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かえる · Japanese on iPhone and iPad
Japanese, one hop at a time
From your first kana to N1, in one calm app. From your first kana to N1: a course, daily stories, flashcards, handwriting and pronunciation in one calm app.
Free to start
iPhone and iPad
Everything in one place
Read, write, hear and say Japanese, a few minutes a day. Learn to read, write, hear and say Japanese, a few minutes a day.
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Kana and the N5 course
Units, lessons and checkpoints, from your first あ.
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Daily Journey
Short stories with grammar, from N4 to N1.
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Flashcards
Spaced review brings words back right before you forget.
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Handwriting
Stroke order with Apple Pencil or a finger.
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Pronunciation
Say it out loud and get a score, word by word.
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Dictionary
Every word with AI example sentences.
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Widgets and Today’s word
A word a day on your Home and Lock Screen.
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Your own Kaeru
Nine faces, matching app icons and natural voices.
From your first kana to N1
Start where you are. Kaeru picks the next step.
- あ Kana
- N5 Course
- N4 Daily Journey
- N3 Daily Journey
- N2 Daily Journey
- N1 Daily Journey
Your progress, everywhere
Pick up on any device
Sign in in the app. Your progress follows you to your iPad and to kaeru-jp.app. Sign in with Apple or Google in the app. Your course, flashcards and streak follow you to your iPad, and to kaeru-jp.app.
See your progress →Learn in your language
Kaeru explains Japanese in four languages.
Start with one kana today
Free to start. iPhone and iPad. Free to start. Works on iPhone and iPad.
Requires iOS 18.6 or later.