I'm stuck with learning radicals I've watched alot of YouTube videos and they told me to move onto radicals then after learning all of them move on to kanji and it will be easy I'm also wondering if I should learn kanji and vocab once I start kanji or if I should do them separately and if I should start trying to read
Thank you to everyone who tested the app, reported bugs, and shared feedback. The new update is finally live on iOS!
GoJiKanDoku (語辞漢読) started as a personal tool to help me read Japanese books and review vocabulary through printable study materials. Your suggestions helped shape this release.
🆕 What’s new in v1.1
🔍 Kanji Detail Screen
Tap the 漢 button on any word card.
View meanings, On’yomi, Kun’yomi, Nanori, JLPT level, grade, radical, stroke count, and related vocabulary.
Navigate between kanji inside multi-kanji words.
👀 Export Preview
See exactly what will be exported before generating PDFs.
Include or exclude words individually.
Re-export with different selections anytime.
Your original history is never modified.
⚡ Faster PDF Generation
Search History (SH): ~5–10 seconds
Word Exercise (WE): ~5–10 seconds
Kanji Practice Sheet (KPS): ~5–10 seconds
Kanji List (KL): ~20–30 seconds depending on size.
💾 Smaller PDF Files
Reduced from roughly 15 MB to around 3 MB per export.
Easier sharing and storage without sacrificing quality.
📚 Four Study PDFs
Search History (SH) — review everything you’ve searched.
Kanji List (KL) — meanings, readings, names, related vocabulary, JLPT information.
Kanji Practice Sheet (KPS) — handwriting practice and your own example sentences.
Word Exercise (WE) — synonyms, antonyms, word forms, notes, and self-review.
🎨 Improved Design
Better spacing and readability.
Support for Original, Light, and Dark themes.
Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.
📱 Availability
✅ Available now on iOS (App Store)
🟢 Android version is ready, but I’m still looking for testers before the wider release. If you’d like to help, please let me know.
⚠️** Note for older devi**ces
The dictionary itself works on older phones, but large PDF exports may not work reliably on very old devices (for example, iPhone 6/7 and some low-memory Android phones). Modern devices should have no problems.
Thank you again for your patience and support. More features are already being planned, including pronunciation audio, stroke-order animations, improved name recognition, and optional repeated-kanji filtering.
Feedback, bug reports, and ideas are always welcome!
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Hi I've started learning Japanese and it took me about 2 months to learn the kana perfectly but now I'm stuck I've tried decks on anki for kanji but the kanji on anki and on other sources are all different for N5 so I don't know which ones to learn and how many pronunciations/meanings could someone help I'm also wondering what vocabulary I should learn also should I use genki and I'm wondering if I should use the rtk method for kanji
I just finished learning hiragana and katakana , i know basically no words in japanese, what should i do next? Grammar? Kanji? i really dont know lol
I'm self-studying japanese and currently I got stuck on this grammar topic, Does anybody know any resources (videos, activities, books, with English explanation) to understand 形式名詞 （こと、もの、よう、の。。。）and the different uses for them?
Hey everyone!
I made a free, open-source app called Anki Miner to make vocabulary mining much easier.
You input local media or Youtube video links and it makes high-quality Anki cards to your specifications. Attached is a demonstration of a mining session - 100 high-quality Anki cards in only 2 minutes.
Often compared to subs2srs or Migaku's batch mining, but free+open-source (unlike Migaku) and actively maintained (unlike subs2srs).
Filtering options are very extensive (i+1 sentences only, sentence length filters, wordset filters, word blacklisting, and more) so you will not get any junk cards. Example cards shown on GitHub.
The idea is to actually immerse instead of mining.
I'm actively adding new features and building the community so feel free to ask questions and suggest new things :).
If the concept sounds interesting, try it out (GitHub link below). It's free and setup is lightning-fast.
Also consider joining the Anki Miner Discord server for help and discussions (link on GitHub and in app).
I wanna learn Japanese but dont have any money to spend on it
does anyone have any good free app recommendations for learning Japanese?
id like to be as respectful as j can to the language and culture so some help would be great
Hi all, I am trying to find a "fun" printable workbook to practice hiragana and katakana. I seem to only find practice sheets where you repeatedly write the same character, which is the opposite of fun. I have found some sheets with words that you write again, making learn nouns at the same time, but I was wondering if you had seen really fun workbooks that games you learn through multiple different "games" or activities, to make this repetitive learning much more fun? If yes, I'l love to hear about it, thanks!
Hey!
I’m just curious about how everyone studies Japanese.
If you’re learning with textbooks or other resources, do you also use apps on your phone, or not really?
If you do use apps, which ones do you use, what do you use them for, and how satisfied are you with them?
I’m just interested in seeing what everyone else uses. Thanks!
Hi, I'm a self-taught Japanese learner and I want to quiz myself on my vocabulary, but refuse to use ai. It would also not be optimal to make the vocabulary test all by myself, since then I'll know, which vocabulary are in the quiz. Any ideas? Help would be greatly appreciated.
Hello, I just started learning Japanese and I am stuck, I have learned Hiragana and Katakana and I wanna learn basic speeches so I can speak even a bit but I don’t know where to start from, can you guys recommend me some resources to study from please.
Hi everyone,
I’ve been building a free language learning app/website starting with Japanese and Chinese, and I’d love to get some honest feedback.
It’s based on the methods that helped me the most personally: SRS flashcards, simple stories, and immersion through YouTube videos. I’m trying to put those together in one place so learners can study vocabulary, read level-appropriate content, and get more input without having to search everywhere.
I know this is kind of self-promo, but I’m not trying to make money from it. I just wanted to create something useful and free for people who are learning languages.
If anyone has time to try it and tell me what could be improved, I’d really appreciate it, even harsh feedback is helpful.
Website demo https://hanzi-dojo-jet.vercel.app/#
This is still in early development.
To celebrate Japan going into round of 32, I am making this Japanese learning and scanning app free for the next 48 hours!
What is KanjiSee?
Can’t you see? It’s designed for anyone learning Japanese or traveling in Japan. You can point your camera at any printed text (books, street signs, menus), or import any photos in your library, and the app instantly isolates, scans, and breaks down the Kanji. You can always revisit the scanned words and learn their meaning through the built-in dictionary. You can even set the widget to circulate your scanned words for active recall at a glance. It‘s an extremely efficient and lightweight app, and it works completely offline.
Please feel free to comment down below. I would love to hear your feedback!
I have almost done 13 chapters of minna no nihongo till date I can remember vocab form them if I saw them 2 more times , but the main issue is grammer and kanji
Due to my college stuff I have been packed for 2 or 3 months since I started preparing for n5 and now am only till 13 chapters . So basically I have covered grammer for all chapters till 13 but don't remember them sadly ( I know how to do but don't remember) and the most important kanji till now 30 kanji's have been covered. Any scenario in which I might be able to just pass the exam not score good marks but atleast pass ?
One of my friends has covered only grammer till 25 and most of the kanji's he hasn't covered vocab from 5 to 6 chapters his ideas is to mug up all the vocab at the last is this a good strategy I think I might have to follow him please share your opinion?
Any help would be appreciated
Im kinda confused on what to do next, Ive been just learning words on Renshuu with the "Words for Japanese Basics" & "Japanese Basics" I tried a basic JLPT N5 listenting and I could somewhat understand. I just someone to push me in the right direction. I have a decent amount of free time to learn anywhere from an hour to 4. I would totally appreciate anything that could help me get to atleast JLPT N4-N3 in 3 years. Thank you!
I only have a phone and I can't download anki mobile because it cost money, and also all immersion apps cost money too for their subscriptions...
Well I have 200 flashcards in my quizlet, Those 200 words is just some things I just thought in my daily life... well right now i'm running out of words that I could think of to make them flashcards...
So i'm trying to find a good source on where I could find more common words that I could add in my quizlet flashcards. I honestly prefer making my flashcards by myself not a already made one too...
What i'm thinking about is youtube, is watching easy japanese and taking all words that I'm not familar with efficient? This is what I'm gonna do if this is the only way I could move forward...
Also the reason why I tried to find immersion apps that lets me translate the word by just one click is because its much more convenient than watching youtube and manually getting the word and translating it in another app... I only have 1 phone and nothing really much...
A new update for 語辞漢読 (GoJiKanDoku) is on the way.
I’m currently improving the PDF study system, kanji sheets, readings, related words, names, and the overall learning experience. There is still a lot to do, but I believe this update will make the app much more useful for serious Japanese learners.
Thank you to everyone who downloaded the iOS version, shared feedback, reported bugs, and helped with testing. Every comment has been incredibly valuable.
Android users: thank you for your patience. The Android version will enter testing once I have enough testers to properly start the internal test. Until then, Android users will need to wait a little longer. Sorry about that—I want to make sure everything is stable before opening it to everyone.
More updates soon.
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I’m looking for the best app to learn Japanese (that is not Duolingo) any help is appreciated!
Hi everyone,
I'm 26 years old and have recently started learning Japanese from scratch. My long-term goals are:
Conversational Japanese
Understanding japanese without subtitles
Traveling comfortably in Japan
Passing JLPT N5 and eventually N4
I can realistically study around 15-30 minutes per day and I'm trying to build a routine that I can stick to consistently.
I'm curious:
What did your daily/weekly study timetable look like as a beginner?
How much time did you spend on: Hiragana/Katakana Vocabulary Grammar Listening Speaking/shadowing Reading
Did you use Duolingo, Anki, Genki, Bunpro, Renshuu, etc.?
What helped you stay consistent and avoid burnout?
If you were starting again from zero, what would you do differently?
I'd love to see examples of real study schedules that worked for you.
Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I’m a software developer who wants to learn Japanese to improve my career prospects.
Currently, I’m familiar with hiragana and katakana and am following NihonGoal’s Minna no Nihongo JLPT N5 playlist. I’m currently on Lesson 6.
I know some basic vocabulary and particles such as は (wa), の (no), に (ni), で (de), and へ (e), and I have a basic understanding of Japanese sentence structure. However, I haven’t started learning kanji yet.
I’m also somewhat familiar with Japanese because I watch anime regularly, so I recognize some common words and expressions.
Do you think completing Minna no Nihongo is enough to pass the JLPT N5, or should I be studying additional resources alongside it?
I’d appreciate any advice from people who have passed N5 or used Minna no Nihongo themselves.