Learn to really read Japanese.
Meet each word through its writing, reading, meaning, image, and a useful sentence before recall begins. Then bring it back for review before you forget.
Start today’s sessionBuilt from a learner’s wish list
The Japanese study tools I wish I’d had.
I couldn’t find a conjugation explanation that made the whole system visible, flashcards that taught a word before testing it, or a comfortable way to rehearse everyday conversations. So I’m building the tools I wanted to use.
Four ways in
Every part has a job.
Rehearse the moment.
Step into a guided restaurant or konbini scene, listen to natural Japanese, choose what to say, and replay every phrase until it feels familiar.
Choose a scenarioSee how conjugation fits together.
Choose a verb, form, and politeness level. The ending, reading, example sentence, and meaning update together so the pattern is visible instead of buried in a chart.
Open the workbenchGlossary
Every word you’re learning in one place — readings, meanings, pronunciations, and example sentences — without touching your review schedule.
Browse the wordsBuilt around the gaps
The details should teach, too.
A useful learning tool is more than a scheduler or a polished card. Its pieces need to support one another.
- Make the system visible.The workbench changes the form, politeness, ending, sentence, reading, and meaning together.
- Teach before testing.A new word arrives with enough context to understand and encode it before recall is asked of you.
- Keep context aligned.The image conveys the concept, while the example sentence gives that same concept a natural job to do.
The learning science
Built to help you remember,
not just recognize.
Every new word begins with its writing, meaning, image, and a useful sentence. Recall starts after you have something meaningful to remember.
1Learn→
2Retrieve→
3Check→
4Space
Retrieval practice
You recall each word from memory instead of rereading it — the act that research shows builds durable learning.
Spaced repetition
Reviews return just before you’d forget, and the interval stretches every time you succeed.
Honest feedback
Every attempt is revealed and checked on the spot, so a miss becomes another chance to learn — not a hidden gap.