Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese now available in the app store!

View in iTunes

NOTE: An update that fixes the Kanji reading issues has been submitted to app store and is now available!

Japanese Alphabet Study Guide

"Learning Japanese" App Features

View Kanji Readings!

Content Screen with Readings

Tap on green Kanji compounds with a dotted underline in order to see the reading for that compound. Now with a new display style (version 1.0.1)!

Search the Guide!

Search Screen

Search the entire guide to find a specific lesson.

Read Content!

Content Screen

Read the guide in portrait or landscape mode. Pinch to zoom and see Kana and Kanji in greater detail.

Bookmark Content!

Bookmarks Screen

Bookmark specific areas of the guide for later reference.

See (and listen to) Hiragana & Katakana!

Kana Screen

Tap on kana in the "Writing System" lesson tables to see stroke order and to hear pronunciations.

See a Splash Screen!

Splash Screen

See the amazing loading screen in all its glory as you wait for the application to load (not long)!

Topics covered

  • The Japanese Writing System (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji)
  • Basic Japanese Grammar (Particles, Gobi, Tense, etc.)
  • Essential Japanese Grammar (Polite Forms, Conditionals, etc.)
  • Special Expressions (Causative, Amounts, Honorific, etc.)
  • Advanced Topics (Formal Expressions, Volitional, etc.)

App Credits

  • All content for Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese provided by Tae Kim - guidetojapanese.org
  • All application programming and design provided by Ronald Timoshenko - eingko.net