Kanaate: Daily Kana Word Game
One Japanese word a day
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Today's puzzle is the same one for everyone.
Kanaate is a daily Japanese word puzzle. You get eight tries at the 4-kana word and ten at the 5-kana one.
HOW TO PLAY
1. Type a word you think it might be, using the kana keyboard.
2. The tile colours tell you how close you are.
Green - the kana is in the word, in that exact spot
Yellow - the kana is in the word, but somewhere else
Grey - the kana is not in the word
3. Use those hints to pick your next word.
That is the whole rule. You can start playing straight away.
FOUR MODES
- Today's 4-kana - a new word every day at midnight (JST), the same for everyone
- Today's 5-kana - a second, tougher word for the day
- Practice - play as many times as you like, any time
- Archive - go back and solve past puzzles
SHARE WITHOUT SPOILING IT
Your result shares as a grid of coloured squares. It shows how many tries you took
but never reveals the word, so you can challenge a friend on the same puzzle.
YOUR RECORDS, AND EVERYONE'S
- Streak, win rate, and a breakdown of how many tries you take
- The day's solve rate, average tries, and the openers other players chose
- Solve it and you will see your rank for the day (shown only to you)
SUGGEST A WORD
Send in a word you would like to see. Accepted words become future daily puzzles.
LEARNING JAPANESE?
Kanaate speaks 21 languages.
- Romaji guides on the kana keyboard
- Type in romaji from a physical keyboard
- Each answer shows its reading, romaji, kanji, and English meaning
ALSO
- Plays offline - the day's puzzle lives on your device
- A colour scheme for players who find red and green hard to tell apart
- Dark mode
- A one-time purchase removes the ads
Word data comes from JMdict by the EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- Overtime: if you miss within the limit (8 tries for 4 kana, 10 for 5), you can keep guessing until you get it. It still counts as a miss in your stats, with overtime solves counted separately
- The board is now split into two columns, so tiles and keys are bigger
- Unused ゛ ゜ marks on keys are easier to tell apart
- Result screen buttons are easier to see
The developer, Kyosuke Takahashi, 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
- Diagnostics
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Kyosuke Takahashi
- Size
- 10.6 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Remove ads $2.99
- Copyright
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