Every word and every example sentence now has audio built into the app. The same voice on every iPhone and iPad, nothing extra to download, and it works with no connection at all. Fill in the blank no longer reads the full stop after the blank, and no longer offers a wrong answer that is also right. Two pairs of N1 grammar cards that were one pattern written two ways are now one card each.

Every card now has two example sentences — 9,383 new ones in this update. Fill in the blank works at every level now, N5 through N1, not just N1. Plus a round of fixes to cards that needed them.

Fill in the blank now works on vocabulary at every level. 752 example sentences were written for N5, N4, N3 and N2, so the Vocab button finally has questions to ask below N1. 230 vocabulary cards were showing a different word's meaning — 空 said "emptiness", 僕 said "servant". All repaired against the dictionary already in the app. A card whose back was nothing but its English now shows the word's other readings, when it has them — 的 is てき, and also まと, a target. And "Tap to reveal" now says "Show answer", in all ten languages. Easy no longer schedules a SHORTER interval than Good. On a card's second review the buttons read 1d / 1d / 6d / 3d — pressing the easier answer cost you three days. Easy is now always a step beyond Good, so it cannot fall behind it. Five grammar patterns wore an editor's note as part of their name — しか〜ない（再確認）, "only, nothing but (reinforced at N2)" — which in a quiz marked the right answer for you. Removed, including from cards already on your device. Quiz now tells you what unlocks it instead of just refusing, and stops offering a length it can't serve. Home reads Study, Fill in the blank, Quiz — the order they unlock in. The greeting was rewritten. It always names something to do next, it stopped repeating a streak the screen already shows, and a big pile of reviews now suggests a first bite: "59 due. Start with 5 — the rest can wait." The question on a Quiz or Fill in the blank card is bigger, darker and sits above the card instead of under it. Swipe through the cards you have already studied. On a study card, swipe right to move on — the same as the Next button, which stays — and swipe left to go back and re-read one you have graded. Going back is read-only: your grade stands, and nothing is rescheduled. With audio on, whichever card you land on reads itself. Study just the cards you added, or just the ones you starred: filter the Library to Added or Starred and tap Study. It opens the usual study screen on Home with those cards loaded. A long session tops out at 40 cards, and the button says so before you tap it. The Library says how many cards you can actually read, not just how many exist: "12 of 1202 cards unlocked", with the unlock button beside it rather than below a thousand cards. And it's an iPad app now. Not a phone screen stretched wide — the cards stay a readable size and sit centred, the library grows from two columns to five, and the iPad turns to landscape while the iPhone stays upright.

Fill in the blank now works on vocabulary at every level. 752 example sentences were written for N5, N4, N3 and N2, so the Vocab button finally has questions to ask below N1. 230 vocabulary cards were showing a different word's meaning — 空 said "emptiness", 僕 said "servant". All repaired against the dictionary already in the app. Five grammar patterns wore an editor's note as part of their name — しか〜ない（再確認）, "only, nothing but (reinforced at N2)" — which in a quiz marked the right answer for you. Removed, including from cards already on your device. Quiz now tells you what unlocks it instead of just refusing, and stops offering a length it can't serve. Home reads Study, Fill in the blank, Quiz — the order they unlock in. The greeting was rewritten. It always names something to do next, it stopped repeating a streak the screen already shows, and a big pile of reviews now suggests a first bite: "59 due. Start with 5 — the rest can wait." The question on a Quiz or Fill in the blank card is bigger, darker and sits above the card instead of under it.

Fixes a streak that showed zero before your first session of the day. Quizzes always offer four choices now, even after you've archived cards. The home screen greets you differently depending on the time and how you've been going.

Urgent bug fixes, including how study progress is counted. Your stats may look different after updating.

Fill in the blank is much easier to read. The sentence now fills the card and is around 40% larger. Also fixed: • Answers respond to the first tap. • In Quiz, readings sit over the kanji they belong to. • The sentence is no longer read twice when audio is on. • The full library stays unlocked after you close the app.

Bug fixes

Nihongo Chat 2.0 is free to download — biggest release since launch. AUDIO THAT MATCHES THE EXERCISE Study, Quiz and Fill in the blank each remember Audio off, Audio on, or Audio only. Audio only blurs the Japanese so you work from what you hear. Fill in the blank starts in Audio only: the sentence is spoken with a silent gap where the word belongs, then a short tick in the blank. FILL IN THE BLANK Pick the missing word in a real example sentence — same shape as the exam’s grammar items. Right and wrong answers have their own sounds. HOME IS A CHAT Nihongo greets you, then Study / Quiz / Fill in the blank sit as replies. Look up a word or add it to the library from the same thread. STATS YOU CAN READ Icons plus a word or two, level bars (learned / due), and the last 12 weeks as a grid. CLEANER MANAGE AND ADD CARD Languages and Settings are separate. Add Card is search-then-fill, not a dictionary essay. ALSO • Japanese, English, 简体, 繁體, 한국어, Tiếng Việt, Indonesia, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italiano • Dictionary stays free (214,069 entries) • One-time unlock for the full 11,008-card library — not a subscription

Vocabulary library rounded out to nearly 9,400 words across all five levels, N5 through N1. Bug fixes and performance improvements. A few screenshot updates and small polish fixes throughout. Plus a round of performance and polish fixes throughout.

Big library update! We've significantly expanded the built-in JLPT study content across every level, N5 through N1: • 10,000+ vocabulary words total — N5, N4, and N2 all grew substantially this update • 850+ grammar points — each with a plain-language explanation and two example sentences with translations, not just a bare word list • Hundreds of new entries added this update alone, hand-written and reviewed rather than auto-generated Whether you're just starting out or deep into N1 prep, there's a lot more here to study.

Renamed the app to Nihongo Chat, with a new icon. Minor fixes and improvements.