Kanbun Reading Puzzle
Mikoto Gateway Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Kanbun Reading Puzzle is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Mikoto Gateway. Requires iOS 15.0. Updated September 14, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 18 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 14
- 2026 · v1.0.6
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About Kanbun Reading Puzzle
Tap the squares in the order the return marks tell you to. Each puzzle takes seconds to solve — and the more you play, the more classical Chinese (kanbun) you can actually read. ■ Four ways to play • Order Puzzle: plain squares and marks only. Starts with the simplest mark and opens up through the full set as you go • Kanbun Puzzle: put the characters in reading order, then see the reading and its meaning • Mark Placement: read the sentence first, then work out where each mark goes — the puzzle in reverse • Read Kanbun: browse well-known passages at your own pace, no pressure ■ Built to keep you playing • New mark types unlock gradually as you progress • A wrong tap tells you exactly which character was out of place • Undo any tap instantly; stuck players can watch a short video for one hint ■ Along the way, you learn to read kanbun • Passages are drawn from public-domain classical texts, including the Analects • Solve one, and you get its full reading and a plain-language explanation of what it means ■ Easy to use • Works entirely on your device, no connection needed ■ Premium plan (one-time purchase) • Ads removed • All chapters unlocked ■ Good for • A quick mental warm-up in a spare five minutes • Getting return-mark rules to stick before a test • Actually reading famous classical passages, not just memorizing them
What’s new
Version 1.0.6 · Updated September 14, 2026
Improved when and how the review request appears. It now appears after completing a chapter following continued use.
App privacy
The developer, Mikoto Gateway, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, App Functionality
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
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