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Products that do what Nihongo – Study Japanese using authentic text from games, songs, etc. does

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   Mainichi▲133

   Learn Japanese, one prefecture at a time.

   Jul 2026 · mainichiapp.com

2. 2GA
   Gem and I built an open-source app to learn Japanese▲7

   I've been fascinated by the Japanese language and culture for a while now, and I wanted to create a simple, no-fuss way for beginners to get started. So, I built *[Nihongo](https://nihongo.site/)*, a free and open-source web app designed to help you learn the fundamentals of Japanese in about a month. The name of the app, Nihongo (日本語), is the Japanese word for the "Japanese language." You can check it out here: *[https://nihongo.site/](https://nihongo.site/)* And for those who like to tinker, the code is available on GitHub:…

   2025 · nihongo.site

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   Kanji Ninja▲140

   Fun game to learn 1000+ Japanese characters

   2016

4. 4EL
   Edabit – Like Duolingo for Learning to Code▲217

   2018 · edabit.com

5. 5JL
   Japanese Language Learning Forum▲71

   2020 · questions.japanesecomplete.com

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   Douzo▲127

   Free Japanese typing practice organized by JLPT level

   Mar 2026

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   Mainichi▲112

   Learn Japanese each time you open a new tab

   2015

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   JapaneseTab▲144

   Learn Japanese with every new tab

   2019

9. 9AF
   App for learning how to write Japanese▲55

   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

10. 10LJ
    Learn Japanese Vocabulary Visually▲16

    2021 · kumalearn.com

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    LanGo▲140

    Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and smart flashcards

    2016

12. 12
    Kazu Navi (かずナビ)▲142

    Learn Japanese with clarity, context, and confidence

    2025

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    nihongojouzu.jp▲2

    Free JLPT N2 Practice | Learn Japanese

    19d ago · nihongojouzu.jp

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    Kann▲173

    Master Japanese vocabulary you care about!

    2024

15. 15LJ
    Learn Japanese with Manga▲5

    2022 · mangaelite.com

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    Duolingify from Roshi.ai▲79

    Turn anything into a language lesson, instantly

    2022

17. 17AA
    An “automatic” way to learn Chinese▲57

    2018 · play.google.com

18. 18NL
    Nihondex Learn Japanese Fast▲6

    Sep 2025 · nihondex.com

19. 19LJ
    Learn Japanese through classic short stories▲25

    2016 · languageinmotion.jp

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    Hiragana Sensei 2▲90

    Learn Japanese hiragana and vocabulary with cute characters

    2023

21. 21LG
    Language games – simple games made with word vectors▲81

    2020 · github.com

22. 22WP
    Weekend Project - Japanese Wordsearch Builder▲17

    2010 · japanese.trydionel.com

23. 23LC
    Learning Chinese and Japanese with graphs and trees▲9

    Just for fun, I built a language learning tool. It represents Chinese and Japanese as graphs of characters, with connections indicating given characters can form a word. It can also decompose characters to give clues on how they're pronounced, analyzes words to understand which ones are commonly used together, and more. It's fully interactive, supports offline use, generates flashcards, has sentences from humans and from AI, and plenty of other features. Check out the README for details. https://github.com/mreichhoff/HanziGraph

    2024 · github.com

24. 24FL
    Felingua – Language practice by writing pages and reviewing flashcards▲31

    2021 · felingua.com

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