rakugaki : write kanji

you don't remember a kanji by looking at it. you remember it by writing it — and by reading it. rakugaki teaches you to write japanese by hand, stroke by stroke, in the correct order — with your finger or an Apple Pencil. every stroke is checked: direction, position, order. get it wrong, start over. get it right, remember it. two notebooks: 書く to write, 読む to read the 読む notebook teaches you to read: a kanji with its meaning and readings, then the real words it appears in. 2,381 kanji, 12,000 words with example sentences, JLPT-style tests with their traps, and reviews that turn into RPG battles: a hero to dress up, a boss for every region, a shop and quests. a schoolgirl's notebook, not just another app grid paper, a genkō sheet to write on, kanji circled in red pen when you get them right, よくできました stamps, washi tape and stickers: rakugaki looks like the notebook kids carry to school in Japan, crossed with an old Windows 95. several color themes, and the original clean look is still one setting away. from the kana all the way to N1 • all 142 hiragana and katakana, free, with a write-from-memory quiz • over 2,100 kanji to write, every JLPT level plus the jōyō — N5 is free • all 182 radicals 部首: a short lesson when one shows up, and an encyclopedia to fill in • japanese counters (一つ、二人、三本…) explained and drilled • every kanji: animated stroke order, color-coded radicals, readings, vocabulary, a translated example sentence — and your own notes mnemonics that stick every kanji comes with a story built from its radicals. 猫, the cat that "hunts in the field's grass — then sleeps sixteen hours." and when two kanji look alike (未/末, 人/入), the app warns you and drills you on telling them apart. a memory that works for you (SRS) spaced repetition brings each kanji back right before you'd forget it. ten mastery levels, from apprentice to the engraved 永 rank. reviews are free-form writing, from memory — no soft multiple-choice. the kanji that resist you become your enemies 敵, with a drill just for them. your groups 組 gather the kanji and words you pick. set your JLPT goal: the app knows the real exam dates and computes your pace. playful, not childish • an RPG-style oni fight: write your due kanji to strike it down • a calligraphy grade (S to D) on every successful character • six games: speed, dictation, look-alikes, copying, flashcards and guided tracing • challenges, streaks, omamori charms, 100 player levels and 番付 leaderboards • retro 8-bit sound effects — shameless, but mutable a real dictionary every kanji, free to browse. search by meaning, by reading — or draw the kanji you're looking at and the app recognizes it. also in the box • full JLPT vocabulary that unlocks as your kanji level up • lock screen and home screen widgets • iPhone, iPad and Apple Pencil, and even on Mac with a mouse • iCloud sync • fully bilingual: english / french free and subscriptions the kana, the counters, N5 and the first 2 levels of 読む are free forever. two plans, monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial: rakugaki plus opens the 書く notebook from N4 to N1; plus 書く＋読む also opens the whole 読む notebook. your progress is always saved. rakugaki is built by one person. no studio, no investors — your subscription directly funds what comes next. thank you for the support. 頑張って — good luck on the kanji road. terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/