Yukigo: Learn Japanese & Kanji
YUKIGO LTD Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Yukigo: Learn Japanese & Kanji is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by YUKIGO LTD. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 18, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 132 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 18
- 2026 · v1.9.2
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About Yukigo: Learn Japanese & Kanji
Yukigo is a complete Japanese course, with clear explanations in English and 5 other languages. Go from your very first kana all the way to JLPT N1: hiragana and katakana, kanji, grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening — with spaced repetition, handwriting, audio and Yuki, your AI tutor. Free, with no ads. WHAT YOU LEARN • Hiragana & katakana — both syllabaries from scratch, with stroke order • Kanji — all 2,136 Jōyō kanji: on/kun readings, compounds and writing • Japanese grammar — 500+ points, from N5 to N1, explained clearly • Vocabulary — 9,600+ words with real examples • Reading — 340+ graded passages with furigana, so you read for real • Listening (chōkai) — 730 exam-style dialogues with audio, from N5 to N1 HOW YOU LEARN • Spaced repetition — review everything at the right moment, and remember it • Yuki's widget — reviews due, your streak and Yuki with the sky of the moment, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen • Start where you are — already know some Japanese? Tell Yukigo what you know and skip ahead; a quick check confirms it • Handwriting — trace kana and kanji with your finger, in the right order • Audio — pronunciation for every word and example • Pronunciation — speak into the mic and get instant, sound-by-sound feedback • Exercises — quizzes, fill-in-the-blanks and recognition drills, with furigana on/off • Goals, streaks & leagues — daily goals, study streaks with a streak freeze, and weekly leagues to keep you coming back • Your tools — statistics, a study plan for your exam date, vacation mode and Anki export YUKI, YOUR TUTOR Stuck on a grammar point? Ask Yuki right inside the lesson: simpler explanations, more examples, tricks to remember. In your language. JLPT TRAINING & MOCK EXAM Exam-format questions for every section — vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening — and a full mock exam with timer and scoring, for all five levels. Results by section show you where to focus next. MADE FOR REAL PROGRESS • Free to learn every day, no ads • Works offline too — your progress is yours; sign in with Apple or email to keep it safe and in sync across devices • In 6 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese Learn Japanese from scratch: start with your very first kana and build all the way to N1.
What’s new
Version 1.9.2 · Updated October 18, 2026
When you open the app, Yuki greets you with the Japanese greeting for the time of day: おはよう, こんにちは or こんばんは. Leaderboard: tap your own row to change your avatar, name and country. Glossary: hundreds of words are now written with the kanji you've already studied. Privacy: you choose whether to share usage statistics and whether to get nudges if you stop. Small touches: in Level 0 you hear the right answer in Japanese, and 令 and similar kanji take their handwritten form.
App privacy
The developer, YUKIGO LTD, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics
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