Kana Juku
AI-Powered Kana Mastery
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Master Japanese kana with a custom keyboard, handwriting AI, and an offline LLM. Designed for Chinese-character learners, refined for everyone serious about Japanese.
Master Japanese kana the AI-powered way — designed for learners with a Chinese-character background, refined for everyone serious about Japanese.
Key Features:
• Custom 50-On Keyboard — Layout mirrors the gojūon table for what-you-see-is-what-you-type input. No system keyboard setup required.
• Handwriting Recognition — Pen-and-paper feel with on-device ML models identifying your strokes.
• Image Recognition — Snap or import a photo; AI identifies the kana for you.
• Speech Recognition — Practice pronunciation and let AI verify your accuracy.
• On-Device LLM — Built-in offline language model; complete privacy, no cloud.
• Man'yōgana Origins — Each kana traced back to its kanji root for memorable mnemonic learning.
• Stroke Order Animations — Standard stroke-order playback with side-by-side handwriting practice.
• Home Screen Widgets — Quick kana and vocabulary refreshers without opening the app.
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1.3 — Faster micro-sessions, smoother keyboard flow
• New Lock Screen widget: keep a single quiz card on your Lock Screen for quick study moments
• Physical keyboard support: Return to submit, Esc to dismiss, plus ~15 shortcuts across 7 screens
• AI model stability fix: Sendable concurrency patch for more reliable behavior
• Localization expansion: French, Japanese, and Korean added; Simplified Chinese refined
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- chengche lee
- Size
- 118 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 10 more
- English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025-2026 Chengche Lee