Learning Japanese

Tae Kim's method of learning Japanese is the best method in my opinion, and much like his blog-form full guide it is perfectly organized and contains EVERYTHING you need to know in just the right order. I would give it 10 stars if I could. I am experiencing a small technical issue though. The tables for Hirgagana and Katakana are cut off on the right side... You can still see all the Hirgagana and Katakana characters, but not the English vouls on the side. If this is fixed this would be flawless.

Wow, i didnt even start and the introduction blew me away lol, great job with it guys. Everyone should include how you did, what other ppl/company's try to do, and i like how u compared it to a house. But i will get going. I already know simple words, and phrases mostly in anime, and i know the honorifics. But good job, and ill start!!

I love this app because it teaches you everything you need to know to learn Japanese! The only thing that I don't like is its not as "fun" as other apps such as Human Japanese. Learning isn't necessarily supposed to be fun, but it does help. However, this app is free and it teaches you everything you need to learn Japanese, so I rate 5 Stars! ありがとうございます!

The interface is great, the content is great and really well presented if you are mostly concerned with Japanese grammar. Introducing the writing system right away is a great plus, I took Japanese for 4 years in High School and couldnt read ANYTHING in Japanese because teachers were so hesitant to expose students to Kanji. Now, heres the problem. You can only, ever, apparently zoom in. I have no idea how to zoom out but uninstalling and reinstalling the app resets everything. Am I missing something?

The lessons are easy to understand and the way kanji was presented was good. It would have been better if some keigo grammar lessons were included. Though, I did have a little problem with the bookmarks not saving and the app not opening where I left off.

It's a great app; very useful since you can use it wherever you are. The only problem I'm having is that it zooms in too much, and I am unable to zoom out. This means I cannot read all of the text or view tables etc.

When I open it I can't seem to get past this black screen with 2 different links. I try using the actual site for now, but I'll keep the app based off of all the good reviews I've seen. Could someone please explain what to do after opening the app? Is it just frozen, or am I doing something wrong?

1. Show page contents at the front page instead of app profile. 2. Swipe to the next page feature. 3. Night mode view and exercise buttons at the nav bar. 4. Some charts could only be viewed completely on landscape mode. 5. Pages load slowly. 6. Remove links' underlines. 7. App sometimes crashes

Wow, finally a COMPLETE Guide to the language. I was getting so tired of trying to piece everything together from other language learning tools, like what are the writing systems, and how do they fit together? Finally here is an app that explains it all step by step. Perfection. And free too? A life saver.

You have gone beyond the text book and it's astounding how you've delicately conveyed every example and explanation to compensate for my tiny brain. I also like the little night reading switch you've added

How can you not give this app 5 stars. This app does not require wifi to work unless you want to watch the videos，but nor does it enquire you to buy the full version of its sections. Its a brilliant App ! 5stars all the way

Good. I like this, i really do. However as soon as I went to one of the links[of the first lesson of learning hiragana.]I noticed a difference on how some of the letters were written for example the 'i' in the app had the curvey line connected to the other but then in the link, the curvey line wasnt connected and 'i' isn't the only one there are some other letters I noticed that had a different way it was written. I'm confused.

This is more of an app for people who can already read kanji and katakana etc. I wish the romanji was also included. I went thru the introduction sections but it's very difficult. No romanji means it's useless to me

It would be really nice if the romaji was included next to the hiragana etc used in the examples/explanations. There's always a good handful that I forget but being able to see what what a particular symbol means as I'm reading an explanation helps me remember faster over time. As it is I have to have a second app open and go back and forth between the two which breaks my concentration. Other than that I can't complain. It's very informative.

I studied Japanese when I was in school, but it's been about 3 years since and I haven't really practiced much after. This app is great for refreshing my memory. I would like there to be more practice exercises for the rest of the lessons though.

Hey you! Yes you! Need help with japanese grammar? Bam! Right here, this app's got it. Know the basics? Bam! More grammar for your needs! I can't reccomend this ressource enough. Get it; I mean right now. Go for it.

Either I am doing something wrong or the app is just not working for me. I keep being stuck on the introduction screen, tried everything in regards to swiping, tapping and using buttons. So sad because I would really love to use this app. (If this gets fixed, I'll correct my rating, of course) Samsung XPERIA U

the grammar stuff is great but introduces way too much kanji and vocab. It'd be easier to understand with out all that. It's a grammar guide it should stick to that. Also some of the kanji links don't work or show the wrong forms.

I only have one issue... there's this one video that says "video no longer available" I wonder if I missed anything because of that. It's on the Hiragana page in the intro. Otherwise... perfect!!!

I would happily give this a four. But the hiragana and katakana stroke order chart is getting cut off. Only some of them are visible. Another user has already complained about this. Not nice to start a new app with problems at the very beginnig. Please repair the chart. I haven't even gotten to the kanji and grammar parts yet.

This is great for starters! But there seems to be a video error. In the Hiragana chart, the video clip that shows the stroke order of "se" doesn't come up. It would be great if this issue is fixed.

I really like the setup of this app. My only issue is that after a while, the page with the hiragana chart was chopped off on the right hand side and I could not scroll right to view the whole thing. I couldn't read the last column of each row any more after that and had to use the outside resources linked within the text.

alot of care went into this, feels almost like a cheat sheet for a Japanese class. I love it

Splendid so far... Just a little grammar issue: Second full paragraph, sentence "But does most textbooks explain the way things work in Japanese fundamentally?" should be "But do most textbooks explain the way things work in Japanese fundamentally?"

I love this app its easy,free and simple.But there's only one thing this app needs. This app should be able to read it to you , like an audiobook.Every section of the book should have a button for audio because to be honest i wanna learn Japanese,but it gets boring to read evey single passage.I want to be able to have the options of reading or just being lazy and listening.In additionnto that it should have a "pause/play" button that can also save to where you were. And should rewing 5 sec. To rejog memory.

This apps rocks. I have no other words to describe this. Anyway...terima kasih Lesmana-san...

This app is great it now has made me learn the hiragana and I can say the words very clearly it also feels like I've improved ever so slightly because I used to just say words very slowly now I can say the words so fast I made all my friends jealous because I learnt Japanese in a year but they have in 2 years. This Japanese learning app isn't the first I've used but its the best out of them all. I recommend 5/5 or 10/10 on this App because it's amazing! If you are wanting to learn Japanese GET THIS APP!!!!!

very well organized and full of easy to understand examples of speech. goes great when supplemented with anki or another srs to keep the vocabulary fresh. I did notice a broken link in the "relative clauses and sentence order" section. the "translate words in Japanese text" link gives me a cgi error. not sure if that's a server side error or if the program just links to an improper place. plenty of similar resources online though so it's definitely not a fatal flaw. keep up the good work guys. I love it!

I've been looking into many different language apps on the Google play store. This one caught my eye because it bypassed the traditional teaching methods of repeating key phrases or strictly practicing kanji. This is more of a guide to understand not only how to speak a language but understand the mentality of a culture. Read the intro, try it out. You'll most likely love this app.

This guide is really easy to understand however I have a bit of a problem with how it started with the casual form first. The self-study learners might think that casual can be used with anyone when in fact, you can only use casual form mostly with your friends. They might have a bad habit in the future. In order to build better foundation and grasp of the language, starting with the formal (keigo) is better.

Tae Tae Kim did a splendid job compiling this language learning masterpiece. And this app provides the most comfortable interface to browse through the book's content. 5 stars all the way!! I've been learning Japanese by myself for years and in all this time of using books, internet courses and interactive programs this is the first time that I find a guide so complete and well structured. The lessons are very complete, they even include how the Japanese speak in casual conversation. I wish I would have had this from the beginning!

I've lost many hours and days trying to find a Japanese grammar explanation that wasn't "more of the same thing" again, and Tae Kim's site is the best one so far. You could not imagine of how happy I am not that I can look up any question I habe on the go (and with no internet connection involved). Thank you so much for this amazing job!!! :)

Great for people with their foot in the door, but for anyone new to Japanese it is very difficult to comprehend.

I love this so much! I found the app because I am learning from your Website. But on your Website I am learning the Complete Guide not the Grammar Guide... Is there a Chance of the complete guide also getting an app? I just love this so mich because you teach normal and casual Japanese and I can use it offline, which is sooo usefull! Thank you for making this and please make another one for the Complete Guide!

There may be better resources out there for learning kana but for grammar study this is excellent. I used to use the website but it's all conveniently placed on one app. It also teaches casual forms which is very important to sound natural in Japanese. As someone who never studied Japanese formally in university, this is an excellent and free resource.

I find this app to be more informational than others, and includes everything you need to know for free. There's no other app like this that I've seen. The only thing that you guys could add is having the stroke order for kanji presented in the lesson instead of me having to go into a dictionary to learn how to write it. But other than that, I've been using it for about two weeks and my grammar have improved so much!

Only reason i am learning Japanese is because i cannot wait for English sub on Dragonball super

I know you tell us what kanji for a word is but it's hard to memorize it. It would be better if the practice sentences were just in hiragana and katakana. But still keep the kanji list for words

I love this app its easy,free and simple.But there's only one thing this app needs. This app should be able to read it to you , like an audiobook.Every section of the book should have a button for audio because to be honest i wanna learn Japanese,but it gets boring to read evey single passage.I want to be able to have the options of reading or just being lazy and listening.In additionnto that it should have a "pause/play" button that can also save to where you were. And should rewing 5 sec. To rejog memory.

Starting a foreigner with casual Japanese is a BIG NO NO. Casual should be learned but not emphasized at first. Casual Japanese can get the speaker in trouble in Japan. Other than that, it is a good app with good grammar patterns and vocab.... but why start with casual Japanese!?!?