Hey Japan: Learn Japanese AI

FULL: Learn Japanese the fun, simple way with Hey Japan — the beginner-friendly app to learn Japanese from zero in just 15 minutes a day.

Hey Japan helps you learn Japanese step by step, from your very first hiragana character to real Japanese conversations. No experience needed — this is Japanese for absolute beginners. Whether you want to learn Japanese for travel, learn Japanese for anime, or learn Japanese for the JLPT, Hey Japan gives you one clear path.

🌸 LEARN JAPANESE FROM THE BEGINNING Hey Japan makes it easy to learn Japanese from scratch:

Learn Japanese hiragana and katakana — every kana with animated stroke order
Learn Japanese kanji — 106 essential JLPT N5 kanji with On/Kun readings and examples
Learn Japanese vocabulary — 200+ lessons on everyday topics, with native audio
Learn Japanese grammar — clear, beginner-friendly patterns in every lesson

🎧 SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND REAL JAPANESE Learn Japanese listening and speaking with Hey Japan:

40 real-life Japanese conversations: greetings, food, shopping, travel, work and more
Listen to Japanese sentence by sentence with Japanese text, romaji and translations
Learn Japanese pronunciation with speech recognition and native audio

🎮 LEARN JAPANESE BY DOING

11 interactive exercise types to learn Japanese: flashcards, quizzes, listening, matching, writing and speaking
Spaced-repetition review so you remember Japanese vocabulary far longer

📝 JLPT PRACTICE BUILT IN Learn Japanese for the JLPT without switching apps:

Full JLPT N5 and N4 practice tests, plus N3 mini tests
Detailed answer review, estimated scores and weak-point analysis

🔥 STAY MOTIVATED TO LEARN JAPANESE EVERY DAY

Daily missions, XP, levels, streaks and achievements
A cheerful Shiba mascot keeps you learning Japanese every day

📴 LEARN JAPANESE OFFLINE, IN YOUR LANGUAGE

Learn Japanese fully offline — lessons, audio and stroke data are built in
11 languages: English, Vietnamese, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian and Burmese

🤖 AI SENSEI — YOUR PERSONAL TEACHER Meet Shiba-sensei, your AI Japanese teacher. Ask the AI anything in Japanese, get an AI-made daily study plan, AI feedback on your speaking, and an instant AI explanation of why an answer was wrong — a private AI tutor in your pocket.

🗾 TOPICS YOU'LL LEARN The Japanese alphabet (hiragana and katakana), greetings, numbers, days and time, family, food, shopping, directions, travel phrases, everyday Japanese words and common Japanese phrases.

💡 PERFECT FOR Absolute beginners and self-study, students studying Japanese, travelers who want travel Japanese for a trip to Japan, anime and manga fans, and anyone starting JLPT N5. A simple Japanese course with daily Japanese lessons and Japanese writing practice — learn Japanese free, at your own pace.

Beginners around the world learn Japanese one small lesson at a time. Start today: learn Japanese from zero with Hey Japan and build a daily habit that sticks.

FREE: learn Japanese with introductory lessons and selected JLPT practice. PREMIUM with Hey Japan: unlock all lessons and conversations, the full JLPT library and remove ads — 6-month, 12-month or lifetime.

Your journey to learn Japanese starts with a single character. Download Hey Japan and start learning Japanese today.