
Apr 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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