Learning japanese shouldn't stop after the beginner level.
Learn Japanese from your first kana through advanced vocabulary, kanji, and grammar with a study experience built around where you want to go. Whether you’re just starting, returning after time away, or already studying, Kotoba Kards helps you focus on the material that’s right for you—without making you repeat what you’ve learned or piece together your studies across multiple apps.
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You don't need five apps.
Japanese learners often end up piecing together their studies across different tools—one for vocabulary, another for kanji, another for grammar, and countless searches whenever an explanation doesn’t quite make sense.
Kotoba Kards brings vocabulary, grammar, characters, review, and structured learning paths together in one place.
Start where you are. Keep going as far as you want.
Kotoba Kards isn’t designed to get you through the basics and leave you wondering what comes next.
You can begin with hiragana and katakana, build your first vocabulary and grammar foundations, and continue all the way through advanced Japanese and JLPT N1 material.
Grammar deserves more than a one-line definition.
A grammar point can seem simple but carry important nuances and exceptions. Kotoba Kards goes beyond quick definitions to explain what it really means and where learners commonly get tripped up.
And your examples won’t be full of words you haven’t learned.
Example sentences and review questions only use vocabulary you’ve already learned, so you can focus on the grammar instead of stopping to look up unfamiliar words.
Learn the word and the reading.
Kotoba Kards uses three-part notecards so you can learn a word’s Kanji, how to read it, and what it means.
Then keep it in your memory.
Learning a word once isn’t the same as remembering it. Kotoba Kards uses spaced repetition and mastery levels to bring vocabulary back when you need to review it. As a word becomes more familiar, reviews spread farther apart so you can spend more time on material that still needs work.
Learn Japanese your way.
Pick a Study Track and Topic based on your goals. Kotoba Kards organizes the vocabulary and grammar that belongs in your learning path.
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Follow a guided path designed to build your Japanese.
JLPT
Preparation
Study vocabulary, grammar, and kanji from N5 through N1.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Learn Japanese around the things that interest you.
Start from what you know.
Answer a few questions about your experience and take a placement test (if needed). Kotoba Kards identifies what you already know and keeps fine-tuning your starting point as you study.
Learn the characters.
Build a solid foundation starting with kana, learn the components that appear in kanji, and study kanji meanings and readings as you progress.
Learn today.
Remember tomorrow.
Vocabulary, grammar, and characters return through spaced review. As your mastery grows, reviews adjust so you focus on what still needs work. The better you know something, the less often you need to review it. The material you’re still struggling with gets more attention.
Everything you need to keep learning Japanese.
- Full access to all Study Tracks & Topics
- Vocabulary, grammar, and character learning
- Placement test & personalized examples
- Spaced repetition, mastery levels & badges
- Web access & mobile app
How far do you want to take your Japanese?
Whether you’re learning your first kana, trying to finally understand the grammar that keeps tripping you up, or working toward JLPT N1, Kotoba Kards gives you one place to keep moving forward.
Start at your level. Study toward your goals. Keep building from there.