Japanese, One Book

Start with your first sentence

Get closer to Japanese with furigana, listening, conversations and quizzes.

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Japanese, One Book

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ABOUT THIS LITTLE WORLD

Start with your first sentence.

Follow a Japanese study plan with character teachers. Furigana, translations, sentence audio and quizzes help you work through lessons at your own pace.

ABOUT THE APP

Japanese in One Book: 12 Weeks

Learn Japanese step by step in 12 weeks, from your very first hiragana to reading real Japanese texts.

Five friendly teachers guide you through 60 short lessons. Each teacher has her own voice, and every sentence in the course is recorded, so you always hear natural Japanese.

PERFECT FOR

Complete beginners learning hiragana and katakana from zero
Anime and manga fans who want to understand Japanese without subtitles
Travelers planning a trip to Japan, and anyone moving there to study or work
Learners building a solid base for the JLPT N5 exam
Teens and adults who like short daily lessons

WHAT YOU PRACTICE

Japanese reading, writing, listening and speaking: hiragana, katakana and your first kanji with furigana, everyday vocabulary, basic Japanese grammar and particles, verb forms such as the te-form and plain form, polite Japanese (keigo basics), numbers, counting and telling time, useful phrases for travel and daily conversation, and reading real Japanese sentences.

WHAT YOU LEARN

Weeks 1–2: all of hiragana and your first sentences
Weeks 3–4: katakana, numbers and your first kanji
Weeks 5–6: verbs and adjectives
Weeks 7–9: the te-form, plain forms and connecting ideas
Weeks 10–12: reading real Japanese texts, with kanji readings and polite language

HOW IT WORKS

Monday to Friday: one lesson a day (explanation, listening, words, sentences, quiz)
Saturday: a weekend test. Sunday: review
Furigana on every kanji, which you can turn off as you improve
Spaced-repetition review brings words back right before you forget them
A mistakes notebook collects everything you got wrong
Finish the course and get a certificate with your name on it
Collect special teacher illustrations in your album as you study

EXPLAINED IN YOUR LANGUAGE

Lessons are explained in 21 languages, so you never have to guess.

FAIR PRICE

Week 1 is completely free. One purchase unlocks weeks 2 to 12 for good. No subscription, no ads, and no account needed. Works offline.

Support for reading

Use furigana, romaji and translations to suit your learning needs.

Japanese through conversation

Listen to sentences and explore their meanings to learn useful expressions.

Learn one lesson at a time

Build a rhythm of progress and review with a study plan, quizzes and notes.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK

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