Learn to read Japanese.
Kana, kanji and everyday words, a few at a time. Then you read them on real signs and menus.
Free to start: all hiragana and katakana, the first 100 kanji and 100 starter words.
Android first, iOS later.
How it works
Learn a few at a time
A few new characters per lesson, each with audio.
Recognise, then recall
Pick the sound first. Type it later.
Meet it in a sentence
Most words come with a real example sentence.
Read the real thing
Signs and menus made of what you know.
Signs are not set in textbook type.
Station boards, menus and game screens draw kana differently. Kimariji shows each kana in several typefaces, so you learn the shape, not one font.
- ようこそTextbook
- ようこそPrint
- ようこそPen
- ようこそBrush
- ようこそRounded
- ようこそSign
- ようこそScreen
Can you read these?
1 / 10Ten kana, each in a different typeface.
Choose the reading.
Free to start. One payment for the rest.
The free part is a whole first chapter, not a trial.
Free
No time limit, no account
- All hiragana and katakana
- The first 100 kanji, all of JLPT N5 included
- 100 starter words
- Tests, certificates and the mastery map
Full
€9.90 early-bird lifetime · €14.90 regular lifetime
- Every kanji tier, up to all 2,136 jōyō kanji
- All 888 words, including the Everyday Core pack
- All 60 signs, menus and station texts
One payment, no subscription.
See what you actually remember.
The mastery map shows every character and how well you know it.
- No streaks, no XP.
- A missed week is fine.
- No account.
- Progress stays on your phone.
- No ads, no tracking.
- Details on the privacy page.
Get one email when Kimariji launches.
Android first, iOS later.
No other mail, ever.