Best Japanese Kanji Writing Apps

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This app teaches Japanese kanji by focusing on vocabulary words. It offers writing practice with stroke detection and spaced repetition reviews for effective memorization. Learn kanji readings naturally through over 5,000 JLPT-aligned words.

What We Love

🚀 Great app for learning kanji
👍 Effective review system
💡 Organized by JLPT levels
👍 Affordable one-time purchase
👍 Helps with writing practice and muscle memory

Room to Improve

🐛 Sensitive kanji recognition, sometimes doesn't accept correct strokes
🐛 Review sessions can get very long and tedious
🐛 Inconsistent kanji definitions and translations
🐛 Lack of syncing progress across devices

Japanese Kanji Writing by 俊姜

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Strong Contender

Mirai Kanji Chart - Japanese Kanji Writing Study Tool

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$1.99

Master Japanese handwriting with this app, featuring stroke-by-stroke guidance for all 2,136 official Jōyō Kanji. Explore characters through a spinning wheel, hear pronunciations with human voice, and access English meanings. Save your favorites for easy review.

Japanese by renzo Inc.

More than a dictionary

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4.8😊(3.6K ratings)

Free

This comprehensive language learning tool offers an extensive dictionary with over 175,000 entries and 58,000 example sentences. It includes advanced features like handwriting recognition, conjugation search, and a text reader, alongside flashcard study tools and JLPT-specific lists. Learn Japanese offline with this pocket-sized study companion.

What We Love

📚 Comprehensive dictionary with detailed information
🔍 Efficient search options (kanji, radicals, handwriting)
🗂️ Customizable vocabulary lists and flashcards
💡 Helpful features like JLPT/Kanji Kentei levels, example sentences
🆓 Completely free with no ads

Room to Improve

🐛 Handwriting recognition issues, especially on newer iOS versions
🔇 Text-to-speech function not working for some users
🔀 Inconsistent organization of example sentences and conjugations

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by Mirai Apps

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Remembering the Kanji

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$10.99

This app provides flashcards and review tools for learning Japanese kanji using the Heisig method. It offers customizable study lists, mnemonic story saving, stroke order animations, and drawing practice. Learn kanji readings and jukugo, and review lessons from the companion books.

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Learn Japanese kanji through engaging mnemonic pictures and interactive games. This app provides pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences to aid memorization. It's designed for beginners and those curious about Japanese writing.

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Stroke Order & JLPT Practice

Stroke-by-stroke writing practiceStructured lessons (N5-N1)Smart repetition system

Master Japanese Kanji by actively writing them with stroke-by-stroke guidance and smart repetition. This app offers structured lessons from N5 to N1, custom flashcard creation, and progress tracking in a distraction-free interface.

Writing Order Kanji 4th.

Kanji writing practiceGame-based learningCorrect stroke order instruction

Practice writing Japanese Kanji characters with a fun game. This app helps you learn the correct stroke order for 200 fourth-grade Kanji by competing against a virtual opponent. Make learning Kanji engaging and effective.

Writing Order. Kanji 5th.

Kanji writing practiceGame-based learningStroke order guidance

Practice writing Japanese Kanji characters through a fun, game-like experience. Compete against a robot to master the correct stroke order for 185 fifth-grade Kanji.

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Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dict.

$19.99

This comprehensive dictionary app provides detailed information on 3,002 kanji characters, including meanings, readings, and stroke order diagrams. It offers multiple search methods and is designed for learners of Japanese.

3,002 kanji entry charactersAnimated stroke-order diagramsMultiple search modes (SKIP, radical, meaning)

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Kanji writing practiceCorrect stroke order guidanceGame-based learning

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Learn Kanji stroke order13,000 Kanjis included6,000 Kanjis stroke order supported

Master Japanese Kanji stroke order with this comprehensive educational tool. It offers detailed stroke order animations for thousands of characters, aiding in accurate memorization and writing practice.

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Writing Order Kanji 1st.

Kanji writing practiceCorrect stroke order guidanceGame-based learning

Practice writing Japanese Kanji characters through a fun game. Learn the correct stroke order and compete against a robot opponent. This app features 80 Kanji characters for the first grade.

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