Japanese vocabulary for iPhone

読む。書く。覚える。

1,500 common Japanese words, handwriting practice, and reviews that know when to come back.

See the app iPhone · in development
Built around the Kaishi 1.5k deckJLPT N5 foundations
DECK

Kaishi 1.5k

1500 vocabulary words

12DUE
280XP
7DAYS
All 1500Learning 18Learned 64
わたし
I (polite, general)35
あなたあなた
you9
今日きょう
today24
LearnReviewLessons
1,500essential words
handwriting first
毎日a little, daily

Start with the words people use.

HOW IT WORKS · 学び方

Three steps. Most days, ten minutes.

Open Gaku. Learn a few words. Review what’s due. Done.

01

Learn the useful stuff

1,500 common words, ordered by frequency. “Submarine” can wait.

02

Write the kanji

Stroke practice, parts, and mnemonics. Your thumb doesn’t get to do all the work.

03

Review. Move on.

Due words appear when they’re due. Finish the set. Close the app.

INSIDE GAKU · 学の中

Built for the daily
ten minutes.

Common words first

The words you’ll see, ordered by frequency.

Kanji, explained

Stroke order, parts, and mnemonics on the same page.

A shorter review queue

Due words, a clear finish line, and no angry owl.

COMING TO IPHONE

A few words today.
A few more tomorrow.

Gaku is in active development for iPhone.

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