Makoto Japanese Explorer

Makoto Japanese Explorer helps you learn Japanese naturally through real stories, guided listening, and interactive practice. Instead of memorizing lists, you’ll build vocabulary, grammar, and confidence by seeing Japanese in meaningful context.

Whether you are looking for reading practice or you’re just starting out, the app includes beginner-friendly courses to get you reading right away.

READ REAL JAPANESE

• Story Mode presents authentic Japanese sentences one at a time
• Furigana support makes kanji approachable
• Track progress automatically as you read
• Download stories for offline study

LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND

• Professional native audio (with optional slow speed) - Mostly, supplemented by TTS audio
• Hear every line as you read
• Improve listening comprehension naturally

PRACTICE WITH QUIZZES AND GAMES

• Vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension quizzes
• Multiple question types to reinforce learning
• Fun review tools to keep you motivated

COURSES FOR BEGINNERS

• Introduction to Japanese
• Hiragana course
(More courses coming soon)

SMART LEARNING TOOLS

• Tap any word for definitions, grammar notes, and kanji breakdowns
• JLPT tagging (N5–N1)
• Word Bank to save and organize vocabulary
• Learning Stats to track time, words studied, and sentences read
• Dark mode, font size settings, and furigana options

ACCESS LEVELS

Guest — Try a selection of stories with no sign-in.
Free — Register (no credit card needed) for more stories, quizzes, and saved progress.
Samurai — Unlock dozens of additional stories and advanced tools.
Shogun — Access the full library and all new releases.

WHO IT’S FOR

• Total beginners starting with hiragana
• Beginners and upper beginners wanting structured reading practice
• JLPT learners (N5–N3 especially)
• Anyone who prefers learning in context rather than memorizing flashcards

Discover how reading and listening together accelerate your Japanese learning. Start with a story, tap a word, hear the audio, take a quiz—and watch your understanding grow, one sentence at a time.

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Recent changes:
New in 2.1, many from your suggestions:
• Search every story for a word and jump to each sentence
• Examples in Word details open in their story
• Tap any sentence to show or hide its furigana
• Level filter at the top of the Library
• Pick up where you left off
• Home button in stories, series and bundles
• Kanji stroke order (tap to enlarge) and word audio
• Focus mode Auto Play switch
• Fixes for reporting, story counts and more