100 Kanji: Japanese N5 Starter
MATTHEW MALHAM Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
100 Kanji: Japanese N5 Starter is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by MATTHEW MALHAM. Rated 2.5/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0.
- Rating
- 2.5
- 2 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 15 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 29
- 2026 · v1.4
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About 100 Kanji: Japanese N5 Starter
Learn your first 100 kanji the fun, easy way, with Mochi the shiba inu at your side. 100 Kanji turns the first and biggest step of learning Japanese into a gentle daily habit. Bite-size lessons introduce each character with its meaning, readings, and stroke order, then smart quizzes bring it back at just the right moment so it sticks for good. LEARN THE RIGHT 100 Every one of the 80 official JLPT N5 kanji, plus 20 bonus high-frequency kanji to complete your first hundred: the characters you will actually meet in real signs, menus, and sentences, taught in a friendly order (numbers, days, time, people, everyday verbs). Every meaning and reading is verified against trusted dictionary sources. SEE IT, HEAR IT, WRITE IT - Stroke order for all 100 kanji, with animated playback - Trace each character to practice writing (optional: switch it off in Settings if writing is not your goal) - Hear the primary reading of every kanji spoken aloud QUIZZES THAT KEEP YOU HONEST - Recognition: see a kanji, pick its meaning - Reading: match kanji to their on'yomi and kun'yomi - Real words: read genuine compound words that use the kanji you know - Writing: trace what you have learned, stroke by stroke Spaced repetition schedules your reviews so you study what you are about to forget, not what you already know. FIND YOUR STARTING POINT Already know a few kanji? A quick placement test starts you where you belong. Flip through your deck anytime with flashcards, then take the Mastery Check to see where you really stand. MAKE IT A HABIT Daily streaks, achievements, and a progress grid show how far you have come. Mochi's Kanji of the Day widget puts one of the 100 on your Home Screen, fresh every morning. Mochi cheers your wins and never scolds a wrong answer. JAPANESE-ONLY MODE Ready for immersion? Switch the whole app to Japanese and answer with kana or romaji readings. YOURS, PRIVATELY 100 Kanji works completely offline. No account, no ads, no tracking: your progress lives only on your device. Start today. In a few weeks of five-minute sessions, you will read your first hundred kanji, and Mochi will be proud of you.
What’s new
Version 1.4 · Updated August 29, 2026
The biggest update yet: • Mochi's Kanji of the Day widget: one of the 100 on your Home Screen, fresh every morning • Hear it, say it: every kanji now has a spoken primary reading • Stroke order for all 100, with animated playback • Trace-to-write quizzes (optional: turn them off in Settings if writing isn't your goal) • Already know some kanji? A placement test now starts you in the right place • Flashcards: flip through your deck anytime • Mastery Check: see where you really stand • Fresh look: new Mochi art, hand-drawn icons, and quizzes that hold perfectly still No ads, no account, and everything still stays on your device.
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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