Supported Features
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VoiceOver
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Voice Control
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Dark Interface
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Differentiate Without Color Alone
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Sufficient Contrast
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Reduced Motion
Type Kana - Learn Japanese
Trace Hiragana & Katakana
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Learn to read hiragana and katakana by tracing and typing them. Now every miss shows you the answer, and quizzes fit into a few minutes a day.
Master the building blocks of Japanese, one character at a time. Type Kana is a focused, no-nonsense way to learn hiragana and katakana through quizzing, tracing, and real spoken pronunciation, built by an independent developer who's learning right alongside you.
Quiz Yourself
Test your recall by typing the romaji for each character as it appears. Get instant feedback with haptics and sound, and dive as deep as you want. Base characters, diacritical marks ( ゛゜), and contracted sounds (きゃ, しゅ, etc.) are all included.
Never Forget What You Missed
Every quiz results screen shows you exactly which characters tripped you up, with a one-tap Review Missed button that jumps straight into a focused re-quiz. No digging through your history to figure out what to study next.
Hear It, Not Just See It
Tap any kana in the Learning Center, Trace, or Quiz tabs to hear it spoken aloud, in your choice of a male or female voice. Pronunciation should never be a guessing game.
Smart Review, Built In
Type Kana remembers how you're doing on every character and uses spaced repetition to bring back the ones you're still shaky on, right when you're about to forget them.
Reminders, On Your Terms
Turn on Smart Reminders to get a gentle nudge when review is due or your streak's about to lapse. Leave them off if you'd rather study on your own schedule.
Practice Writing, Too
The Trace tab lets you draw each character by hand with an on-screen grid, adjustable pen colors and width, and a romaji hint if you get stuck. Great for building muscle memory, not just recognition.
Every Character, One Place
The Kana Almanac shows every hiragana and katakana character you've learned so far, color-coded by mastery, so you always know where you stand at a glance.
See Your Progress
The Home dashboard tracks your mastery across all 208 characters and keeps a daily study streak, so you can see your progress build day by day.
Type Kana is free to use, supported by minimal ads. Prefer a distraction-free experience? A one-time, no-subscription purchase removes ads for good.
Whether you're just starting out or brushing up before a trip, Type Kana is here to help you build real, lasting familiarity with kana. No fluff, no gimmicks, just focused practice.
Ratings & Reviews
• Made for iPhone Duo: kana tiles now size to the screen, and the ad banner lines up with the cards.
• After a quiz, leaving the results screen may show one full-screen ad, at most once every 4 minutes. Premium players never see it.
• Settings now follows the same layout as our other apps.
• Fixes and polish.
The developer, Kevin Struna, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kevin Struna
- Size
- 12.8 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove Ads $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kevin Struna