Jigu: Learn Japanese Hiragana
Katakana, Kana & Conversation
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Five minutes a day: trace your first kana, hear tricky sounds side by side, then order at a Japanese convenience store. Every kana lesson is free.
Learn Japanese from zero, five minutes a day. Trace hiragana and katakana, hear the sounds beginners mix up, learn JLPT N5 words and start speaking in real situations.
Jigu is a gentle Japanese course for total beginners. No textbook, no pressure: just short lessons that take you from your first hiragana to real conversations. Jigu, a little cherry-blossom cat, cheers you on the whole way.
HIRAGANA & KATAKANA, STROKE BY STROKE
• Watch each stroke, then trace it yourself
• Dakuten, combined sounds and katakana for foreign words
• Where each kana came from, and how to tell look-alikes apart
HEAR THE SOUNDS BEGINNERS MIX UP
• Paired drills for long vowels, small っ, ん, voiced vs. unvoiced, and ゃ ゅ ょ
• Pitch accent drawn right on each word, so you say it right from day one
JLPT N5 VOCABULARY THAT STICKS
• Everyday N5 words with pictures and audio: food, getting around, time, numbers, people and more
• Listen, choose, match and spell: every word comes back in different kinds of practice
• Smart review brings kana and words back right before you'd forget them
SPEAK IN REAL SITUATIONS
• Short conversations at the convenience store, in restaurants, on trains, at hotels and with friends
• Hear each line first, then pick your reply
JAPANESE ON YOUR HOME SCREEN (PRO)
• Word of the Day widget: tap to hear it
• Streak widget: Jigu's mood follows your practice
• Home Screen and Lock Screen, iPhone and iPad
HOW IT WORKS
1. Tell Jigu your level and goal, and get a plan
2. Learn one 5-minute lesson a day
3. Review what's due, and watch your streak grow
MADE FOR YOU
• Explanations in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean or Thai. Switch any time, keep your progress
• Works offline. No account, no ads
• iPad ready: landscape, Split View and keyboard
Start your first kana today. It only takes five minutes.
JIGU PRO
Every kana lesson is free, and so are the first chapters of words and conversations. Jigu Pro unlocks every word and conversation lesson, lets you jump to any lesson, and adds Mistake Review, Home and Lock Screen widgets, and iCloud Sync. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Eligible new subscribers can start with a free trial.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription.
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Clearer word audio: fixed words that repeated their first syllable, paused in the middle or picked up stray sounds. Every word is now read cleanly, once.
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Information
- Seller
- 亮 鲁
- Size
- 43.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Jigu Pro Lifetime $19.99
- Jigu Pro Yearly $8.99
- Jigu Pro Monthly $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jigu Team