MARU: Learn Japanese Hiragana

MARU: Learn Japanese Hiragana

Free Beginner Kana Practices

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • February 24, 2017
  • August 2, 2024

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Master Japanese Hiragana and Katakana with this engaging app. It offers authentic pronunciation, diverse practice methods, and vocabulary building to make learning enjoyable and effective. Start your Japanese journey with a supportive mascot and smart learning tools.

Learn all Hiragana and Katakana characters
Authentic Japanese voice recordings
14 practice varieties
Vocabulary building exercises
Smart weak spot identification
Practice with numbers and calendar words
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What's New in MARU

2.15

August 2, 2024

やっほー! Your favorite Hiragana learning app just got an update (•u•): • New MARU(•u•) Design! I’ve given MARU a new app icon, brighter colors, and some new expressions. MARU’s lip-syncing is smoother now too. Let me know if you liked it! Thank you for your support! Keep learning with MARU!

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User reviews

Learning Slowly

I love how I am motivated to learn Japanese

Real katakana words suggestion please!

I love this app. It has helped me memorize my hiragana alphabet and I'm still working towards the katakana.
I just have one suggestion to the developers - that is to use the actual katakana vocabulary in the katakana practice drills. Because it gets very confusing for new learners to distinguish between the use of katakana for animals plus foreign words and the original Japanese words that are supposed to be written in hiragana.
Otherwise, thank you for developing this app.
I've been using another one to help me with this confusion, so it would be highly appreciated if you could use actual katakana words.

Another suggestion would be to be able to listen again on demand to the greetings done by the greeting character. I'm often curious to be able to reread, click on it, and practice what it said.
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The app

This app is amazing it has help me learn hiragana fast and in a fun and easy way the key is practicing every day for at least 10 minutes will help a lot I recommend it if you want to learn and read Japanese

Fun, addicting, helpful

Very helpful for teaching me hiragana before I started my Japanese course

Great app!

Seen a massive improvement in my studies due to this app

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

App crashes or freezes on some devices

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Issues with text size and formatting on certain devices

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Requested Features

7 requests

Add support for dakuten and handakuten characters

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Incorporate kanji learning

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Allow selecting specific characters to practice

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Add timed mode for quicker recognition

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Provide stroke order demonstrations

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Include more advanced vocabulary

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Add ability to export learned content

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FAQ

What does MARU: Learn Japanese Hiragana do?

This app helps beginners learn Japanese Hiragana and Katakana. It focuses on making the learning process enjoyable and effective through various practice methods, authentic audio, and vocabulary building exercises.

What are the key features of the free version?

The free version includes all 105 Hiragana and Katakana characters, clear voice recordings by a professional voice actress, over 300 everyday words for practice, and a smart feature that identifies your weak spots. You'll also encounter minimal ads after every five mistakes.

How does the app make money?

The app is free to use with minimal ads. Users can choose to upgrade to a Pro Version through a one-time purchase for an ad-free experience, offline practice, writing and typing exercises, and access to more vocabulary words.

What kind of practice methods are available?

The app offers 14 different practice varieties, covering reading, writing, listening, and typing. It also includes vocabulary building, practicing Katakana with familiar Hiragana words, and learning Japanese words for numbers and calendar items.

Who is this app best suited for?

This app is ideal for individuals who are new to learning Japanese and want a structured and engaging way to master the fundamental Japanese writing systems, Hiragana and Katakana.