Japanese Basic -NIHONGO-3.2.1 - App Store

This app is for learning Japanese in English.

For beginners.
The main content is vocabulary and characters, and small quizzes to test your skills are available.

Three major features

■Simple and easy to use
It is designed to be simple, with no unnecessary content or story elements.

This makes it intuitive to use and allows you to quickly find the information you want.

■Available offline
This app can be used even without an internet connection.
For example, you can use it even if you have just arrived in Japan and do not have an internet connection yet.
You can also check the pronunciation.

■Customizable
You can choose from two voices for pronunciation: "female" (automatic) and "male" (local native speaker), and you can also change the audio playback speed.

In the vocabulary book, you can adjust the display of Japanese to your liking, such as "kanji only," "hiragana only," or "both kanji and hiragana."

It also has a red sheet function that is convenient for memorization.

[Content details]
* 488 basic Japanese vocabulary words
Each word includes two example sentences.

* 75 phrases
From greetings to basic phrases such as "thank you" and "I'm sorry"

* Japanese characters
You can study "hiragana" and "katakana", as well as pronunciation and stroke order.

* Random quiz
You can check your vocabulary with multiple choice quizzes.

* Verb conjugation
This section helps you understand the conjugation of Japanese verbs, which can be particularly confusing.

* Search function
You can easily find words from the words in the app.
Search results are available in both Japanese and English.

* Favorites function
You can save words you don't remember or are curious about in your favorites list.
By compiling them in a list, you can help you overcome words you are weak at.
You can also change the order or take multiple choice quizzes only from your favorites list.

* User vocabulary book
You can make notes of your own unique words in the app.
Make notes of words you learn in your daily life.

[Upgrade]
Many more words can be added by in-app purchases.
The added words can also be used in other functions such as multiple choice quizzes and favorites lists.

Whether you're planning a trip to Japan, already live there, are studying abroad, or are just interested in Japanese, this app is easy for anyone to use.

We hope it will be useful in your Japanese studies.

Thank you.

Version History * The App information updated. 3.2.1 12/22/2025 * Minor fixes in the app 3.1.2 11/12/2024 * Added female voice for pronunciation.
* Other minor fixes. 3.0.1 09/19/2024 * User Custom List
* Red sheets for memorization in the word list
* Approximately 100 words were released into the free section. 2.8.3 05/08/2024 * GDPR compliance (for EEA, UK) 2.7.1 12/27/2023 * Add remove ads function in upgrade version. 2.6.2 04/25/2023 * Changed so that the voice can be heard even in silent mode.
* Bugs fixed. 2.5.1 09/29/2022 * Added two example sentences to every word. 2.4.1 03/18/2022 * Added voice recognition in the search section.
* Bugs fixed. 2.3.8 01/03/2022 * Enabled to select only voice for questions in random games.
* Bug fixes 2.3.2 12/04/2021 * Add new page after random game for checking results back
* Add option that display both Kanji and Hiragana in each list page
* Improved to be able to change the order of the favorites list
* Bugs fixed 2.2.1 08/18/2021 * improved Alphabet section and added stroke order of Japanese letter 2.1.2 07/22/2021 Bugs fixed 1.3.2 06/19/2021 *New function added:
【Change audio speed】
【Automatic audio play from top in the list】
*Add new vocabulary
*Bugs fixed 1.2.4 04/03/2021 Add nihongo [kya~pyo] in letter page.
Add setting page. ( you can change JP to "Kanji" in the list)
bugs fixed 1.2.1 03/22/2021 Layout improvement (for iPad)
Add three-choice quiz game
Add pronunciation practice and tongue twisters
Expanded range of use in the free version 1.1.7 01/31/2021 Add some new words!
Made it possible to copy words by long tap!
Layout improvement!
Some bugs fixed! 1.1.5 01/04/2021 add "Roman alphabet" for how to read each words.
add "Roman alphabet" for Japanese alphabet.
fixed bugs. 1.0.3 10/06/2020 1.0 08/01/2020