Hiragana Quest: Learn Japanese Alphabet
Go! Go! Nihon - Live & Study in Japan Education In-app purchases
Learn how to read & write the Japanese characters known as Hiragana & Katakana.
- Rating
- 4.4
- 1.6K ratings
- Downloads
- 227K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Dec 14
- 2025 · v0.6.2
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About Hiragana Quest: Learn Japanese Alphabet
Are you in search of a fun Japanese language learning app that covers Hiragana Japanese alphabet with Japanese letters, Japanese writing and Japanese characters? Well, Hiragana Quest is the perfect choice.
Our Japanese language learning app helps you learn to read and write:
・Hiragana - the Japanese alphabet!
・Katakana - a special alphabet for foreign words!
SIMPLE & FUN JAPANESE LEARNING
We know that the hiragana alphabet, Japanese symbols, Japanese katakana and generally learning the Japanese language can be complicated. That’s why we reimagined and recreated the classic learn Japanese language apps by adding 2 cool mascots Hirako and Katato. They are here to take you on a journey to learn to write Japanese and to learn to read Japanese with simple stories and a system that makes the learning effective and easier to remember.
UNIQUE HIRAGANA PRACTICE AND LEARNING TOOLS
The cool Hirako and Katato mascots are not the only unique feature of Hiragana Quest. We differ from the similar Japanese learning apps with the additional learning tools you can’t find elsewhere. There are guides and trace for each stroke on your screen, you can level up as you learn and test yourself to make sure you are on point with your learning.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE HIRAGANA QUEST?
・Join our mascots Hirako and Katato on your Japanese journey.
・Simple stories or 'mnemonics' for each character make learning simple and fun.
・Learn over a hundred characters in just a few hours!
・Our system ensures you'll remember what you learned in years to come.
・Follow guides and trace each stroke on your screen.
・Test yourself on the characters you have learned.
・Earn experience points and level up your learning!
・Simple & intuitive UI makes Japanese learning easy and fun!
Now go learn the Japanese hiragana in the fun way.
Learn the first 7 hiragana for free! If you're impressed, then unlock the rest of the course with a small In App Purchase. Unlock Katakana at the same time for a discount!
-> Download Hiragana Quest now for free!
Developed in Tokyo in the Go! Go! Nihon studios by the team behind the language study game Study Quest!
Our Japanese language learning app helps you learn to read and write:
・Hiragana - the Japanese alphabet!
・Katakana - a special alphabet for foreign words!
SIMPLE & FUN JAPANESE LEARNING
We know that the hiragana alphabet, Japanese symbols, Japanese katakana and generally learning the Japanese language can be complicated. That’s why we reimagined and recreated the classic learn Japanese language apps by adding 2 cool mascots Hirako and Katato. They are here to take you on a journey to learn to write Japanese and to learn to read Japanese with simple stories and a system that makes the learning effective and easier to remember.
UNIQUE HIRAGANA PRACTICE AND LEARNING TOOLS
The cool Hirako and Katato mascots are not the only unique feature of Hiragana Quest. We differ from the similar Japanese learning apps with the additional learning tools you can’t find elsewhere. There are guides and trace for each stroke on your screen, you can level up as you learn and test yourself to make sure you are on point with your learning.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE HIRAGANA QUEST?
・Join our mascots Hirako and Katato on your Japanese journey.
・Simple stories or 'mnemonics' for each character make learning simple and fun.
・Learn over a hundred characters in just a few hours!
・Our system ensures you'll remember what you learned in years to come.
・Follow guides and trace each stroke on your screen.
・Test yourself on the characters you have learned.
・Earn experience points and level up your learning!
・Simple & intuitive UI makes Japanese learning easy and fun!
Now go learn the Japanese hiragana in the fun way.
Learn the first 7 hiragana for free! If you're impressed, then unlock the rest of the course with a small In App Purchase. Unlock Katakana at the same time for a discount!
-> Download Hiragana Quest now for free!
Developed in Tokyo in the Go! Go! Nihon studios by the team behind the language study game Study Quest!
What’s new
Version 0.6.2 · Updated December 14, 2025
・Bug fixes and performance improvements Thank you for using Hiragana Quest! :)
User reviews
I really enjoyed using this app to learn both hiragana and katakana. Prior to this app I was struggling to get katakana down, but the methods used in this app really helped me remember the characters well! I enjoyed being able to quiz myself with both hiragana and katakana to keep practicing my memory recall. Being ...
Very good app and teaches in a pretty easy way to remember the strokes. I've loved it!!!
Super-useful, fun and, most important, effective app for learning both Hiragana and katakana in a short period of time! Two thumbs up!
Thanks developer
Gotta love it. It really works well with how I learn and the short stories meant to help you memorise the characters are really helpful
Nice app but one thing is that after learning 7 letters we have to pay for it to learn more that makes me very unsatisfy otherwise this app is absolutely great
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