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    Douzo127

    Free Japanese typing practice organized by JLPT level

    Mar 2026 · typingdouzo.com

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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

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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

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    Learnji181

    Learn a new language using emoji 😊

    2017

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    Learn to type Japanese on your normal keyboard — free

    10d ago · kanatyping.com

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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

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    QWANJI174

    Hey HN! I've built this bit of cuteware (software not solving a problem but just for fun) inspired from the patterns made by swipe typing on mobile devices. To me it seemed like the closest thing to an English version of Kanji and it would be cool to consistently recreate those patterns. The implementation is vanilla js to keep things simple (and from a bit of framework fatigue) I'm keen to see how people use qwanji. Any and all feedback welcome!

    2024 · byronicalpatrick.github.io

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    Jutsu75

    Scan your handwritten notes

    2022

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    Learn Japanese with Anime

    2025

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    Kanaji95

    Learn Japanese Kanji

    Nov 2025

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    Practice smarter. Type faster. Improve your accuracy.

    Jul 2026

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    Language learning anywhere: from Apple Watch to the Mac

    2020

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    Ziyo112

    A powerful Japanese Kanji dictionary & search engine

    Oct 2025

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    Read Japanese kana in two weeks

    15d ago · kanasensei.dev

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    A tool that autosuggests emojis as you type 🚀🎈🎊🎉

    2017

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    Hi Everyone, I recently wanted to learn Japanese with duolingo but it kept giving me repetitive lessons. So I built an app that gives a variety of lessons from anime. You can try it out here:https://kanjieight.vercel.app/ Thanks everyone.

    Nov 2025 · kanjieight.vercel.app

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    Daily Wordle-style game for JLPT learners — N4 to N1, free

    Jun 2026 · ayatokigame.com

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    Learn kanji by actually writing them, stroke by stroke

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    Open-source platform to learn React by doing

    Apr 2026 · react-dojo.vercel.app

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