JA Sensei: Learn Japanese JLPT

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4.9
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About this app

All-in-one application to learn Japanese. Hiragana, katakana, kanji, vocabulary, phrasebook, grammar, and MUCH more! Basic to advanced lessons. Smart progress tracking exercises to improve your writing, reading, speaking and listening skills. Discover surprising culture facts to think like a Japanese, and avoid embarrassing situations.


GENERAL IMPORTANT BENEFITS



ā˜… On-going project since 2011, you are sure to get continuous updates and improvements
ā˜… All audio clips by a native Japanese speaker for authentic Japanese pronunciation. No voice synthesis.
ā˜… No Internet connection required, almost everything is downloadable
ā˜… Highly customizable quizzes paired with the scientific SRS system that tracks your progress.
ā˜… Adapted for beginners to advanced learners


DETAILED INFORMATION



PROGRESSIVE JAPANESE LESSONS
āœ“ Ideal introduction to the Japanese language, and quick progress
āœ“ For each lesson: Japanese dialogue, vocabulary, grammar, exercises, and a culture page
āœ“ Take the final quiz to validate each lesson
āœ“ Many entertaining and explanatory illustrations

JAPANESE KANA, KANJI, RADICALS
āœ“ Phonetic information and audio recordings for each Japanese sound
āœ“ Over 6,000 kanji with stroke orders, meanings, word examples, and more.
āœ“ Kanji breakdown to analyze the composition of each kanji and remember it more easily
āœ“ Powerful kanji search tools by radicals, meanings, on/kun readings, JLPT levels, etc.
āœ“ Detailed kanji radicals information (Kangxi number, position, meaning, frequency, etc.)
āœ“ Drawing tool to learn how to write kana/kanji/radicals with the right stroke order
āœ“ Learn by JLPT, Jouyou, or Kanji Kentai levels
āœ“ Create and manage your personal lists

JAPANESE PHRASEBOOK
āœ“ Over 900 Common Japanese phrases for real life communication grouped by themes
āœ“ Smart quiz to improve your Japanese expression and comprehension skills
āœ“ Learn Japanese phrases with audio clips and words in context
āœ“ Each Japanese phrase can be broken down to get a list of words and detailed grammar explanation
āœ“ Record your voice, and compare it to a native speaker's pronunciation
āœ“ Create and manage your personal lists

JAPANESE AURAL COMPREHENSION
āœ“ Listen to entertaining illustrated situations
āœ“ 3 levels of difficulty for each situation. Easy enough for beginners and challenging enough for advanced users
āœ“ Take the final quiz to validate your comprehension
āœ“ All words available in the vocabulary module to learn before listening to the text

JAPANESE CULTURE GUIDE
āœ“ Be ready for a culture shock and avoid embarrassing situations!
āœ“ Fun and surprising detailed information on various topics of the Japanese culture
āœ“ Get straight into the Japanese mind to understand how they think and behave. Japanese people will feel more comfortable with you.

JAPANESE VOCABULARY
āœ“ Thousands of words with audio clips grouped by themes
āœ“ Take audio, writing, or even speaking quizzes
āœ“ Comments explain the word when necessary
āœ“ Search for any word with one easy-to-easy search box
āœ“ Record your voice, and compare it to a native speaker's pronunciation
āœ“ Create and manage your personal lists of Japanese words

AND MUCH MORE TO DISCOVER...
āœ“ Grammar: 185 easy to advanced grammar sheets with examples ordered by JLPT
āœ“ Japanese Particles: 168 different usages with examples
āœ“ Japanese Counters: 45 of the main counters with examples
āœ“ Verbs and Adjectives: basic and advanced conjugation
āœ“ Numbers: audio quiz, search tool, personal lists, etc.

An in-app paid version is proposed to support the investments for new features and contents
Updated on
May 13, 2025

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Ratings and reviews

4.9
41.8K reviews
S. Row
March 6, 2025
While this isn't my most used app, it is very well done towards learning Japanese. There are structured lessons that not only teach language but also history and culture. It'll take a little time to get used to the UI, but once you play around with it, it becomes easy to navigate. What you study goes into an SRS, but via lessons and other areas, you can requiz often (and it's very customizable). There is also an app companion JA audiobook. Well worth the price for lifetime! Website integrated.
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Adam Erskine-Jones
January 13, 2025
I won't go into a full review because that's not my area of expertise. What I will say is that while this does give good information, where I find it falls is in the exercises. The exercises often use things you haven't been taught yet and this makes the experience very confusing. In addition, there are currently (up to lesson 8) very few exercises. Though I have only just started, this is making things difficult for me. Instead of feeling like I'm challenged, it feeling like a brick wall.
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č³žē„”č¾œćƒ‡ćƒ‹ć‚¹
July 10, 2024
I don't think there is any better app - full stop. Of course, there are some downsides, I can't still figure out many of the features, and don't like the logic at times, but, after 3 years of battling with different apps, I came to the conclusion that there is no app that offers more features and really helps crack the bloody kanji for a middle aged man with rapidly deteriorating memory. I still can't believe it was created by just one guy, he really must be in love with the language.
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What’s new

Dialogues Module Update
- Oral Challenge – improve your fluency
- Bronze / Silver / Gold trophies based on your performance
- Progress graph over time
- Recent access sorting to make review easier