Nihongo: Learn Japanese Simply

Learn Japanese with translation, guided study, and focused practice in one app. SPEAK, CHAT, AND SAVE PHRASES • Translate live conversations between Japanese and English • Read saved voice transcripts with furigana • Save transcript lines and chat phrases to study decks • Dictate text in Chat and Translate • Chat with text and images • Show a saved phrase full screen with Quick show TRANSLATE WITH CONTEXT • Translate between English and Japanese • Translate text offline after downloading the translation model • See kana and romaji readings for Japanese text • Explore learner-friendly phrase breakdowns and kanji details • Translate Japanese text in photos and images • Share text and images from other apps to translate them • Listen to Japanese audio and revisit translation history HEAR THE PITCH ACCENT • See the verified Tokyo pitch accent of vocabulary words • Compare the dictionary accent with the pitch of the recording • Practise pitch patterns and pitch types with human recordings • Say a word and compare your pitch with the human recording STUDY KANA AND KANJI • Study every kana with clear readings • Explore Joyo kanji and search English meanings • Practise recognition, recall, and writing • Trace stroke guides and write directly on screen • Choose the characters and practice style that fit your goals • Review session results and track your progress BUILD USEFUL VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR • Work through curated vocabulary and grammar decks • Study with furigana, meanings, examples, and audio • Turn on Gloss mode to read English meanings in Japanese word order • Practise with multiple-choice, matching, sentence-building, and speaking activities • Build custom decks from words and phrases you want to learn • Download decks and audio for offline study • Mark favorite decks for quick access READ, LISTEN, AND TRACK YOUR STUDY • Read Japanese stories and create study decks • Listen to stories and decks with lock screen controls • Set daily study goals and track time with a timer and calendar • Open your study tools from Home and pin them to the dock LEARN IN CHROME • Link the Nihongo Chrome extension with a QR code • Watch Netflix with Japanese subtitles, furigana, and English • See some words on English webpages in Japanese with Word swap • Count your Netflix watching time in Tracking Download the offline translation model in Downloads before you disconnect. Quick text translation between English and Japanese then runs on your device. Downloaded decks and audio also work offline. Sign-in, live Voice, AI Chat, image translation, new translation audio, downloads, and sync need an internet connection. Image translation processes only images you choose. See our privacy policy for details.