Fun way to learn Kanji!
I've been using this app primarily in practice mode, to match the Kanji with its meaning... It is a good way to familiarize you with the characters (but I would not recommend it as a substitute for writing the characters down repeatedly).
There are a few minor mistakes here and there, and sometimes the On-yomi meaning is listed first instead of the Kun-yomi... but these are minor, and I have really enjoyed using this app.
Also - the Kanji resource is a great way to see each year's worth of Kanji in one sitting. Great app, I highly recommend it!
There are a few minor mistakes here and there, and sometimes the On-yomi meaning is listed first instead of the Kun-yomi... but these are minor, and I have really enjoyed using this app.
Also - the Kanji resource is a great way to see each year's worth of Kanji in one sitting. Great app, I highly recommend it!
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So helpful!
This is so fun and so addicting. Anyone who wants a fun and easy way to learn kanji should buy this, it's worth it.
Fun app for learning!
This matching kanji game is fun! It reinforces the kanji you know and lets you learn new kanji. I like that it leads to a nice picture,so it feels like more of an adult learning tool,even though my younger students like playing it, too.
Worth Every Cents
Entertaining, Fun, Engaging, and Educational at the same time. Thank You for making learning The Kenji so easy and simple.
Wonderful
Makes learning kanji a smooth, enjoyable process, even for a beginner!
Great app
Kanji for fun is a great app that educates and makes kanji very accessible, and fun. Learning should be like this. Thank you
It's a lot of fun and addictive
A lovely and useful app. The graphics are beautiful and the game is very addictive. I've played with most of the grades and they get very hard, even when trying to write the strokes on the learning pages. I also like that you can turn the English off and focus on the Japanese readings, too. It's very good. 5 stars from me. 8 stars if I could see how I do with other people online (hint hint).
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Be Aware!
Make sure you have a current operating system installed or the app may not run. After playing with the new version I found myself learning the common kana readings (onyami and kunyomi) pretty well. There are some grades where the readings are exactly the same for different characters, so a reading may appear more than once in those games. I haven't encountered this yet, but you should be able to select a match correctly with any of two or more correct choices. The upgrade adds a new and welcome variation. I'm looking forward to the future custom User Game List, which should be helpful to students learning sets of kanji that span different grade levels.
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A MUST TO LEARN JAPANESE !! GET IT !!!
I've been using this for over a year now and it's the first review I've ever written for an App that I downloaded. I usually don't say anything, but this App REALLY ROCKS! Even after a year I still go back to it and... OH YES... I'm up to grade 5 and pushing with all the other grades.
AN AMAZING GAME - if you like to learn different languages or want to learn how to read and write Japanese IT'S A MUST!
The part where you can write on the iPad is just ... Wow
I LOVE IT!
Okay, so I'm a little emotional. It's my favorite game and I find myself writing kanji on paper everyday while away from my iPad just to get better. I haven't noticed any problems with randomization like other users and I play it a lot. But, I do agree with other reviews that this game would be even better if you could match up the Japanese readings as well. Don't get me wrong, the English ones are really cool cuz they help me in 'guessing' the overall meaning with other Japanese Kanji around them! But there is so much that can be done with this App and it's super fun and challenging.
As it stands, this is an AMAZING App. I hope to find more Apps like this one. I'd say that for the price with this much detail, and getting to use it everyday, it's definitely worth it!
AN AMAZING GAME - if you like to learn different languages or want to learn how to read and write Japanese IT'S A MUST!
The part where you can write on the iPad is just ... Wow
I LOVE IT!
Okay, so I'm a little emotional. It's my favorite game and I find myself writing kanji on paper everyday while away from my iPad just to get better. I haven't noticed any problems with randomization like other users and I play it a lot. But, I do agree with other reviews that this game would be even better if you could match up the Japanese readings as well. Don't get me wrong, the English ones are really cool cuz they help me in 'guessing' the overall meaning with other Japanese Kanji around them! But there is so much that can be done with this App and it's super fun and challenging.
As it stands, this is an AMAZING App. I hope to find more Apps like this one. I'd say that for the price with this much detail, and getting to use it everyday, it's definitely worth it!
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Great idea, but....
I was in love with this App until I realized that the tile matching doesn't truly randomize throughout the grade level, and it doesn't have an option to select all grade levels to randomize. I've learned the top 16 kanji in each grade, but have never seen (even once) below that in any of the hundreds if games I've played no matter what settings I use. So if you want to only learn 16 kanji in each grade level, this is the App for you. I was looking for something that would challenge me to recognize and learn ALL the kanji in the standard Japanese schooling system, and this just does not deliver. Additionally, it would have been great if the App allowed you to match kanji to its reading along with kanji to translation matching, but if it doesn't randomize then you're stuck in the same place. Fix the randomization and my review will be updated. Add the extras and I'll tell everyone I know to get this App.
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Makes learning kanji a lot easier!
This is a really good app for learning kanji, I only wish you could make your own kanji lists...
Very good game, easy to learn with.
Well implemented, solid mechanism and function.
Lacks the option of ใฒใใใช instead of English words. As it works now I practice English kanji instead of Japanese kanji words. With that it would earn an higher score
Game centre implementation would also be an plus.
Lacks the option of ใฒใใใช instead of English words. As it works now I practice English kanji instead of Japanese kanji words. With that it would earn an higher score
Game centre implementation would also be an plus.
Love it!
This is a great App! A memory game is just what I needed to learn Kanji. PLUS the stroke order, and readings = AWESOME!
Something I would like to see added would be:
When I make a match during practice mode an audio of the most common reading would play for that Kanji. You could even put in an English audio and add an option so you can switch to Japanese or English in the settings.
I definitely recommend this App.
Something I would like to see added would be:
When I make a match during practice mode an audio of the most common reading would play for that Kanji. You could even put in an English audio and add an option so you can switch to Japanese or English in the settings.
I definitely recommend this App.
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Awesome
I really love this app. I don't use the memory game so much as I just practice writing the kanji. I just finished the first grade, first eighty kanji and I can only ask for one thing: would it be possible to update it to handle multi tasking a bit better? Whenever I am in the Practice mode, and I navigate away to check an email or something, when I go back to the app it starts me at the start screen again and I have to navigate back to whatever kanji I was practicing. This functionality would really be perfect. Even without it, still five stars.
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Great way to learn kanji
Really fun way to learn and practice kanji, especially when you are tired of just using flash cards. Would love to see not just the onyomi and kunyomi but also the meaning when combined with other kanji. Would also be great to have not just English-kanji memory games but also a kanji-on/kunyomi game too.
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fun!
This actually is a pretty fun game! I usually just use it in the easy mode, so all the selections are visible and I just match them up. I know no kanji whatsoever, and so I'm surprised at how fast I pick them up with this. I can even just play it while I'm on the phone.
And it's very satisfying to start recognizing the symbols on packages and whatnot. This would be a must for anyone planning to travel somewhere where kanji is used.
I do wish that there were the option to have the japanese word instead of the english word. That would take this app from pretty fun to absolutely incredible. I almost wanted to subtract a star for that, but the truth is, it's beautiful and very well done as it is, so I have to give it five stars
And it's very satisfying to start recognizing the symbols on packages and whatnot. This would be a must for anyone planning to travel somewhere where kanji is used.
I do wish that there were the option to have the japanese word instead of the english word. That would take this app from pretty fun to absolutely incredible. I almost wanted to subtract a star for that, but the truth is, it's beautiful and very well done as it is, so I have to give it five stars
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Wow ! Perfect way to learn Kanji on the iPad !
I finally got to try this out this morning and WOW, where to begin ?
Game: Flip tiles and try to match the Kanji to English definitions ... IT WORKS! You find yourself building up associations and learning without even realising it !
Practice: The perfect middle ground, making sure you have learned the correct definitions of Kanji and helping prepare for the game !
Kanji Reference: Possibly the BEST bit, lets you see kanji, and PRACTICE DRAWING them, both with and without an overlay as a guide ! I've had my Japanese co-workers coming up all day wanting to have a go! You also get the different readings there as well to help study !
This App is amazing as it stands, and I second below, If you can make it so you can play the game with the Japanese readings as well, it would be even better !
Game: Flip tiles and try to match the Kanji to English definitions ... IT WORKS! You find yourself building up associations and learning without even realising it !
Practice: The perfect middle ground, making sure you have learned the correct definitions of Kanji and helping prepare for the game !
Kanji Reference: Possibly the BEST bit, lets you see kanji, and PRACTICE DRAWING them, both with and without an overlay as a guide ! I've had my Japanese co-workers coming up all day wanting to have a go! You also get the different readings there as well to help study !
This App is amazing as it stands, and I second below, If you can make it so you can play the game with the Japanese readings as well, it would be even better !
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Money well spent!
After living in Japan many moons ago and having studied Kanji, what a breath of fresh air it is to find an intuitive and interactive learning program such as this. No more ploughing through dense and turgid books. No more scribbling and practising your Kanji on countless pieces of scrap paper. This wonderful little app allows you to reference Kanji, their meanings as well as Chinese and Japanese root pronunciations and to boot, gives you the ability to view the character and scrawl the correct stroke technique to your heart's content. A clever little memory game enhances retention too! I would like to see words in the Japanese language that contain the Kanji derivative added, but for now, for such a small outlay, this is the perfect tool for brushing up on a script that is not only beautiful, but rewarding to learn. Five stars from me!
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A Beautiful & Engaging App
This app works and the stroke order practice in the reference section is my favorite component. There are still two improvements I would like to see. One, the ability to replace the English meaning with the Japanese readings for the kanji in the game and two, the ability to turn romajj off in the settings.
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Amazing way to learn Japanese!
I've downloaded a number of apps on the store to learn Japanese and Chinese and this is the first time I've every written a review. Why? Because this app is amazing!
I've been playing with it since I downloaded it and I've already got the first grade under my belt (well almost). But it's totally addictive and I'm hoping to get all of grade two done in a week or two. The reference area for writing the Kanji is kinda nice too, but took me a while to get the hang of it. But the game rocks!
Buy it, you can't go wrong. There's nothing else like it.
I hope they make one for Hiragana and Katakana, too.
I've been playing with it since I downloaded it and I've already got the first grade under my belt (well almost). But it's totally addictive and I'm hoping to get all of grade two done in a week or two. The reference area for writing the Kanji is kinda nice too, but took me a while to get the hang of it. But the game rocks!
Buy it, you can't go wrong. There's nothing else like it.
I hope they make one for Hiragana and Katakana, too.
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