01Kana
Learn the shapes, sounds, and strokes.
Study hiragana and katakana, hear each sound, then practise recall, spelling, matching, and writing until they feel familiar.
A Galactus Labs app · iOS + Chrome
Japanese that
goes with you.
Build the foundations on your iPhone. Understand the Japanese you meet in the real world—and across the web.
Free public beta · Requires TestFlight · iPhone
今すぐright nowいますぐ · ima sugu
today12 wordsいい感じ！
The iPhone app
Small sessions. Real progress.
Nihongo keeps practice light enough to start and deep enough to stay useful—from your first kana to the sentence you found today.
02Vocabulary
Build useful words into a habit.
Move through focused vocabulary and grammar decks with readings, audio, examples, and short practice sessions that fit into a spare minute.
03Translation
Understand more than the English answer.
Translate text or images and get kana, romaji, phrase breakdowns, and kanji details—not just a sentence with the learning stripped out.
Translation that teaches
Don't lose the Japanese on the way to the answer.
Nihongo keeps the reading, structure, and useful character detail attached to every translation, so looking something up can still move your Japanese forward.
Japanese → EnglishSaved to history
この近くに駅はありますか？
この ちかく に えき は あります か
Is there a station near here?
近くnearby駅stationありますかis there?
Nihongo for Chrome
The browser becomes part of the lesson.
Link Chrome to the Nihongo app with a QR code. Then highlight Japanese anywhere for the same detailed explanation you get on iPhone.
Select to understand
Highlight a Japanese term or short phrase for its meaning, reading, breakdown, and kanji detail.
Keep prices in context
Convert yen prices to USD as you browse. Hover the converted value whenever you need the original yen amount.
Continue in the app
Chrome translations land in their own recent history, ready to revisit from your Nihongo account.
Chrome public release in progress
The extension is being prepared for the Chrome Web Store. Join the iOS beta now and you'll already have the companion app when it lands.
Start where you are