Bunpo: Learn Japanese

Name: Bunpo: Learn Japanese
Rating: 4.9 (16940 reviews)
Author: Bunpo Language Learning

Learn Japanese,Korean,Spanish

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

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Learn Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German & Chinese with Bunpo. Master Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and speaking skills from beginner to advanced, trusted by over 4 million learners. ========= Why Bunpo works for language learning From your first day to fluency: Learn Japanese from your very first Hiragana あ to JLPT N1 grammar, or go from saying “annyeong” to having a real conversation in Korean instead of just nodding and saying “ne…”. - Grammar that makes sense: Detailed explanations in plain English, plus exercises that make it stick. - Smart review: A personalized study plan powered by spaced repetition so you remember more, faster. - 6 languages, one app: Easily switch between Japanese, Korean, and other languages anytime without juggling multiple apps. Whether you’re learning for travel, a higher grade, preparing for JLPT, a career boost, or to get confident having new conversations, Bunpo’s got your back. ========= What’s inside the Japanese course - Master the Japanese alphabets (Hiragana & Katakana) so you can read menus, train signs, and even your favorite manga without guessing. - Learn Japanese grammar for every JLPT level (N5 to N1) with clear, no-nonsense explanations because “This is a pen” will only get you so far. - Build real-world Japanese vocabulary and kanji knowledge you can actually use in daily conversations, not just in textbooks. - Practice with 1,800+ Japanese example sentences and 8,000+ interactive quizzes designed to make new grammar and vocab stick. - Search any topic instantly in the Japanese grammar dictionary. perfect for “What does that mean again?” moments. - Review smarter, not harder, with a spaced repetition system (SRS) that remembers what you need to review before you forget it. Bunpo Courses include: - Japanese Alphabets quiz (Hiragana and Katakana) - Detailed Japanese grammar notes (explanation and exercises for all the grammar points of JLPT) - Over 1,800 Japanese example sentences and 8,000 quiz questions, all with English–Japanese translations - Smart Japanese kanji dictionary – tap on Japanese words or kanji to bring up the translator ========= Korean Course - Learn Korean and Hangul - Master Korean alphabet Hangul - Listen and practice Korean with Hangul chart - Memorize Korean vocabulary - Learn to speak Korean confidently with speaking practice - Practice writing and listening in Korean ========= Spanish Course Learn Spanish offline Master Spanish grammar from A1 to B1 level Spanish verb conjugation Perfect your Spanish pronunciation ========= French Course Learn French offline Master French grammar from A1 to A2 level French verb conjugation Perfect your French pronunciation ========= German Course Learn German offline Master German grammar from A1 to C1 level German verb conjugation Perfect your German pronunciation ========= Chinese Course Learn Chinese offline Master Chinese vocabulary and phrases Listen, speak, and write Chinese ========= Subscription pricing and terms Bunpo offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription and an auto-renewing yearly subscription to provide you with unlimited access to the Bunpo courses while you maintain an active subscription. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary, and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Bunpo also offers a Forever subscription, which is paid for by a one-off upfront payment with unlimited access to the Bunpo courses forever. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://bunpo.app/privacy.html Any feedback? Feel free to contact us at: iphone@bunpo.app

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

17K Ratings

10 Star App!
01/04/2019

スッライ
This is truly an amazing application that I can hardly believe is free. This really deserves to be a paid app. It will walk you through the grammar from JLPT N5 (basic) all the way up to N1 (advanced). The explanations are detailed and yet simple so anyone can follow along. The only prerequisite is that you can read English; this app will even teach you the kana (how to read the Japanese alphabet) if you're completely unfamiliar with the Japanese language. The quizzes after the explanations are both challenging and fun reminding me very much of Duolingo. Your knowledge will be put to the test while you'll be put at great risk of becoming an obsessive Japanese grammar addict like me. Finally, the app allows you to ask questions about the contents which... I'm just speechless about. The time, energy, and kindness put into this app is truly mind-blowing; it'll be obvious to anyone who's studying Japanese or has an interest in Japanese that this app was built only with the Japanese learner's best interest in mind. Did I mention the app is gorgeous and clean as well (swiping though the explanation cards is so satisfying) and it has finally been fixed to work with iOS 10 again! What are you waiting for? Ready to master Japanese?! 🙌🏼 The app's free, there's no sign in required, so you've really got nothing to lose! 🤗
10 Star App!
01/04/2019

スッライ

This is truly an amazing application that I can hardly believe is free. This really deserves to be a paid app. It will walk you through the grammar from JLPT N5 (basic) all the way up to N1 (advanced). The explanations are detailed and yet simple so anyone can follow along. The only prerequisite is that you can read English; this app will even teach you the kana (how to read the Japanese alphabet) if you're completely unfamiliar with the Japanese language. The quizzes after the explanations are both challenging and fun reminding me very much of Duolingo. Your knowledge will be put to the test while you'll be put at great risk of becoming an obsessive Japanese grammar addict like me. Finally, the app allows you to ask questions about the contents which... I'm just speechless about. The time, energy, and kindness put into this app is truly mind-blowing; it'll be obvious to anyone who's studying Japanese or has an interest in Japanese that this app was built only with the Japanese learner's best interest in mind. Did I mention the app is gorgeous and clean as well (swiping though the explanation cards is so satisfying) and it has finally been fixed to work with iOS 10 again! What are you waiting for? Ready to master Japanese?! 🙌🏼 The app's free, there's no sign in required, so you've really got nothing to lose! 🤗
It’s great but it’s starting to make me angry
04/12/2025

Ryunoyoru
**Edit: I’m now even MORE annoyed. Not only do they not give enough context or teach you many of the words you’re dealing with, the listening part doesn’t even give you an option to slow the audio down so instead you have to listen to the same audio like 50 times only to still get it wrong because you heard the wrong syllable. I’ve removed yet another star. If it drops to one star I’m deleting the app.**Not gonna lie it started out really great. HOWEVER, all they really focus on is grammar? Which is great and all but if you aren’t using another program to teach yourself the actually kanji and words you’re sorta out of luck. Not to mention the grammar gets really confusing because I’ll have to guess the context of some sentences they want me to solve because they don’t make it very clear or I’ll answer a question with は instead of が or の instead of を and they’ll tell me I’m wrong but when I try I figure out why with their little hint thing it literally doesn’t tell you why those forms were used in that context and tells you info relating to a part of the sentence you didn’t even have an issue with. I’d rate it higher if they fix these issues and tbh if this doesn’t improve I may actually rate this lower because as I’ve said it’s making me very mad cause I feel like I’m guessing my way through most the lessons which isn’t helping me learn much in the long run because I’m resorting to memorizing and praying to god rather than actually LEARNING the info.

Developer Response
Hi, Ryunoyoru! Thanks for being here. Yes, Bunpo is an app that focuses on grammar; the name Bunpo comes from the Japanese word for "grammar" (文法・ぶんぽう). Our lessons provide essential information about one Japanese grammar point at a time, in a streamlined manner. We offer this to encourage people to learn how Japanese sentences work and eventually build them with confidence. 🩶 Please note that, yes, in the quizzes, the context of a given sentence is de-emphasized. The focus is placed instead on using the target grammar correctly within the given sentence or sentence elements. Try to think grammatically! This can happen regardless of the context or "meaning" of the sentence. It is similar to solving a puzzle - but only after the pieces have been taken out of the box! Without knowing the context (i.e., the image of the completed puzzle), it is possible to use the clues from the bits of images on and physical shapes of the puzzle pieces (i.e. the surrounding grammar structures) to try and fit the pieces together correctly. 🩶 About the app itself: hints are also given in the vocabulary: tapping some words in the question will reveal their definition! And, the "Show Hints" button provides information only on the correct usage of the target grammar of the lesson, not grammar in general. (Use the "AI Tutor" for that!) 🩶 Finally, please know that there is no pressure to complete the quizzes perfectly the first time. Redoing the quiz to solve its unique puzzle is totally normal. There are no penalties for redoing lessons, and no restriction on how many times a lesson may be repeated. The process itself is a method for learning, so please don't feel pressure to move through everything once, get 100% correct, next next next in a linear fashion. Our approach encourages a variety of paths and learning options. We hope that helps, and wish you happy learning. 🩶🩶🩶
It’s great but it’s starting to make me angry
04/12/2025

Ryunoyoru

**Edit: I’m now even MORE annoyed. Not only do they not give enough context or teach you many of the words you’re dealing with, the listening part doesn’t even give you an option to slow the audio down so instead you have to listen to the same audio like 50 times only to still get it wrong because you heard the wrong syllable. I’ve removed yet another star. If it drops to one star I’m deleting the app.**Not gonna lie it started out really great. HOWEVER, all they really focus on is grammar? Which is great and all but if you aren’t using another program to teach yourself the actually kanji and words you’re sorta out of luck. Not to mention the grammar gets really confusing because I’ll have to guess the context of some sentences they want me to solve because they don’t make it very clear or I’ll answer a question with は instead of が or の instead of を and they’ll tell me I’m wrong but when I try I figure out why with their little hint thing it literally doesn’t tell you why those forms were used in that context and tells you info relating to a part of the sentence you didn’t even have an issue with. I’d rate it higher if they fix these issues and tbh if this doesn’t improve I may actually rate this lower because as I’ve said it’s making me very mad cause I feel like I’m guessing my way through most the lessons which isn’t helping me learn much in the long run because I’m resorting to memorizing and praying to god rather than actually LEARNING the info.
Developer Response 04/04/2025
Hi, Ryunoyoru! Thanks for being here. Yes, Bunpo is an app that focuses on grammar; the name Bunpo comes from the Japanese word for "grammar" (文法・ぶんぽう). Our lessons provide essential information about one Japanese grammar point at a time, in a streamlined manner. We offer this to encourage people to learn how Japanese sentences work and eventually build them with confidence. 🩶 Please note that, yes, in the quizzes, the context of a given sentence is de-emphasized. The focus is placed instead on using the target grammar correctly within the given sentence or sentence elements. Try to think grammatically! This can happen regardless of the context or "meaning" of the sentence. It is similar to solving a puzzle - but only after the pieces have been taken out of the box! Without knowing the context (i.e., the image of the completed puzzle), it is possible to use the clues from the bits of images on and physical shapes of the puzzle pieces (i.e. the surrounding grammar structures) to try and fit the pieces together correctly. 🩶 About the app itself: hints are also given in the vocabulary: tapping some words in the question will reveal their definition! And, the "Show Hints" button provides information only on the correct usage of the target grammar of the lesson, not grammar in general. (Use the "AI Tutor" for that!) 🩶 Finally, please know that there is no pressure to complete the quizzes perfectly the first time. Redoing the quiz to solve its unique puzzle is totally normal. There are no penalties for redoing lessons, and no restriction on how many times a lesson may be repeated. The process itself is a method for learning, so please don't feel pressure to move through everything once, get 100% correct, next next next in a linear fashion. Our approach encourages a variety of paths and learning options. We hope that helps, and wish you happy learning. 🩶🩶🩶
Great app!
04/30/2019

Lamooty
If I’m being completely honest, I was very skeptical from all the good reviews this app was getting. I wasn’t sure if they were real reviews or if they were fake. But, now that I’ve used this app, I can tell that this is a very incredible Japanese learning program. I highly recommend it for beginners and people that already know how to speak Japanese. There are many features that go into helping you learn Japanese. You can tell that the developers took a lot of time and effort to make this app great. Another thing that I would like to point out is the fact that if you’re finished with a lesson, you can always go back to it and review the subjects that you aren’t sure about. Another thing I noticed was that Bunpo notifies you everyday (if you decided to enable notifications.) This motivates you to keep learning Japanese and it even reminds you to go into the app. One thing that I would suggest is for there to be lessons on learning how to write Hiragana and Katakana. There are many other apps that have these features, but it would make this app even greater if it had a lesson for beginners on how to write Hiragana and Katakana. There might be some lessons that teach me this that I haven’t personally got to yet. But, if this isn’t already on the app, it would be great to have it there. Overall, this app is great for beginners and people that are just looking to polish their skills. The features are great and the format is easy to use. The illustrations make it fun to learn. (In my opinion) it’s easier to learn Japanese on Bunpo than I found on Duolingo. If you’re looking to learn more languages and are interested in Japanese, I highly recommend this app.
Great app!
04/30/2019

Lamooty

If I’m being completely honest, I was very skeptical from all the good reviews this app was getting. I wasn’t sure if they were real reviews or if they were fake. But, now that I’ve used this app, I can tell that this is a very incredible Japanese learning program. I highly recommend it for beginners and people that already know how to speak Japanese. There are many features that go into helping you learn Japanese. You can tell that the developers took a lot of time and effort to make this app great. Another thing that I would like to point out is the fact that if you’re finished with a lesson, you can always go back to it and review the subjects that you aren’t sure about. Another thing I noticed was that Bunpo notifies you everyday (if you decided to enable notifications.) This motivates you to keep learning Japanese and it even reminds you to go into the app. One thing that I would suggest is for there to be lessons on learning how to write Hiragana and Katakana. There are many other apps that have these features, but it would make this app even greater if it had a lesson for beginners on how to write Hiragana and Katakana. There might be some lessons that teach me this that I haven’t personally got to yet. But, if this isn’t already on the app, it would be great to have it there. Overall, this app is great for beginners and people that are just looking to polish their skills. The features are great and the format is easy to use. The illustrations make it fun to learn. (In my opinion) it’s easier to learn Japanese on Bunpo than I found on Duolingo. If you’re looking to learn more languages and are interested in Japanese, I highly recommend this app.
Great app for learning Japanese
08/30/2020

/ryu/
I really love the exercises and the explanations. They feel well thought out and well explained. I find the little translations for words in some questions to be really useful too. I also love the review feature, it’s super useful and it’s nice that there’s a tip that pops up after review questions involving grammar.The organization of different grammar lessons is really nice as well. It’s easy to find something you need to go back and look at if you need to.I like that they included some Vocab lessons/exercises for essential or commonly used words. I hope they consider maybe adding more vocabulary lessons with more common/essential words.I’m really glad I bought the full version since the features are worth it and I think it’s really cool that you can purchase a lifetime subscription, especially for such a reasonable price.(the monthly prices are pretty good too) Compared to other language apps with subscriptions it’s really nice.I would highly recommend this app for any level of learners.
Great app for learning Japanese
08/30/2020

/ryu/

I really love the exercises and the explanations. They feel well thought out and well explained. I find the little translations for words in some questions to be really useful too. I also love the review feature, it’s super useful and it’s nice that there’s a tip that pops up after review questions involving grammar.The organization of different grammar lessons is really nice as well. It’s easy to find something you need to go back and look at if you need to.I like that they included some Vocab lessons/exercises for essential or commonly used words. I hope they consider maybe adding more vocabulary lessons with more common/essential words.I’m really glad I bought the full version since the features are worth it and I think it’s really cool that you can purchase a lifetime subscription, especially for such a reasonable price.(the monthly prices are pretty good too) Compared to other language apps with subscriptions it’s really nice.I would highly recommend this app for any level of learners.

We've released a new Bunpo update! Cherry blossoms are starting to bloom in Japan, and spring is in the air. To match the season, we've made some nice improvements and fixes to make the app a little more enjoyable to use. Thank you for always learning with Bunpo! - You can now swipe left and right on the streak calendar to switch between months and years - You can now toggle Streak Guard on and off from the reminders settings - Improved speech recognition stability - Other bug fixes and performance improvements

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