WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
Learn Japanese with Nihongo Sensei
The app that follows the order of your classes: the vocabulary from that lesson, not what an algorithm picked. 35 lessons: all of the first book and the start of the second. And you type the answers.
For iPhone and for Android: App Store Google Play
Nihongo Sensei now teaches you. Guided classes that follow the Minna no Nihongo lessons, with a story running through them: Nico and Noa, a brother and sister from Barcelona, arrive in Japan with their dogs Hachi and Goma, and every grammar point happens inside the story. Animated scenes, Japanese audio on every sentence, and exercises that check what you type. After each class, a practice on just that lesson; what you miss comes back in your review. The first classes are free.
Minna no Nihongo (“Japanese for everyone”) is the Japanese textbook used by many language schools around the world. It starts from zero and moves in short lessons: each one brings its vocabulary, one or two grammar points and sentences to use them.
The beginner level is two books and 50 lessons: 1 to 25 in the first, 26 to 50 in the second. Finishing them takes you roughly to level N4 of the JLPT, the best-known Japanese exam. The intermediate books come after.
Nihongo Sensei follows that order lesson by lesson: each lesson’s vocabulary with audio, its grammar explained with our own examples, and exercises where you type the answer. Today it reaches lesson 35; lessons 36 to 50 are on the way.
A red cross leaves you exactly where you were. Knowing you treated a Group I verb as if it were Group II leaves you with a rule — and with the other words that follow it.
And there’s a screen that tracks which rules you’re weak at, not which words you missed. That’s the thing you can actually fix.
The word plays, a gap opens for you to think, and the answer arrives. Forty minutes walking without taking the phone out.
Japanese in two voices and two speeds. Translations in Spanish and English. All of it recorded in advance and bundled inside: not one byte of network while you study.
What’s due today. Nothing else — which is why it gets done.
35 lessons with their vocabulary, grammar and sentences.
Vocabulary, kanji, kana and Listen, filtered however you like.
Kana and kanji to look things up. Nobody gets tested here.
The eight rooms where the real training happens.
Guided classes with a story, lesson by lesson, and a practice on just that lesson at the end.
You type the て, ない, た or dictionary form.
Is, is not, was, and how they sit before a noun.
The lesson’s pattern, with the verb in the form it asks for.
All of hiragana and katakana, and the pairs everyone confuses.
290 kanji to read and write, with spaced repetition.
You hear a word and write what you heard.
Including the readings that change: 300, 600, 800, 3000, 8000.
Five looks for the app; the newest, Yūgen: night, mist and lanterns. And this isn’t a mock-up: these buttons repaint this page with the app’s exact colours.
Try them. What you see is what you get.
Free: the vocabulary of all 35 lessons with audio, flashcards, quizzes, reviews, hiragana and katakana, and the first classes. What you pay for is what we built: the dojo, where you train until it comes out by itself, and the guided classes from 4 on. The first classes are yours to keep.
The full dojo, with all the classes, is €19.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. No account and no surprise renewal: your store handles it.
Free: the vocabulary of all 35 lessons with audio, flashcards, quizzes, reviews, hiragana and katakana, and the first classes. I wrote it because I needed it: I study Japanese in a class, and the app I wanted didn’t exist.
5 · 7 ratings on the App StoreGoogle Play: no public rating yet
By far one of the best apps I have used to study Japanese Very simple, no adds and lots of options for learning the writing system so great for beginners. It's also really helpful for people with some knowledge who want to test their understanding of grammar and sentence structure. It pairs with the Mina no Nihongo books which are really daunting for a new learner as 100% Japanese with no English. This app bridges the gap and explains things clearly. highly recommend.
TraducidoDe lejos, una de las mejores apps que he usado para estudiar japonés. Muy sencilla, sin anuncios y con muchas opciones para aprender el sistema de escritura, así que es genial para principiantes. También es muy útil para quien ya sabe algo y quiere poner a prueba lo que entiende de gramática y de estructura de las frases. Va con los libros de Minna no Nihongo, que imponen mucho a quien empieza porque son 100 % en japonés, sin nada de inglés. Esta app tiende el puente y explica las cosas con claridad. Muy recomendable.
Claire Watkins · Oct 20, 2026 · Google Play
Exactly the kind of study companion app I was looking for
I am learning Japanese while working full time and also a full time dad. I am unable to find time to practice, every app I find online seems to be doing random words with flash cards. This one is well organised for the Minna No Nihongo book which my Japanese class follows. I find this super helpful to revise, and learn specific to a particular MNN lesson. I can do it anytime I am free while I am travelling to work etc. I actually cannot believe this is free, no ads, no accounts. A gem of a find. Thank you again for building this app.
TraducidoJusto el tipo de app de estudio que buscaba · Estoy aprendiendo japonés mientras trabajo a jornada completa y además soy padre a jornada completa. No encuentro tiempo para practicar, y todas las apps que encuentro por internet parecen hacer palabras al azar con tarjetas. Esta está bien organizada según el libro Minna No Nihongo, que es el que sigue mi clase de japonés. Me resulta muy útil para repasar y aprender lo de una lección concreta de MNN. Puedo hacerlo cuando tengo un rato libre, mientras voy al trabajo, etc. De verdad que no me creo que esto sea gratis, sin anuncios, sin cuentas. Una joya. Gracias otra vez por hacer esta app.
thisisppn · 🇮🇳 India · Sep 26, 2026 · App Store
Amazing
Very intuitive and easy to use. Definitely one of the most complete Japanese-learning apps on the market.
TraducidoIncreíble · Muy intuitiva y fácil de usar. Sin duda, una de las apps más completas del mercado para aprender japonés.
Marc__aa · 🇪🇸 Spain · Sep 1, 2026 · App Store
Muy recomendada
Muy buena aplicación, estoy estudiando japonés por mi cuenta y he probado varias aplicaciones para estudiar japonés y ninguna me ha ofrecido tanta variedad y de forma gratuita. Espero que sigan actualizando la aplicación (gratuitamente a poder ser) y metiendo más temas, clases entre otros.
TranslatedHighly recommended · Very good app. I'm studying Japanese on my own and I've tried several apps for studying Japanese, and none of them has offered me so much variety, and for free. I hope you keep updating the app (for free, if possible) and adding more topics, classes and so on.
ajshajshajdhajshsjd · 🇪🇸 Spain · Sep 15, 2026 · App Store
Profesional
Como entusiasta en aprender idiomas, puedo decir que esta app va directo al grano en cómo aprender un idioma.
Como tiene las opciones, los diferentes métodos de aprendizaje, etc.
Muy buena app, recomendada.
TranslatedProfessional · As someone keen on learning languages, I can say this app gets straight to the point about how to learn a language.
Like how it has the options, the different learning methods, etc.
Very good app, recommended.
GilGustavoJ · 🇪🇸 Spain · Sep 10, 2026 · App Store
You tell it which lesson you’re on and it starts there. No pretending you know what came before.
Let's study together