# Danki Kanji — Audio Kanji Flashcards > Audio Kanji Flashcards (iPhone/iPad app by Jonathan Bott.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/danki-kanji/id6758115512 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Jonathan Bott](https://appshunter.io/developer/576666940) - Category: Education, Reference - Price: $9.99 (on sale, was $49.99) - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18 · 1.1 GB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-01-22 - Data updated: 2026-08-16 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/danki-kanji/id6758115512/reviews.md ## What is Danki Kanji? The complete Japanese study app built because the alternatives were not enough. Master kana, all 2,136 Joyo kanji, 8,513 JLPT vocabulary words, and 480 grammar patterns from N5 through N1. Learn with real sentences, natural audio, visual memory cues, animated stroke order, and modern spaced repetition. No games, no gimmicks - just effective Japanese learning. - ONE CONNECTED JAPANESE COURSE Study kana, kanji, vocabulary, and grammar in one app. Move from characters to real words and sentences without splitting your progress across separate tools. - COMPLETE KANA AND KANJI Learn hiragana and katakana, then study all 2,136 Joyo kanji with meanings, readings, radicals, memorable stories, vocabulary, example sentences, and Japanese stroke-order animations. - 8,513 JLPT VOCABULARY WORDS Build practical vocabulary from N5 through N1 with readings, definitions, pitch accent when available, thousands of hand-reviewed images, and more than 8,200 Japanese and English example sentence pairs. - FOUR VOCABULARY RECALL SKILLS Practice reading vocabulary, reading kanji inside words, recalling hiragana from English, or recalling kanji from English. Each skill has independent progress and scheduling, so study targets what you actually need to improve. - 480 GRAMMAR PATTERNS Study complete JLPT grammar from N5 through N1 with clear meanings, readings, formation guidance, notes, and more than 1,500 Japanese and English examples. - NATURAL AUDIO Hear Japanese readings, vocabulary, grammar, and example sentences. English audio supports meaning and listening practice, and bundled media works without waiting for a network connection. - FSRS SPACED REPETITION A modern scheduling algorithm returns each card when review is most useful for long-term retention. Rate Again, Hard, Good, or Easy, mark material Known or Skipped, and resume an interrupted daily session without losing progress. - READING HELP ON YOUR TERMS Show furigana, hide it for a challenge, or reveal a reading with a tap only when you need help. Tap unfamiliar kanji in vocabulary and sentences to open details and study metrics. - CORRECT JAPANESE STROKE ORDER Watch crisp KanjiVG animations for all kanji, hiragana, and katakana. Learn the forms used in Japanese, including characters whose regional Chinese forms differ. - LIBRARIES AND PROGRESS Browse kana, kanji, vocabulary, and grammar libraries. Search, filter, inspect learning history, track a daily goal, and see reports for recent reviews and long-term growth. - HANDS FREE, WIDGETS, AND APPLE WATCH Study continuously with Hands Free audio and voice ratings, fit quick reviews into the day with interactive Home Screen widgets, and keep learning from your wrist. - BUILT-IN STUDY TOOLS Flag difficult cards, bookmark vocabulary, compare similar kanji, replay audio, undo recent actions, and switch between Quiz and Review modes. Built by one developer who uses it every day. No VC funding, no dark patterns - just the Japanese study tool I wished existed. Have a feature idea? I am listening: https://danki.net/support ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### v1.4.0 — 2026-08-12 ONE COMPLETE JAPANESE APP Danki now brings kana, kanji, vocabulary, and grammar together. Move naturally from a character to the words, sentences, and grammar that use it without switching apps. Compatible progress and preferences from the focused Danki apps carry forward. TRAIN FOUR VOCABULARY SKILLS Recognizing a word is not the same as producing it. Practice four independently scheduled skills: - Read vocabulary with furigana and recall its meaning - Read a target kanji inside a word - Recall a Japanese word in hiragana from English - Recall each target kanji in a word from English REVIEWS THAT WAIT FOR YOU Daily-review sessions now survive navigation, app restarts, and interruptions. Completed ratings remain saved and the remaining queue is restored, so short study sessions are always worthwhile. READ WITHOUT GIVING AWAY THE ANSWER Vocabulary and grammar now place furigana directly above the kanji. Hide it for a real reading challenge, reveal it with a tap when needed, and tap unfamiliar kanji to open details and study metrics. PRACTICE CORRECT JAPANESE FORMS All 2,136 kanji plus hiragana and katakana now use crisp KanjiVG vector animations designed for Japanese forms and stroke order. Chinese study retains its own regional AnimCJK data. A CONSIDERABLY SMALLER APP Optimized audio and thousands of more efficient vocabulary images make Danki faster to download and install, lighter on storage, and quicker to load study media without sacrificing clarity. ALSO IMPROVED - New interactive vocabulary Home Screen widget - Learning status and next due time after every rating - Clearer study, flag, skip, undo, and display controls - Wider, easier-to-read example sentences with direct audio - Better kana controls, romaji spacing, stroke diagrams, and small text - More resilient review saves and undo behavior - Refreshed grammar narration and repaired recordings - Updated widgets immediately after in-app study - Refined kanji keywords, mnemonics, vocabulary, and examples ### v1.3.0 — 2026-08-01 DANKI IS NOW DANKI KANJI The original Danki app is now focused entirely on kanji. Your existing study progress and preferences carry forward, with Kanji Study, Hands Free review, the Kanji Library, widgets, and Apple Watch support at the center. SEE YOUR LEARNING PROGRESS Every review card now shows its path from Hard through Good and Easy to Known, including progress within the current stage and a status update after each rating. DAILY GOALS AND STUDY REPORTS Track today's reviews against a goal you choose in Settings. New reports summarize cards reviewed and progressed, rating results, the current session, today, this week, and the last seven days. LIBRARY GROWTH TIMELINES See your Kanji Library grow over time across Not Started, Learning, Strengthening, and Mastered stages. A FASTER KANJI LIBRARY - Compact three-column browsing with inline expansion - Search by kanji, keyword, vocabulary, or mnemonic - Persistent, color-coded review filters - Toggle vocabulary details on or off - Open a full review card and return to the same place BETTER KANJI REVIEW - Practice Japanese-to-English recognition or English-to-Japanese recall - Double tap to reveal Review-mode answers - Open similar kanji as full review cards - Flag kanji directly from lessons - Reveal furigana for individual words - See the target reading when the answer appears RICHER KANJI EXAMPLES Quiz cards now include a primary vocabulary word with reading, meaning, and pitch accent. Example vocabulary matching, sentences, mnemonics, translations, and selected audio have also been refined. ALSO IMPROVED - More reliable Apple Watch review and phone sync - Live daily-goal updates - Better compact card sizing and vocabulary layouts - Safer migration of existing study data - Clearer privacy disclosures and less diagnostic data in feedback - Fixes for library mapping, status handling, support links, and growth history ### v1.2.0 — 2026-06-16 GRAMMAR EXPANSION Danki now includes 480 JLPT grammar patterns across N5 through N1, with 1,526 example sentences. Every grammar example has Japanese and English audio. BETTER GRAMMAR AUDIO Grammar examples now use a cleaner Azure voice set with more natural variety across the deck. LIBRARY PROGRESS CHARTS Kanji, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Kana libraries now show progress charts for Known, In Review, Not Started, Skipped, and review-rating states. KEY VOCABULARY IN KANJI LIBRARY Kanji library cards now show a representative vocabulary word with reading and meaning. N5 key vocabulary is now included in the app database. LIBRARY RATING UNDO Kanji and Kana library status changes can now be undone from the toolbar or with shake-to-undo. Undo restores ratings, Known, Skip, and reset-to-new changes. FASTER LIBRARY CONTROLS Library rows now include quick status buttons so you can mark cards Again, Hard, Good, Easy, Known, Skipped, or New without opening a separate options flow. REDESIGNED LIBRARIES Libraries now use a denser row layout, cleaner filters, swipe paging between sections, and less redundant JLPT labeling. VOCABULARY PHOTO SETTING Vocabulary photos can now be turned on or off from Settings. They remain enabled by default. ALSO IMPROVED - Replaced 53 N5 vocabulary photos with better-fitting images - Improved vocabulary answer typography with clearer kanji/kana comparison - Improved ruby rendering and review-card highlighting - Improved vocabulary word hierarchy and options card styling - More reliable undo history for kanji and kana review actions - Shorter US/UK English audio labels in Settings - Improved kana library filtering - Tightened Japanese audio packaging around encrypted content FIXES - Ruby highlighting issues in review cards - Vocabulary options card frame styling - Redundant JLPT level text in library titles - Missing N5 key vocabulary in release database builds - Grammar library report and status interactions - Kana library filtering edge cases ### v1.1.0 — 2026-06-13 KANA STUDY Learn hiragana and katakana with flashcard drills, spaced repetition, animated stroke-order playback, native audio on every card, and a distraction-free reader mode. VOCABULARY IMAGES Every JLPT vocabulary word from N5 through N1 now has a images to make memorizing easier. HARD AND EASY RATINGS All cards now offer the full four-button review scale - Again, Hard, Good, Easy - for finer control over your schedule. If you've used Anki, you have seen these buttons every day. HANDS FREE MODE Audio review with continuous voice commands, now including kana. Double-tap to pause, use silent Review mode to listen without having to respond. LIBRARIES Kanji, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Kana libraries show your whole deck color-coded by review status. You can choose which words you already know and start learning where ever you are at on your Japanese language learning journey. APPLE WATCH The watch now syncs every card's review state with your phone, runs a true spaced-repetition quiz, supports kana study and rating undo, and covers all levels N5 through N1. GRAMMAR AND AUDIO 100 grammar patterns each for N5-N2 and 90 for N1, plus advanced beyond-N1 content. Over 19,000 natural-sounding audio files with a British/American English accent toggle. ALSO NEW - Redesigned home screen with quick access to every study mode - Radical practice deck and radical forms on kanji cards - Editable kanji mnemonics with undo - Grammar manager with search, furigana, and undo - Flag cards in any study mode and review them in one place - Furigana toggles, vocabulary display modes, and practice direction controls - Progress Reports with collapsible sections and per-type progress tables FIXES - High CPU usage while loading cards - Memory growth during long study sessions - False "no cards remaining" on vocabulary quiz startup - Audio now stops properly when leaving the app ### v1.0.2 — 2026-01-28 New onboarding flow and quality of life improvements: • Supports watchOS 10 now • Set your starting point - skip kanji you already know when you first launch • Choose your JLPT level (N5-N1) to begin studying at your current skill level • Bulk restore kanji from Known Kanji view back to review mode • Show Answer button added to Watch app • Improved database error handling and diagnostics ## More apps by Jonathan Bott - [Coloris Visum](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coloris-visum/id6501976495) All apps by Jonathan Bott: https://appshunter.io/developer/576666940 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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