Learning Kanji Doesn't Have to Be This Hard.

Stop relying on endless memorization. Learn Kanji naturally through writing, recall, listening, and meaningful progress.

Write to remember.

Active recall beats passive reading. NihongoIT's writing engine evaluates your stroke order and accuracy in real-time, building muscle memory that lasts.

No more multiple-choice guessing. You either know it, or you don't. And when you do, it stays with you permanently.

Watch your progress bloom.

Every kanji you learn grows your cherry tree - from a bare sprout to a full sakura bloom. Spaced repetition keeps what you know alive, so your tree only ever grows.

Sprout
Sprout
Sapling
Sapling
Young tree
Young tree
Budding
Budding
Blossoming
Blossoming
Full bloom
Full bloom
Write it yourselfProduce the kanji on a blank canvas
Listen & writeHear a word, write what you hear
ReviewRevisit what is due, right on time
Trace & writeFollow the strokes, then go solo

Practice every way it sticks.

Writing is the core, but memory needs more than one angle. Trace to learn the strokes, write it yourself to prove it, listen and transcribe to link sound to shape, and review to keep it all alive.

One spaced-repetition schedule ties every mode together.

Everything you need. All in one place.

One home screen ties the whole journey together - your next lesson, what is due today, your streak and level, and the kanji you have learned, all in a single glance. No hunting through menus. Open the app, see exactly where you are, and get straight back to writing.

The NihongoIT home dashboard

Install it like an app.

NihongoIT runs in your browser, but you can add it to your home screen for a full-screen, offline-ready experience. No app store, no download.

Android

Chrome or Brave
  1. Open this site in Chrome or Brave.
  2. Tap the menu(three dots, top right).
  3. Tap "Install app" or "Add to Home screen".
  4. Open NihongoIT from your home screen.

iPhone and iPad

Safari
  1. Open this site in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share buttonat the bottom.
  3. Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen".
  4. Tap "Add", then open it from your home screen.

Prefer not to install? Everything works the same in the browser. Installing just gives you a home-screen icon and a full-screen window.

Ready to master Kanji?

Enter the App