# Kairou Kana — learn hiragana & katakana

> learn hiragana & katakana (iPhone/iPad app by Daniel Meyer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kairou-kana/id6794384317 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Daniel Meyer](https://appshunter.io/developer/1704308519)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kairou-kana/id6794384317/reviews.md

## What is Kairou Kana?

Kairou Kana teaches hiragana and katakana through play. There are no lessons to sit through and no mnemonics to memorize — you answer quick questions, and the characters you miss come back until you know them.

HOW IT WORKS

Characters arrive a few at a time. Each round mixes new ones with review, so you are always building on what you already know. Miss something and it returns sooner; get it right fast and it makes room for the next thing.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Both scripts — hiragana and katakana, including voiced marks and combination sounds
• Play — the main drill: see a character, pick its reading
• Reading — real words written in kana
• Listening — hear a word, pick what you heard
• Speed Check — how many can you read in one, two, or five minutes? Beat your best.
• Confusable Pairs — ね and れ, シ and ツ: the lookalikes, drilled side by side
• Chart — every character at a glance, shaded by how well you know it
• Cards — win from a collection of 150 illustrated word cards as you play
• Clear audio for every character and word

MADE FOR FAMILIES

One device, any number of players. Everyone picks a name and gets their own progress, streaks, and card collection. Switching takes one tap.

FREE

Free, with no account and no subscription. Everything works offline. Your progress stays on your device.

WHAT COMES NEXT

Kana is the first step in reading Japanese. When you are done, Kairou — our kanji app — picks up from there with kanji, vocabulary, and reading practice.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-08-16

Adds handwriting practice and improves scheduling of difficult kana.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-06

No release notes.

## More apps by Daniel Meyer

- [Realm Of Tread](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/realm-of-tread/id6464151628)
- [Melodronome](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/melodronome/id6470334805)
- [Reading Is Cool](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reading-is-cool/id6474623416)
- [SoCoolRadio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/socoolradio/id6751935153)
- [Kairou: Learn Japanese](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kairou-learn-japanese/id6767619137)

All apps by Daniel Meyer: https://appshunter.io/developer/1704308519

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