Japanese Guru

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4.0
846 reviews
100K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Learn Japanese the smart way — JLPT preparation, kanji & kana writing, and a comprehensive dictionary in one powerful app.
Whether you’re a complete beginner or aiming for advanced fluency (A1 to C2), Japanese Guru is your all-in-one companion for learning Japanese effectively and sustainably.

Perfect both as a learning app and as a daily Japanese reference tool, Japanese Guru helps you build real, lasting skills — from mastering kana to confidently reading and writing kanji.

Why choose Japanese Guru?

📚 Structured Learning
• Official exams preparation: JLPT, JFT, NAT-TEST
• Progressive learning from A1 to C2
• Smart learning sessions to practice writing, reading, and translation

📂 Custom & Downloadable Study Lists
• Ready-made lists aligned with JLPT levels and popular textbooks
• Curated vocabulary and kanji sets by level and theme
• Create and manage your own custom lists directly from the dictionary
• Smart lists to review difficult items and track your mistakes
• Export lists and generate printable writing sheets

✍️ Writing & Characters
• Learn to write kana and kanji stroke by stroke
• Clear stroke order animations and guided practice
• Over 3,000 kanji available, with regular content updates

📖 Reading & Transcription
• Kana practice: find the correct rōmaji transcription
• Kanji & words: find the correct kana reading
• Improve reading accuracy and recognition speed

📘 Dictionary & Lookup Tools
• 200,000+ dictionary entries
• Search by Japanese, rōmaji, or English
• Radical and key-based kanji search, just like in a paper dictionary
• Handwritten kanji recognition by drawing
• Favorites, history, and detailed entry information

📚 Japanese Language Reference
• Hiragana & Katakana tables
• Example sentences
• JLPT grammar points
• Expressions and usage guides
• Colours, shapes, numbers, time, dates, and units
• Gairaigo & Wasei-Eigo
• Jōyō kanji (常用漢字)
• Kanji by frequency and by radical

🎯 Built for real progress

Japanese Guru is trusted by students, teachers, and Japanese language enthusiasts worldwide.
Our structured and methodical approach helps you develop strong foundations and long-term mastery — not just memorized vocabulary.

Learn Japanese seriously, efficiently, and at your own pace.

💳 Subscriptions

Unlock all features with a subscription:
• 1-week free trial (except lifetime plan)
• Auto-renewing plans: 1 month, 6 months, or 12 months
• Lifetime access: Pay once, learn forever

Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

🔒 Your privacy matters

We never sell or share your personal data.

Privacy policy:
https://www.xamisoft.com/privacy-policy

Terms of use:
https://www.xamisoft.com/cgu

Download Japanese Guru today and start your Japanese learning journey — risk-free with a 1-week free trial.
Updated on
Mar 18, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

4.1
775 reviews
Luna Otimas
March 16, 2026
this is the only app I've found that actually has you WRITE the words you're learning. amazing. no notes.
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Pickles
December 3, 2025
I haven't used it for long and I might change this review when I have used it for longer but this app seems really good for helping learn Japanese
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Ka Rin
August 22, 2023
This could easily become one of the best vocabulary apps for Japanese thanks to the custom lists users can create! Big request: please allow to quiz for Japanese audio -> kanji/JPN writing and JPN audio -> English meaning. Also please allow fast exclusion of word aspects (eg just meaning) when terms popup during learning & SRS. Would be also great if "Easy" and "Difficult" selection would actually give +2 and - 2 points for word status. Now if 1 aspect is known, users still need to repeat all
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What’s new

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- Bug fixes and improvements