Kanji Sumo

Learn Japanese with Kanji Sumo — a beautifully designed flashcard app with nearly 5,000 ready-made cards across 41 decks.
Explore Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji, then build your vocabulary with words and expressions for everyday life. Choose a deck, swipe right if you know the card, and swipe left if you need more practice. It’s that simple.

Learn characters and words in context:
- Kanji cards include meanings, on’yomi and kun’yomi readings, and example words with their meanings and pronunciations.
- Vocabulary cards include Japanese words, kana readings, English meanings, and example sentences.
- Listen to Japanese pronunciation and choose kana or romaji readings.

Study at your level with Kanji decks from JLPT N5 to N1, plus N5 and N4 vocabulary, verbs, and adjectives.
Explore themed decks covering travel, shopping, food, health, home, work, feelings, nature, hobbies, technology, dating, and Japanese culture. Practise convenience-store conversations with the Konbini deck, discover Japanese words used in English, or explore anime, manga, and onomatopoeia.

Short practice sessions focus on the cards you find most challenging, helping you build confidence one swipe at a time.
Additional decks and bundles are available through in-app purchases.