Writing and learning
Probably around 15 hours into using this after learning Hiragana on other apps. This app is so customizable, its awesome. I was really looking for something to not only teach me Kanji but also how to write them in the appropriate stroke order. I felt other language learning tools were not making me recall things correctly, i had too many context clues and was cheating myself out of truly learning the material. The spaced repetition also feels perfect, it dings you for errors but you can override it if you just accidentally swiped or were interrupted. I also like that if I am in a hurry I can just review outstandingly items instead of being forced to learn and review.
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Best way to learn alphabet
I love this app for learning the alphabet! I use it alongside Duolingo and Memrise to learn faster. Highly recommended if your just starting to learn Japanese
Muy bueno
This app ha served me so much. I never thought I would be able to conquer kanji. I can now live out my true weeaboo fantasies with this app. I will go to Japan watch anime eat sushi everyday now. I will talk with every Japanese person, I’m so happy. Ate this up.
Best kanji learning app
I love that this app teaches me stroke order to learn Kanji because I think a lot of learners skip how important it is to write using proper stroke order.
Best Kanj drill: extremely effective
I have been studying Japanese on and off my entire life and this is the best system I’ve come across yet for committing kanji to memory.
I’m also mastering stroke order, some thing I’ve never been able to fully commit to memory until now, and the touchpad system for tracing the strokes are translating nicely into writing the Kanji more beautifully on paper with a calligraphy pen.
I’m so happy this is free
I’m also mastering stroke order, some thing I’ve never been able to fully commit to memory until now, and the touchpad system for tracing the strokes are translating nicely into writing the Kanji more beautifully on paper with a calligraphy pen.
I’m so happy this is free
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Awesome!
This is such an awesome free app to learn kanji and vocabulary. There is writing reading, stroke order, and there is even audio for correct pronunciation. there is also space repetition study reminders. this really is an awesome app especially because it’s free.
Good for writing practice!
I was grateful to find an app that would test my writing ability, as writing practice helps me learn/review, but I wanted something app-based. I’m using it paired with WaniKani and the Minna no Nihongo textbook series.
Best app for learning kanji
This app is amazing for learning kanji. No ads, good interface, good settings, good way of teaching through spaced repetition - what more could one want from an app like this.
Fantastic App
TLDR:
* Fantastic free app to use in conjunction with other kanji study materials. Great for learning stroke order but not main learning source to learn readings or meanings.
* Links to Genki, Wanikani, JLPT lists and many other kanji learning sources.
* Ability to customise settings for optimal learning and accessibility.
* Issues with stroke order, readings can be reported as bugs but did note that I dont think they have all been resolved IE “to go” shows as “to say”.
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I wanted to wait until I had been using the app a little while before reviewing but I can say, this is one of the best kanji study apps that I have used.
I do not use it for learning the meanings but use it alongside other apps/websites so I can learn stroke order.
I have found that learning stroke order alongside the meaning, reading and usage of a kanji helps me to retain all the information better.
There is an option to link the app to your Wanikani which is perfect but also it pulls the kanji from many other sources such as Genki and JLPT.
The only thing that I would deduct any score for is the apple jump scare on the front page, I wish it could be updated to the standard white and red apple that you see on the App Store - but I am splitting hairs here!
The customise features make this great too, you can change the size and placement of the drawing box which is great for accessibility.
I also like that you can report bugs, such as issues with stroke order and it appears there is a community page online for discussing these. However I did note that some issues raised where not fixed in the app even thought the developer commented on these errors (ie: 行く listed as 言う and stroke order issues for 右 etc.
* Fantastic free app to use in conjunction with other kanji study materials. Great for learning stroke order but not main learning source to learn readings or meanings.
* Links to Genki, Wanikani, JLPT lists and many other kanji learning sources.
* Ability to customise settings for optimal learning and accessibility.
* Issues with stroke order, readings can be reported as bugs but did note that I dont think they have all been resolved IE “to go” shows as “to say”.
Full review:
I wanted to wait until I had been using the app a little while before reviewing but I can say, this is one of the best kanji study apps that I have used.
I do not use it for learning the meanings but use it alongside other apps/websites so I can learn stroke order.
I have found that learning stroke order alongside the meaning, reading and usage of a kanji helps me to retain all the information better.
There is an option to link the app to your Wanikani which is perfect but also it pulls the kanji from many other sources such as Genki and JLPT.
The only thing that I would deduct any score for is the apple jump scare on the front page, I wish it could be updated to the standard white and red apple that you see on the App Store - but I am splitting hairs here!
The customise features make this great too, you can change the size and placement of the drawing box which is great for accessibility.
I also like that you can report bugs, such as issues with stroke order and it appears there is a community page online for discussing these. However I did note that some issues raised where not fixed in the app even thought the developer commented on these errors (ie: 行く listed as 言う and stroke order issues for 右 etc.
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Great Kanji Tool
This app is very useful for getting in spaced repetition for learning Kanji. There is only one thing I would change that would make all the difference. After you get far enough in, the phonetic hint for the kanji is not enough. For example the kanji for 写真 has two characters that both give the “SHA shin” hint but each kanji’s first strokes start in different places. And there are several Kanji that are like that. Even if you know both in your mind if you start in the wrong place it will count it as wrong. If there was a way to hint that it is one character or the other this app would be 5 stars without question.
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