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DeveloperChristian Rusche
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (305)
Version14.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
12 Oct 2026
Installs (est.)50k+ worldwide
Kanji Teacher - Learn Japanese update history & changes
Last change · 3 events since 20 Nov 2015Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 3 events
- 🆕Kanji Teacher - Learn Japanese first spotted by AppInsiderUnited States (found via search)
- 📦Kanji Teacher - Learn Japanese version 14.1- All kanjis now come with Ulrike's Mnemonics, provided by Joy o' Kanji a site where you can find playful, informative, photo-filled essays about each of the 2,136 Joyo Kanji.
- The kanji strokes have been updated with the latest data.
- Scrolling on the search screen and keyboard handling have been improved, especially on iPads and when the keyboard is covering part of the screen.
- A bug that slowed down the presentation under certain conditions has been fixed.
- Minor adjustments have been made to the example words.
Thanks to Chris and Eva for their valuable support.… more - 🆕Kanji Teacher - Learn Japanese released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
305 ratings
Measured
Kanji Teacher - Learn Japanese on the App Store
App details
App ID
1048445761
Publisher
Christian Rusche
On the store since
Nov 2015
10 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 13.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
110 MB
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Kanji Teacher - Learn Japanese downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
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Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
305 ratings
Measured
Ratings
305
Measured
About Kanji Teacher - Learn Japanese
A.: »10/10: The best app for kanji learning!«
B.: »Carefully crafted app. Very nice done.«
F.: »Near-perfect app, 100% free and no ads!«
S.: »I'm using this app every day, it's addicting. I have tried a lot of other apps, but this one I love!.«
K.: »A blessing to those wanting to master Japanese reading and writing.«
S.: »I've tried so many apps & this BY FAR is the best one.«
J.: »Free, no ads, no weird data collection, no in-app purchases; and the app itself is great too.«
Kanji Teacher knows not only all the 2,136 jōyō kanjis and their readings, but also the 10,000 most common Japanese words and how to pronounce them. This unique combination enables you to learn the Kun- and On-readings of the kanjis and apply and test what you have learnt straight away: both how to read a word and how to write a word you know.
Kanji Teacher has more features you'll love:
○ Practise your writing with Kanji Teacher! Every stroke is analysed: do the position, direction and order match up with the correct way of writing? Kanji Teacher helps you out with hints to begin with, but as you progress further you’ll be on your own.
○ Kanji Teacher is also a Kana teacher: learn how to read and write Hiragana and Katakana.
○ Kanji Teacher comes with two dedicated tutors – one for Kana and one for Kanji. These tutors will accompany you through the entire learning process, explain Kanji Teacher, introduce new characters, present the tests and celebrate achievements.
○ Kanji Teacher uses multiple choice so you can be sure that you really do know the answer. And it also compiles the possible answers intelligently, ensuring that they all make sense and are similar to the correct answer, because Kanji Teacher is a teacher after all – it's strict, but this helps you learn more quickly.
○ Kanji Teacher uses a Leitner system so you can learn easy kanjis quickly and focus on the more difficult ones.
○ Kanji Teacher comes with around 6,000 sample sentences: Around 8,000 tests have been created based on these sentences, where the corresponding Kanji is omitted and has to be found. In addition you will find tests for 127 important geographical locations in Japan and over 1,300 Japanese first names and surnames together with their reading.
○ Kanjis can be grouped by JLPT level and school year and, most importantly, you can switch between both views without losing what you have already done.
○ Up to eight learning lists can be managed, searched, and the Kanas, Kanjis and radicals assigned. Additionally, Kanjis detailed in sections of popular textbooks and Kanken test groups can be assigned to one of these lists.
○ You can choose the correct answer, check it and move on to the next question with just one touch of the screen, which speeds up your learning and progress.
○ Kanji Teacher comes with Ulrike's Mnemonics, which were provided by Joy o' Kanji,a site where you can find playful, informative, photo-filled essays about each of the 2,136 Joyo Kanji.
○ Learning of radic
B.: »Carefully crafted app. Very nice done.«
F.: »Near-perfect app, 100% free and no ads!«
S.: »I'm using this app every day, it's addicting. I have tried a lot of other apps, but this one I love!.«
K.: »A blessing to those wanting to master Japanese reading and writing.«
S.: »I've tried so many apps & this BY FAR is the best one.«
J.: »Free, no ads, no weird data collection, no in-app purchases; and the app itself is great too.«
Kanji Teacher knows not only all the 2,136 jōyō kanjis and their readings, but also the 10,000 most common Japanese words and how to pronounce them. This unique combination enables you to learn the Kun- and On-readings of the kanjis and apply and test what you have learnt straight away: both how to read a word and how to write a word you know.
Kanji Teacher has more features you'll love:
○ Practise your writing with Kanji Teacher! Every stroke is analysed: do the position, direction and order match up with the correct way of writing? Kanji Teacher helps you out with hints to begin with, but as you progress further you’ll be on your own.
○ Kanji Teacher is also a Kana teacher: learn how to read and write Hiragana and Katakana.
○ Kanji Teacher comes with two dedicated tutors – one for Kana and one for Kanji. These tutors will accompany you through the entire learning process, explain Kanji Teacher, introduce new characters, present the tests and celebrate achievements.
○ Kanji Teacher uses multiple choice so you can be sure that you really do know the answer. And it also compiles the possible answers intelligently, ensuring that they all make sense and are similar to the correct answer, because Kanji Teacher is a teacher after all – it's strict, but this helps you learn more quickly.
○ Kanji Teacher uses a Leitner system so you can learn easy kanjis quickly and focus on the more difficult ones.
○ Kanji Teacher comes with around 6,000 sample sentences: Around 8,000 tests have been created based on these sentences, where the corresponding Kanji is omitted and has to be found. In addition you will find tests for 127 important geographical locations in Japan and over 1,300 Japanese first names and surnames together with their reading.
○ Kanjis can be grouped by JLPT level and school year and, most importantly, you can switch between both views without losing what you have already done.
○ Up to eight learning lists can be managed, searched, and the Kanas, Kanjis and radicals assigned. Additionally, Kanjis detailed in sections of popular textbooks and Kanken test groups can be assigned to one of these lists.
○ You can choose the correct answer, check it and move on to the next question with just one touch of the screen, which speeds up your learning and progress.
○ Kanji Teacher comes with Ulrike's Mnemonics, which were provided by Joy o' Kanji,a site where you can find playful, informative, photo-filled essays about each of the 2,136 Joyo Kanji.
○ Learning of radic
Latest updates
14.1
- All kanjis now come with Ulrike's Mnemonics, provided by Joy o' Kanji a site where you can find playful, informative, photo-filled essays about each of the 2,136 Joyo Kanji.
- The kanji strokes have been updated with the latest data.
- Scrolling on the search screen and keyboard handling have been improved, especially on iPads and when the keyboard is covering part of the screen.
- A bug that slowed down the presentation under certain conditions has been fixed.
- Minor adjustments have been made to the example words.
Thanks to Chris and Eva for their valuable support.