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Free practice quizzes for beginners. Each one has a study list to read first, choices you can hide until you're ready, and a light or night mode.
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Practise reading hiragana and katakana, sound by sound. The items are random kana combinations, not real words, like かさお or セキウ, so you have to read every character instead of guessing a word you already know.
Start kana readingLearn the characters
One character at a time. Every hiragana and katakana sound, plus 612 JLPT kanji (N5 to N3) with their meanings and readings.
Start flashcardsWords
Learn 247 beginner words and phrases in 21 sections, from greetings and food to verbs. Read them in hiragana and katakana, or practise with romaji and English.
Start vocabularySpeaking
Practise introducing yourself and asking a partner about their name, age, hometown and job. Type your own details and listen to every line read aloud.
Start speakingReal life
What do you say? Shops, restaurants, directions, trains, hotels and more: 274 scenes and conversations, prices in yen, a listening mode and culture tips.
Start conversationGrammar
Fill in は, が, を, に, で and more in 231 everyday sentences, with one or two blanks. Clear notes explain each particle and the common mix-ups.
Start particlesAdjectives
Learn い and な adjectives: is, isn't, was, wasn't, and before a noun. 80 common adjectives, polite and casual forms, plus 108 sentences.
Start adjectivesVerbs
Learn the ます forms (does, doesn't, did, didn't) and たい forms (want to…) with 100 common verbs. Covers る-verbs, う-verbs and irregular verbs, plus the Lesson 4 worksheet.
Start verbsVerbs, step 2
Master the て-form: かいて, のんで, いって… and use it in てください, ています and てもいいですか. 100 verbs, 115 sentences, plus the た-form.
Start て-formNumbers
Numbers from ichi to hyakuman (1 to 1,000,000), plus counting people (〜人) and things (〜つ, 〜個), with all the tricky sound changes.
Start countingEveryday use
Read clock times like gogo jūji (10:00 pm), plus months, days of the month, weekdays, years and full dates like 2028年3月12日.
Start time and datesTest yourself
A full JLPT N5 mock exam with the real sections, question types and timing: vocabulary, grammar・reading and listening. Get an estimated score out of 180 and a pass check, or practise one question type at a time.
Start the JLPT N5 testThe vocabulary, speaking and JLPT listening pages read Japanese aloud with your device's own Japanese voice.
Best browser: on iPhone/iPad use Safari, on Android use Google Chrome. Both use your phone's built-in Japanese voice.
If you still hear an English accent, set up the voice on your device:
New to Japanese? Go in order: kana reading first, then flashcards, then vocabulary, speaking, daily conversation, particles, adjectives, verbs and the て-form, counting, and time and dates. When you feel ready, try the JLPT N5 practice test.