Makoto Japanese Explorer
Education In-app purchases
Learn Japanese through real stories with audio, quizzes, and courses.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 22 ratings
- Downloads
- 2.6K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 15
- 2026 · v2.0.0
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About Makoto Japanese Explorer
Whether you are looking for reading practice or you’re just starting out, the app includes beginner-friendly courses to get you reading right away.
READ REAL JAPANESE
• Story Mode presents authentic Japanese sentences one at a time
• Furigana support makes kanji approachable
• Track progress automatically as you read
• Download stories for offline study
LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND
• Professional native audio (with optional slow speed) - Mostly, supplemented by TTS audio
• Hear every line as you read
• Improve listening comprehension naturally
PRACTICE WITH QUIZZES AND GAMES
• Vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension quizzes
• Multiple question types to reinforce learning
• Fun review tools to keep you motivated
COURSES FOR BEGINNERS
• Introduction to Japanese
• Hiragana course
(More courses coming soon)
SMART LEARNING TOOLS
• Tap any word for definitions, grammar notes, and kanji breakdowns
• JLPT tagging (N5–N1)
• Word Bank to save and organize vocabulary
• Learning Stats to track time, words studied, and sentences read
• Dark mode, font size settings, and furigana options
ACCESS LEVELS
Guest — Try a selection of stories with no sign-in.
Free — Register (no credit card needed) for more stories, quizzes, and saved progress.
Samurai — Unlock dozens of additional stories and advanced tools.
Shogun — Access the full library and all new releases.
WHO IT’S FOR
• Total beginners starting with hiragana
• Beginners and upper beginners wanting structured reading practice
• JLPT learners (N5–N3 especially)
• Anyone who prefers learning in context rather than memorizing flashcards
Discover how reading and listening together accelerate your Japanese learning. Start with a story, tap a word, hear the audio, take a quiz—and watch your understanding grow, one sentence at a time.
Terms of Use: https://makotoplus.com/terms-of-use/
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What’s new
Version 2.0.0 · Updated October 15, 2026
Makoto 2.0 is our biggest update yet: • A fresh new design, calmer on the eyes, in light and dark mode • A better Library: new titles up top and your bundles in one place • The new Store: buy our books and bundles in the app, read them here, and keep the PDF and audio downloads • Read the full eBook of any book you own, right in the app • Email yourself an easy download link for your eBooks, PDFs and audio • Bug fixes and smoother reading Thank you for learning Japanese with us! — Clay & Yumi
User reviews
I love the main orange colour and cheerful graphics! Great job! Thanks for keeping up with the spirit of continually improving and wanting the best for your subscribers.
good start, looking forward to the future updates
Great content even for a free tier member. It really adds something to the learning journey for Japanese, giving some more hands-on experience.
Amazing extension of all the good things Makoto website has to offer. My favourite is the story reading part of the app: sentence by sentence with clear explanations of all the vocabulary and professional radio quality voices.
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