Hourly Kana: Learn Japanese

Learn Japanese from your Lock Screen. Hourly Kana brings new words into your day with widgets and reminders, then helps you build from hiragana and katakana to kanji and JLPT vocabulary.

A NEW WORD, THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY
Add a Lock Screen or Home Screen widget and choose scheduled word reminders. Set your own pace and quiet hours. Open a word for its reading, meaning, example sentences and Japanese pronunciation audio.

FROM YOUR FIRST KANA TO JLPT N1
Learn hiragana and katakana in Foundations with listening drills and character-building exercises. Take a placement test or choose vocabulary from JLPT N5–N1. Follow the kana-first path or study with Kanji First as your reading develops.

MAKE YOUR VOCABULARY STICK
• Review difficult words with personal flashcards and short quizzes.
• Practice handwriting, reading and listening.
• Learn grammar through sentences and answer explanations.
• Import Anki plain-text exports or build custom decks.
• Follow your collection, learning history and progress.

Keep learning with offline access and private iCloud sync. No ads. Add a widget and make Japanese part of your daily routine.

Try Hourly Kana free for 7 days. Paid access is required after the trial.

Choose your interface language in Settings. Some learning content is available only in English.

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