# NihongoQ — Practical Japanese for Travel

> Practical Japanese for Travel (iPhone/iPad app by Jae Ho Min.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nihongoq/id6797822086 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jae Ho Min](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790763050)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 221 MB
- Languages: American English, Korean
- Released: 2026-08-14
- Data updated: 2026-11-08

## What is NihongoQ?

Set a reminder once and NihongoQ brings you a Japanese word, phrase, or kanji each day, then keeps the same item ready on Home for easy review. It also teaches practical Japanese in real travel order, from arriving at the airport to taking trains, checking in, ordering food, shopping, and staying at a ryokan. Theme Listening continues while your screen is locked or another app is open.

- Choose reminder times, words, phrases, or kanji, and how long to repeat the same item
- Learn the Japanese, reading, pronunciation guidance, and meaning in the notification, then tap it for the full study card
- Revisit the same item for the current reminder period anytime on Home
- Use practical phrases for airports, trains, buses, hotels, restaurants, shops, and more
- Learn how both you and local staff might speak in a real conversation
- Listen and repeat in Japanese → Korean/English meaning → Japanese order as travel themes continue automatically in the background
- Listen to Japanese reference audio at normal or slow speed
- Study hiragana, katakana, readings, and romaji
- Rehearse each role and compare your voice with the reference audio
- Save useful words and phrases, and add your own entries
- Review missed questions and reinforce what you have learned
- Explore dedicated lessons for Shinkansen travel, dietary needs and food allergies, ryokan stays, and onsen etiquette
- Discover new travel themes and practical phrases added every month

No account is required. Core lessons and bundled Japanese, Korean, and English audio work offline. Personal learning records are stored on the device. A banner ad may appear below the header on the Home screen.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NihongoQ Theme Pass | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is NihongoQ safe?

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## Is NihongoQ legit?

NihongoQ has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NihongoQ is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.62 — 2026-09-13

Added more practical travel dialogues. Ask about takeout and packing leftovers at restaurants and izakaya, and complete a restaurant reservation by phone. New situations also cover collecting lost property, an ATM card that is not returned, clinic checkout, delayed luggage delivery, rental-car return, and retrieving luggage stored at a ryokan. Listen to and rehearse both the traveler’s and the other person’s lines.

### 1.61 — 2026-09-09

We reorganized Home and Travel Learning so people who are new to Japanese can start without guessing what to do. Home now leads with Today’s Japanese, Quick Lookup by place and situation, your current journey, and hands-free Theme Listening.

English meanings in Theme Listening now use natural, pre-generated Chirp audio, matching the app’s bundled Japanese and Korean learning voices. Listen and repeat in Japanese → Korean/English meaning → Japanese order while your screen is locked or another app is open. The player automatically continues to the next travel theme and includes unlocked additional themes the next time playback starts.

September adds practical themes for shrines, rental cars, hospitals, and luggage delivery, plus overlooked travel situations such as collecting luggage left at a hotel. Today’s Japanese stays synchronized with the day’s local reminder and can be revisited from Home with Normal and Slow audio.

### 1.6 — 2026-09-08

We reorganized Home and Travel Learning so people who are new to Japanese can start without guessing what to do. Home now leads with Today’s Japanese, Quick Lookup by place and situation, your current journey, and hands-free Theme Listening.

English meanings in Theme Listening now use natural, pre-generated Chirp audio, matching the app’s bundled Japanese and Korean learning voices. Listen and repeat in Japanese → Korean/English meaning → Japanese order while your screen is locked or another app is open. The player automatically continues to the next travel theme and includes unlocked additional themes the next time playback starts.

September adds practical themes for shrines, rental cars, hospitals, and luggage delivery, plus overlooked travel situations such as collecting luggage left at a hotel. Today’s Japanese stays synchronized with the day’s local reminder and can be revisited from Home with Normal and Slow audio.

### 1.5.1 — 2026-09-04

Fixed an issue where Theme Listening could stop at 90% while preparing audio and never begin playback. The app no longer rebuilds the Japanese and meaning clips as one long file, so complete travel playlists start faster and more reliably.

### 1.5 — 2026-09-03

Introducing Theme Listening: keep practicing Japanese without watching the screen.

LISTEN WHILE YOU GET ON WITH YOUR DAY
Once playback starts, travel dialogue continues with your screen locked or while you use another app. Practice during your commute or household chores without reopening the app or tapping Play for every line.

JAPANESE → ENGLISH MEANING → JAPANESE
Hear the Japanese, understand its meaning, then hear it again and try saying it yourself. Each line ends with a short practice pause, and the playlist includes both staff and traveler dialogue.

CONTINUE AUTOMATICALLY TO THE NEXT THEME
Start with Airport and continue to Subway, Bus, and the following travel themes in order. Locked extra themes are skipped. Stop at the end or repeat the whole playlist from your selected starting theme.

PLAYBACK THAT FITS YOUR PRACTICE
Choose Normal or Slow Japanese, move to the previous or next line, pause, and control playback from the Lock Screen. Korean-language listening also gains newly prepared, more natural Korean meaning audio; the English interface uses your device's English voice. Regular Japanese pronunciation buttons remain unchanged.

Open Travel > Theme Listening to begin. Keep the app open while the playlist is prepared; once playback starts, you can lock your screen and keep listening.

Build your daily habit with Today's Japanese reminders and the Home card, then reinforce it through listening.

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