JA Sensei - Learn Japanese, Kanji, Lessons
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All aspects of the Japanese language and culture in a single professional app
- Rating
- 4.8
- 46.8K ratings
- Downloads
- 2.4M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 19
- 2026 · v6.2.0b
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About JA Sensei - Learn Japanese, Kanji, Lessons
All-in-one application to learn Japanese. Hiragana, katakana, kanji, vocabulary, phrasebook, grammar, and MUCH more! Basic to advanced lessons. Smart progress tracking exercises to improve your writing, reading, speaking and listening skills. Discover surprising culture facts to think like a Japanese, and avoid embarrassing situations.
★ On-going project since 2011, you are sure to get continuous updates and improvements
★ All audio clips by a native Japanese speaker for authentic Japanese pronunciation. No voice synthesis.
★ No Internet connection required, almost everything is downloadable
★ Highly customizable quizzes paired with the scientific SRS system that tracks your progress.
★ Adapted for beginners to advanced learners
★ No ads
PROGRESSIVE JAPANESE LESSONS
✓ Ideal introduction to the Japanese language, and quick progress
✓ For each lesson: Japanese dialogue, vocabulary, grammar, exercises, and a culture page
✓ Take the final quiz to validate each lesson
✓ Many entertaining and explanatory illustrations
JAPANESE KANA, KANJI, RADICALS
✓ Phonetic information and audio recordings for each Japanese sound
✓ Over 6,000 kanji with stroke orders, meanings, word examples, and more.
✓ Kanji breakdown to analyze the composition of each kanji and remember it more easily
✓ Powerful kanji search tools by radicals, meanings, on/kun readings, JLPT levels, etc.
✓ Detailed kanji radicals information (Kangxi number, position, meaning, frequency, etc.)
✓ Drawing tool to learn how to write kana/kanji/radicals with the right stroke order
✓ Learn by JLPT, Jouyou, or Kanji Kentai levels
✓ Create and manage your personal lists
JAPANESE PHRASEBOOK
✓ Over 900 Common Japanese phrases for real life communication grouped by themes
✓ Smart quiz to improve your Japanese expression and comprehension skills
✓ Learn Japanese phrases with audio clips and words in context
✓ Each Japanese phrase can be broken down to get a list of words and detailed grammar explanation
✓ Record your voice, and compare it to a native speaker's pronunciation
✓ Create and manage your personal lists
JAPANESE AURAL COMPREHENSION
✓ Listen to entertaining illustrated situations
✓ 3 levels of difficulty for each situation. Easy enough for beginners and challenging enough for advanced users
✓ Take the final quiz to validate your comprehension
✓ All words available in the vocabulary module to learn before listening to the text
JAPANESE CULTURE GUIDE
✓ Be ready for a culture shock and avoid embarrassing situations!
✓ Fun and surprising detailed information on various topics of the Japanese culture
✓ Get straight into the Japanese mind to understand how they think and behave. Japanese people will feel more comfortable with you.
JAPANESE VOCABULARY
✓ Thousands of words with audio clips grouped by themes
✓ Take audio, writing, or even speaking quizzes
✓ Comments explain the word when necessary
✓ Search for any word with one easy-to-easy search box
✓ Record your voice, and compare it to a native speaker's pronunciation
✓ Create and manage your personal lists of Japanese words
AND MUCH MORE TO DISCOVER...
✓ Grammar: 113 easy to advanced grammar sheets with examples ordered by JLPT
✓ Japanese Particles: 168 different usages with examples
✓ Japanese Counters: 45 of the main counters with examples
✓ Verbs and Adjectives: basic and advanced conjugation
✓ Numbers: audio quiz, search tool, personal lists, etc.
An in-app paid version is proposed to support the investments for new features and contents
GENERAL IMPORTANT BENEFITS
★ On-going project since 2011, you are sure to get continuous updates and improvements
★ All audio clips by a native Japanese speaker for authentic Japanese pronunciation. No voice synthesis.
★ No Internet connection required, almost everything is downloadable
★ Highly customizable quizzes paired with the scientific SRS system that tracks your progress.
★ Adapted for beginners to advanced learners
★ No ads
DETAILED INFORMATION
PROGRESSIVE JAPANESE LESSONS
✓ Ideal introduction to the Japanese language, and quick progress
✓ For each lesson: Japanese dialogue, vocabulary, grammar, exercises, and a culture page
✓ Take the final quiz to validate each lesson
✓ Many entertaining and explanatory illustrations
JAPANESE KANA, KANJI, RADICALS
✓ Phonetic information and audio recordings for each Japanese sound
✓ Over 6,000 kanji with stroke orders, meanings, word examples, and more.
✓ Kanji breakdown to analyze the composition of each kanji and remember it more easily
✓ Powerful kanji search tools by radicals, meanings, on/kun readings, JLPT levels, etc.
✓ Detailed kanji radicals information (Kangxi number, position, meaning, frequency, etc.)
✓ Drawing tool to learn how to write kana/kanji/radicals with the right stroke order
✓ Learn by JLPT, Jouyou, or Kanji Kentai levels
✓ Create and manage your personal lists
JAPANESE PHRASEBOOK
✓ Over 900 Common Japanese phrases for real life communication grouped by themes
✓ Smart quiz to improve your Japanese expression and comprehension skills
✓ Learn Japanese phrases with audio clips and words in context
✓ Each Japanese phrase can be broken down to get a list of words and detailed grammar explanation
✓ Record your voice, and compare it to a native speaker's pronunciation
✓ Create and manage your personal lists
JAPANESE AURAL COMPREHENSION
✓ Listen to entertaining illustrated situations
✓ 3 levels of difficulty for each situation. Easy enough for beginners and challenging enough for advanced users
✓ Take the final quiz to validate your comprehension
✓ All words available in the vocabulary module to learn before listening to the text
JAPANESE CULTURE GUIDE
✓ Be ready for a culture shock and avoid embarrassing situations!
✓ Fun and surprising detailed information on various topics of the Japanese culture
✓ Get straight into the Japanese mind to understand how they think and behave. Japanese people will feel more comfortable with you.
JAPANESE VOCABULARY
✓ Thousands of words with audio clips grouped by themes
✓ Take audio, writing, or even speaking quizzes
✓ Comments explain the word when necessary
✓ Search for any word with one easy-to-easy search box
✓ Record your voice, and compare it to a native speaker's pronunciation
✓ Create and manage your personal lists of Japanese words
AND MUCH MORE TO DISCOVER...
✓ Grammar: 113 easy to advanced grammar sheets with examples ordered by JLPT
✓ Japanese Particles: 168 different usages with examples
✓ Japanese Counters: 45 of the main counters with examples
✓ Verbs and Adjectives: basic and advanced conjugation
✓ Numbers: audio quiz, search tool, personal lists, etc.
An in-app paid version is proposed to support the investments for new features and contents
What’s new
Version 6.2.0b · Updated October 19, 2026
- Pitch accents & live curves (prosody) - Synced grammar lists - 175K+ words (Samurai Unlimited) - Search history tool - Improved layouts, dark mode, and handwriting
User reviews
Highly recommend this app. Very in depth and great for reading and writing. I use this app in tandem with another language app to further improve my skills. 絶対にお勧めですよ!I highly recommend it!
Mise à jour qui améliore sensiblement l'expérience! Enfin les niveaux de JLPT visibles d'un coup d'œil, la recherche par kana, merci aussi pour la visualisation d'infos très utiles comme les types de verbe (transitif..), et surtout la liste complète de vocabulaire associée à chaque Kanji 🙂 Super app pour apprendre ...
Great App!! (:
Не знаешь с чего начать изучать японский язык? Начни с этого приложения.
AWESOME! Especially perfect for short study sessions while waiting for the bus, commuting, in waiting rooms, etc. The kana, kanji, and vocabulary sections are my favorites.
I can feel the developer put a lot of thought in this app. Even the free version have many content, kudos for the one time purchase premium.
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