Everything in the app
One app for the whole JLPT
Kanji, grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening, from your first hiragana to N1 — with a widget that keeps it in front of you all day. Everything below works offline.
Home & lock screen
A kanji wherever you look
The widget shows a kanji from your level with its reading, meaning, level and a word that uses it — and changes on its own, even with the app closed.
- On Android and iPhone, on the home screen and the lock screen.
- Resize it: everything refits, from a slim strip to a big square.
- Change it every minute, 5, 15 or 30 minutes, hourly, every 3 or 6 hours, or once a day.
- It mixes kanji due for review with new ones from your level.
- Tap it to open that kanji. Mark one “I know this one” to stop seeing it.
eat, food
9 strokes
音 ショク · ジキ 訓 た(べる) · く(う)
Kanji
2,170 kanji, N5 to N1
Every kanji on the JLPT levels, each on its own page: meanings, on and kun readings, stroke count, and the words it builds — with real example sentences.
- Browse your level as a grid; filter by new, learning and known.
- Swipe up and down to move through the level.
- Hear any reading, word or sentence read aloud.
- Tap a word for its meaning, reading, the kanji inside it and related words.
Write it
Learn the strokes by hand
Watch any kanji draw itself in the right order, then trace it with your finger, stroke by stroke — the way a Japanese writing workbook teaches it.
- The character sits faintly underneath, with a number where each stroke starts.
- Get one wrong and the correct stroke draws itself, so you learn by being shown.
- Stroke order for every kanji, from KanjiVG.
Hiragana & katakana
Start from the very first sound
Full charts of both scripts — the 46 base sounds, the voiced ones and the combined sounds — with each one spoken when you tap it.
- A kana drill for both scripts: see a character, pick its sound.
〜ば〜ほど
the more…, the more…
練習すればするほど、上手になる。
The more you practise, the better you get.
Grammar
252 patterns, guides and every verb form
Everything from your first particle to N1: 14 foundation guides, a verb guide that shows every form of 75 common verbs, conjugation practice, and the patterns of every level — 53 at N5, 65 at N4, 49 at N3, 44 at N2 and 41 at N1.
- Foundation guides: how a sentence works, particles, verb groups, adjectives, polite and plain speech, counters, giving and receiving, transitive verbs, conditionals, guessing words, keigo and more.
- Verb forms: polite, plain, て, want, if, can, passive, causative and commands — each with its rule, reading and romaji.
- Conjugation practice against the mistakes learners really make.
- Each pattern: what it means, how to form it, and when to use it.
- Examples with the grammar highlighted, romaji and English — hide either to test yourself.
- Hear every example; a quick check after each pattern.
- Tips on the mistakes learners most often make.
今日は朝から雨がふっています。
私は青いかさをさして、学校へ行きました。
学校で、友だちのリンさんに会いました。
Reading
Real reading practice
Short texts written for each level, readable three ways — Japanese, romaji or English — with every line read aloud.
- Dokkai: 90 graded passages, N5 to N1.
- History of Japan: 47 readings, era by era, oldest first.
- Japan & culture: 40 readings on places, food, culture, anime and manga.
12 due · 3 new today
花
Review
Reviews timed to your memory
Each kanji comes back just before you would forget it, scheduled by FSRS — a modern spaced-repetition method — so a few minutes a day keeps everything you have learned.
- Quick questions on meanings and readings, not just flashcards.
- Choose 5, 10, 15 or 20 new kanji a day.
- A summary at the end of each session.
Jisho
A full dictionary, offline
Every one of the 217,889 entries in JMdict, on your phone. Search in Japanese, English or romaji — no connection needed.
- Kanji results alongside words.
- 12,505 real example sentences from Tatoeba.
N4Pass 78%
Practice tests
JLPT-style tests for every level
A fresh test each time, in the JLPT’s format: kanji reading, writing in kanji, word in context, grammar, reading — and listening, spoken by your phone.
- A quick test of 32 questions, or a full one of 64.
- Your score by section, with an estimate of whether it would pass.
- Your history, so you can see yourself improve.
- Written for Kanji Nova — not copied from past papers.
Games
Play with Hinodé
Quick, fun drills hosted by Hinodé, the app’s little sun spirit, who cheers when you’re right. Every game uses the kanji and words of your level, so playing is studying.
- Meaning match and Reading match — see a kanji, pick its meaning or reading.
- Word rush — see a word, pick what it means.
- Memory match — flip cards to pair kanji with meanings.
- Kana drill — name each hiragana and katakana.
- Three lives; build a streak.
News
Real Japanese news, by level
A guide to reading the news in Japanese, from easy Japanese to native newspapers, each labelled with the level it suits. Articles open on the publisher’s own site.
- Easy Japanese, children’s newspapers and native news.
- Jisho is one tap away for any word.
12-day streak
Progress
See how far you’ve come
How much of each level you know, how steady your habit is, and when your next review is due.
- Known, learning and new, for every level.
- Your streak and a two-week activity chart.
- Total reviews, and what is due next.
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Your account & your way
Your progress, on every phone
No account needed. Sign in with just your email — a one-time code, no password — and your progress is backed up and the same on every phone you use.
- Reviews, test scores, your level and daily new-kanji count sync automatically, and catch up after being offline.
- Light, dark, or follow your phone.
- A different Hokusai or Hiroshige woodblock print each time you open the app.
- No ads, no tracking. Delete your data or your account at any time.
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Kanji Nova is nearly ready for Google Play and the App Store. Try the quiz on the home page while you wait.
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