Tova Learn Japanese
Hiragana & Katakana in a Week
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Learn hiragana and katakana in about a week, then kanji one a day. Real words from your first lesson, a quick placement test, and reviews that catch look-alike mistakes.
Learn to read Japanese in the order that works: kana first, a row at a time, then kanji one a day.
KANA IN ABOUT A WEEK
Hiragana and katakana are taught one row per lesson (か き く け こ), and you can do as many lessons a day as you like. Each one takes a few minutes: meet the kana, pick each one out, then read real words made only from kana you have already met.
• Look-alike kana are tested against each other (さ and ち, シ and ツ), so you learn the difference.
• Voiced and combined sounds (が, きゃ), small っ and long vowels are taught with real word pairs: きて and きって, おばさん and おばあさん.
START WHERE YOU ARE
Already read hiragana? Skip ahead, or take a short placement test that stops as soon as it finds your level. Anything you skip comes back for a quick check a few weeks later.
ROMAJI THAT FADES
Romaji helps at the start. Once you finish hiragana, readings switch to kana, with romaji one tap away. You can turn it back on in Settings.
THEN KANJI, ONE A DAY
Each kanji comes with a common word that uses it (毎日, 先生, 電車) and its reading in that word. Trace every stroke in the right order, then say the word out loud. Speech is checked on your phone; your audio never leaves it.
REVIEW THAT CATCHES MIX-UPS
Kana and kanji you have learned come back on a schedule, just before you would forget them.
SEE SOMETHING WRONG?
Every card has a "Does this look wrong?" button. Reports go straight to us and fixes ship in the next update.
FREE AND PRO
• Free: all hiragana and katakana, and the JLPT N5 kanji.
• Pro: JLPT N4 and N3 (400+ more kanji), real-life paths, more than one new kanji a day, and no ads.
SUBSCRIPTION
Tova Learn Japanese Pro is $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled; manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings → Subscriptions. Hiragana, katakana and JLPT N5 are free forever.
Terms: https://tovatranslate.app/terms/
Privacy: https://tovatranslate.app/privacy/
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Bug fixes and improvements.
The developer, ZHUOER TANG, 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:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- ZHUOER TANG
- Size
- 55.3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro (Monthly) $4.99
- Pro (Annual) $39.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Tova