Kana Conbini: Learn Japanese
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Learn Japanese hiragana katakana! Roguelike card game, 1000+ flashcards, no subs
- Rating
- 4.8
- 33 ratings
- Downloads
- 1.3K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Jul 18
- 2026 · v1.3.8
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About Kana Conbini: Learn Japanese
LEARN JAPANESE. BEAT BOSSES. BREAK CURSES.
What if your Japanese textbook was actually a roguelike card game?
Kana Conbini is the best Japanese learning app disguised as a card game. Learn hiragana, katakana, and kanji through addictive gameplay. Master the Japanese alphabet and writing system by running a convenience store, serving customers by matching flashcards. Study Japanese vocabulary with smart spaced repetition - the fun way to memorize Japanese characters!
★ 1000+ JAPANESE LEARNING CARDS ★
Every Japanese character is a collectible card:
• 109 Hiragana + dakuten cards
• 119 Katakana + dakuten cards
• 800+ JLPT N5 Vocabulary cards
• Mnemonic artwork for memory
• Native Japanese pronunciation audio
★ ADAPTIVE JAPANESE STUDY ★
Your flashcards evolve as you learn Japanese:
Stage 1: Full hints (image + kana + romaji)
Stage 2: Partial hints (image + kana)
Stage 3: Minimal hints (kana only)
Stage 4: Pure Japanese reading - mastered!
Smart spaced repetition tracks your progress. Struggling cards appear more often. Mastered Japanese characters fade to long-term review. Better than boring flashcard apps - learn Japanese alphabet the fun way!
★ FAIR & FREE ★
• Hiragana: FREE FOREVER
• Katakana: Unlocks at Level 3
• Vocabulary: 300 words FREE
• NO subscriptions ever
• NO pay-to-win
• NO forced ads
★ PERFECT FOR JAPANESE LEARNERS ★
• JLPT N5 study and practice
• Hiragana & katakana beginners
• Japanese vocabulary building
• Anime fans learning Japanese
• Language learning made fun
• Roguelike game fans
★ ROGUELIKE JAPANESE GAME ★
Every run is different:
• 16 Shift Buffs - stack powerful combos
• 27 Random Events - Golden Hour, Y2K Bug, more
• 15 Gacha Helpers with 27+ synergies
• Shrine fortunes - blessings or curses?
★ BOSS BATTLES ★
Nine bosses test your Japanese:
ヤクザ (YAKUZA) - Perfect accuracy required
プロゲーマー (PRO GAMER) - Speed challenge
インフルエンサー (INFLUENCER) - Pattern pressure
Bosses curse your cards: Fog, Mirror, Glitch, Grayscale. Can you still read Japanese?
★ FEATURES ★
• Offline Japanese learning
• Quick 3-5 minute sessions
• Cloud save (Google Sign-In)
• Phone and tablet support
• 10 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese
Start learning Japanese today! Free hiragana katakana practice, Japanese alphabet tutor, JLPT N5 vocabulary study. The best way to memorize Japanese characters and learn to read Japanese!
いらっしゃいませ!
Note: Optional in-app purchases. All hiragana content free.
What if your Japanese textbook was actually a roguelike card game?
Kana Conbini is the best Japanese learning app disguised as a card game. Learn hiragana, katakana, and kanji through addictive gameplay. Master the Japanese alphabet and writing system by running a convenience store, serving customers by matching flashcards. Study Japanese vocabulary with smart spaced repetition - the fun way to memorize Japanese characters!
★ 1000+ JAPANESE LEARNING CARDS ★
Every Japanese character is a collectible card:
• 109 Hiragana + dakuten cards
• 119 Katakana + dakuten cards
• 800+ JLPT N5 Vocabulary cards
• Mnemonic artwork for memory
• Native Japanese pronunciation audio
★ ADAPTIVE JAPANESE STUDY ★
Your flashcards evolve as you learn Japanese:
Stage 1: Full hints (image + kana + romaji)
Stage 2: Partial hints (image + kana)
Stage 3: Minimal hints (kana only)
Stage 4: Pure Japanese reading - mastered!
Smart spaced repetition tracks your progress. Struggling cards appear more often. Mastered Japanese characters fade to long-term review. Better than boring flashcard apps - learn Japanese alphabet the fun way!
★ FAIR & FREE ★
• Hiragana: FREE FOREVER
• Katakana: Unlocks at Level 3
• Vocabulary: 300 words FREE
• NO subscriptions ever
• NO pay-to-win
• NO forced ads
★ PERFECT FOR JAPANESE LEARNERS ★
• JLPT N5 study and practice
• Hiragana & katakana beginners
• Japanese vocabulary building
• Anime fans learning Japanese
• Language learning made fun
• Roguelike game fans
★ ROGUELIKE JAPANESE GAME ★
Every run is different:
• 16 Shift Buffs - stack powerful combos
• 27 Random Events - Golden Hour, Y2K Bug, more
• 15 Gacha Helpers with 27+ synergies
• Shrine fortunes - blessings or curses?
★ BOSS BATTLES ★
Nine bosses test your Japanese:
ヤクザ (YAKUZA) - Perfect accuracy required
プロゲーマー (PRO GAMER) - Speed challenge
インフルエンサー (INFLUENCER) - Pattern pressure
Bosses curse your cards: Fog, Mirror, Glitch, Grayscale. Can you still read Japanese?
★ FEATURES ★
• Offline Japanese learning
• Quick 3-5 minute sessions
• Cloud save (Google Sign-In)
• Phone and tablet support
• 10 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese
Start learning Japanese today! Free hiragana katakana practice, Japanese alphabet tutor, JLPT N5 vocabulary study. The best way to memorize Japanese characters and learn to read Japanese!
いらっしゃいませ!
Note: Optional in-app purchases. All hiragana content free.
What’s new
Version 1.3.8 · Updated July 18, 2026
The first customer now speaks reliably at the start of every shift. Customer questions remain more natural and varied across kana, vocabulary, reverse-recall, and tricky questions.
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User reviews
My personal need for learning japanese is a very comfortable art style and I definitely prefer speed in choosing answers and I like this one a lot. It only took me a minute to know I like this app. I already know kana so I only experienced using the app like a "refresher" and right answers until I get to the kanji p...
Fun and addicting language flash card game. Runs are ⚡ fast. As fast as you can touch the answer cards. Easy, fun, addicting way to learn and memorize Japanese characters and vocabulary. 🃏 ❤️ the cute convenience store game theme and receipt that shows your results score after every run. ❤️ the cute creative pictur...
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