Maho - Learn Japanese
Vocabulary, grammar and AI
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
N5–N1 vocabulary & grammar · Pictures and natural pronunciation
Learn Japanese with Maho: N5–N1 vocabulary and grammar, illustrated words, natural pronunciation and an AI study assistant.
Study at your level. Follow vocabulary and grammar lessons, practice, take quizzes, save your progress and review mistakes.
Ask Maho AI about the word, grammar or sentence you are studying. Explore usage, compare expressions and learn with extra examples and practice cards.
Connect words with pictures and sound. Listen again and practice at your own pace.
Turn everyday Japanese into study material. Take a photo, paste text or open a YouTube video for sentence-by-sentence and word-by-word analysis with readings, translations and explanations.
Save words and example sentences for review. Cards from Maho conversations are organized into study notes so you can revisit what you have learned.
more App Store descriptions and promotional screenshots are now available in more languages.
2.0.22 1d ago
Open Maho chat with a clearer blue circular button featuring the magical cat paw.
Improved course progress and resume learning make vocabulary and grammar lessons easier to follow.
Swipe between grammar study cards and continue to a quiz after completing a lesson.
Clearer playback and quiz indicators. Maho AI explains the current word, grammar, or question.
2.0.21 4d ago
A new magical cat-paw icon makes Maho easier to recognize.
Swipe smoothly between vocabulary image cards with read-aloud continuing after each change.
A cleaner vocabulary image-card layout helps you focus on learning.
2.0.19 Oct 9
Get to know Maho with a new feature tour.
Tap images on Home and Courses to open vocabulary cards and hear them read aloud.
2.0.15 Oct 5
Maho AI assistant is here—learn Japanese through conversation.
Ask about vocabulary, grammar, or full sentences. Maho can generate word cards, sentence breakdowns, grammar cards, and practice quizzes (listening, translation, and fill-in-the-blank). Save cards to Learning Notes to review anytime.
Also fixes occasional errors in Maho conversations.
2.0.12 Sep 29
• New N5–N1 vocabulary and grammar courses, divided into manageable units.
• Study, practice, and retake any lesson with progress and mistake review saved.
• Improved word images, example switching, and automatic read-aloud.
2.0.9 Sep 22
Smoother grammar study that picks up where you left off!
• Grammar remembers your last position at each level, so you can continue without searching.
• Continuous playback reads the Japanese pattern and its meaning before the examples.
• Clearer learning mode controls make switching views more intuitive.
• Rate Maho directly with the native star prompt, with fewer interruptions.
2.0.8 Sep 18
Make vocabulary more memorable and pick up right where you left off!
• Switch to picture mode for course vocabulary from N5 through N1, with illustrations that make words easier to understand and remember.
• Each level remembers your last position, so you can return and continue learning right away.
• Smoother vocabulary cards and continuous playback, with an easier way to switch between picture and standard modes.
• Long analysis results are now easier to scroll through and read.
2.0.7 Sep 18
This update improves course vocab progress and analysis reading!
1. Course vocab “Continue” now remembers your last position per level (N5–N1), so you pick up where you left off.
2. Analysis results use full-page vertical scrolling for easier reading of long content.
3. “What’s New” dialog updates, plus a fix so it still appears on first upgrade when no prior version was recorded.
2.0.6 Sep 15
This update improves speech settings and analysis history!
1. Adjust speech rate in Settings, and set how many times vocab and example sentences are read.
2. Vocab and grammar playback: Japanese can repeat per your setting; Chinese is spoken once each for clearer listening.
3. Delete analysis history items; re-analyzing no longer shows stale results. Softer swipe highlight on the history list.
4. After updating, a “What’s New” dialog appears so you can quickly see the new features.
2.0.5 Sep 11
This update brings in-app browsing, vocab practice, and better listening!
1. New AI Browser: browse Japanese sites, select text or capture a region to analyze in the background. Bookmarks and site lists now show favicons for easier recognition.
2. New vocab practice: track familiarity as you answer, filter by familiarity, and prefetch the next word’s audio for smoother drills.
3. Continuous playback on grammar detail pages so you can listen through multiple grammar points.
4. N4/N5 illustrations on vocab detail, plus region-capture fixes and other UX improvements.
2.0.4 Sep 8
This update improves listening, feedback, and sentence learning!
1. Continuous playback on iOS now works in the background—audio is prefetched so you can keep listening through multiple words even when the app is in the background.
2. Added a feedback page: send issues and attachments from My Profile.
3. In sentence analysis, tap a word in the original sentence to scroll to its word card.
4. Fixed points-insufficient navigation, deep-dive intermediate pages, and notebook list refresh, plus UI polish across analysis, home, and deep-dive screens.
2.0.3 Aug 25
This update improves the vocabulary detail learning experience!
1. Added a quick return to the previous word—kana appears below the card; tap to jump back while reviewing in sequence.
2. Added continuous playback that reads each word and its example sentences in Chinese and Japanese, then auto-advances with scrolling.
3. Fixed occasional silent TTS or stuck continuous playback—bad audio is skipped and retried for smoother listening.
2.0.2 Aug 19
This update adds classic vocabulary and grammar learning features!
1. N5–N1 vocabulary with 7,972 words.
2. N5–N1 grammar with 595 grammar points.
3. Switch between Kanji, Kana, and Quiz modes for vocabulary and grammar. In Quiz mode, only kana is shown and meanings are blurred—tap to reveal, like flashcards.
4. Each word and grammar point includes three simple example sentences to show common usage. Tap sentence analysis for a word-by-word breakdown when you need help.
2.0.1 Aug 14
1. Simulated Dialogue - Let AI generate simulated dialogues so you can practice listening, speaking, and learn the most authentic Japanese accents! The AI can generate different narration tones and male/female voices for different characters.
2. Added Japanese kana display
3. Fixed many issues, making the app much easier to use!
2.0.0 Jul 21
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
• Improve vocab/ sentence book UI
1.5.2 Mar 16
1. Performance enhancement
1.5.1 Mar 15
1. Speed enhancement
2. Add basic Japanese alphabet learning
1.5 Mar 14
New Features:
Learn Japanese by taking photos, learn Japanese by pasting text, AI-generated text or conversations, extract subtitles from videos
1.4 Mar 12
New Features:
Learn Japanese by taking photos, learn Japanese by pasting text, AI-generated text or conversations, extract subtitles from videos
1.3 Mar 11
New Features:
Learn Japanese by taking photos, learn Japanese by pasting text, AI-generated text or conversations, extract subtitles from videos
1.2 Mar 10
New Features:
Learn Japanese by taking photos, learn Japanese by pasting text, AI-generated text or conversations, extract subtitles from videos
1.1 Mar 9
App Store descriptions and promotional screenshots are now available in more languages.
more Version 2.0.22 1d ago
Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app.
