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hiragana
fu
ふ
Mt. Fuji

Mount Fuji with snow on its slopes.

hiragana
ku
く
Cuckoo bird

A cuckoo with a sharp open beak.

hiragana
tsu
つ
Tsunami

A tsunami with a curling crest.

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Methodology

Say it yourself first — then check the answer

Every sentence in a lesson is your attempt first, the correct answer second. The whole learning flow is built so that you start speaking on your own.
Grammar
1
Learn the rule
N は N です
One of the most important sentence patterns in Japanese is:

[Topic] は [noun] です

This structure is used to say who someone is or what something is. Note the word order: in Japanese it is verb final, which means that the verb always comes at the end of the sentence. Other parts of the sentence have their corresponding default places (e.g. topic comes first), but this order is not strictly fixed and can be changed to convey shades of meaning.
2
Practice on dozens of examples
Tanaka is a student.
Tanaka is a student.
たなかさんはがくせいです。
Tanaka-san wa gakusei desu.
Practice speaking out loud
Before checking the answer, try translating and saying it yourself. That's the moment of learning.
Topics layer onto topics
Every new topic carries the previous ones with it plus a small new piece. That's why nothing falls off.
Dozens of sentences per topic
Dozens of real sentences for every grammar construction, until it comes naturally.
Culture

Culture lessons. Language isn't only grammar

A separate lesson type about culture: etiquette, levels of politeness, congratulations, everyday situations. Same explanations and sentence drills — but the focus shifts from grammar to cultural specifics.
First Meeting
Culture
Japanese has a fixed set of phrases used exclusively at first meetings. They're said together, in a specific order — almost like a ritual. Skipping them would feel rude and out of place.

はじめまして [hajimemashite] — "How do you do." Said at the very start of a first meeting. Always comes first.

よろしくおねがいします [yoroshiku onegaishimasu] — "Nice to meet you." The literal translation misses the meaning — it's a fixed formula said at the end of an introduction.

こちらこそ、よろしくおねがいします [kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu] — "Likewise." The standard response to よろしくおねがいします.
01
Etiquette & politeness
Greetings, farewells, forms of address, speech registers.
02
Everyday situations
Shops, transit, restaurants, introductions — what to say and how.
03
Holidays & congratulations
Fixed phrases for specific events and contexts.
Listening

Listening lessons. Listen first, then break it down.

In a listening lesson the focus shifts from speaking to listening. The lesson is split into three stages.
はじめまして — First meeting
Listening
Listen to the dialogue and try to understand what's being said.
Plays remaining: 2
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Dictionary

Save words — or whole sentences — from any lesson.

From any lesson you can add a single word or an entire sentence to the dictionary, complete with translation, romaji and audio. When you want to review, export the lot to Anki with one tap.
Dictionary
Your personal collection of words and phrases
OriginalTranscriptionTranslationAudio
Now
[ima]
いま
First-year student
[ichinensei]
いちねんせい
I am a student.
[watashi wa gakusei desu]
わたしはがくせいです。
International student
[ryuugakusei]
りゅうがくせい
This is my book.
[kore wa watashi no hon desu]
これはわたしのほんです。
Words and whole sentences
Not just vocab — stash favourite or tricky sentences and review them without redoing the whole lesson.
Full flashcard
Original, transcription, translation, audio — saved from the lesson with one click.
Anki export
Export to .apkg in one tap. Before exporting you can choose the card language, writing system and transcription.
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What's inside

Four tools. One daily habit.

Alphabet

Hiragana and katakana with unique mnemonic illustrations and short stories — so each character actually sticks, not just gets memorized.

Lessons

Grammar, listening, exercises, culture and exams — sequenced from simple to advanced.

Dictionary

Save not just words, but full sentences too. Export to Anki in one tap when you want to drill.

Streaks

Your daily motivator. Study every day to build a streak — and earn real discounts on your subscription.
Students

Why they stayed

«I spent six months on Japanese textbooks and apps — got nowhere, everything just slipped away immediately. Here there's so much practice that the material actually sticks in your head.»
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Student
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Designer
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Developer

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