rakugaki : write kanji

you don't remember a kanji by looking at it. you remember it by writing it. rakugaki teaches you to write japanese by hand, stroke by stroke, in the correct order; with your finger or an Apple Pencil. every stroke is checked: direction, position, order. get it wrong, start over. get it right, remember it. from the kana all the way to N1 • all 142 hiragana and katakana (dakuten included), free, with a write-from-memory quiz and a mastery level per character • over 1,900 kanji covering every JLPT level — N5 is free • japanese counters (一つ、二人、三本…) explained and drilled, with their pronunciation traps • every kanji: animated stroke order, color-coded radicals, readings, vocabulary, a translated example sentence — and your own notes mnemonics that stick every kanji comes with a story built from its radicals, with a punchline that sticks. 猫, the cat that "hunts in the field's grass - then sleeps sixteen hours." read it once and it's hard to forget. and when two kanji look alike (未/末, 人/入), the app warns you and drills you on telling them apart. a memory that works for you (SRS) spaced repetition brings each kanji back right before you'd forget it. ten mastery levels, from apprentice to the engraved 永 rank. reviews are free-form writing, from memory : no soft multiple-choice. set your JLPT goal: the app knows the real exam dates and computes your pace. playful, not childish • boss battles: write your due kanji to strike down an oni • a calligraphy grade (S to D) on every successful character • daily, weekly and monthly challenges — streaks, omamori charms • speed mode: 60 seconds to write as many kanji as you can • custom sessions: your level, your misses, your session size • 100 player levels and 10 ranks, from apprentice to immortal sage • retro 8-bit sound effects - mutable in the settings a real dictionary all over 1,900 kanji, free to browse. search by meaning, by reading; or draw the kanji you're looking at and the app recognizes it. also in the box • full JLPT vocabulary (jmdict) that unlocks as your kanji level up • lock screen and home screen widget: your reviews are waiting • audio dictation, flashcards, guided tracing • share your sessions as pixel-art cards • iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad • fully bilingual: english / french rakugaki plus the kana, the counters and N5 are free forever. levels N4 through N1 (1,900 kanji) are part of rakugaki plus: monthly or yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, and your progress is always saved. rakugaki is built by one person. no studio, no investors : your subscription directly funds what comes next. thank you for the support. 頑張って — good luck on the kanji road. terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/