Learn Japanese: HeyJapan

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About this app

HeyJapan helps you learn Japanese starting from what you already love: anime, Japanese culture, travel, or simply the wish to speak Japanese. With a beginner-friendly method and just 15 minutes a day, Japanese learning feels natural from day one - you speak more as you learn
- Over 10,000,000 learners worldwide
- 4.8 stars from more than 50,000 reviews
- An easy, effective way to start your Japanese learning

Why learners choose HeyJapan?
For beginners, Japanese often comes with a few familiar hurdles: an unfamiliar alphabet, shaky pronunciation, overwhelming kanji, and the feeling of learning Japanese for months without ever really speaking. HeyJapan understands this and builds every feature to remove those roadblocks - so you don't just memorize, you truly learn Japanese and speak it.

Key features
- In-depth Hiragana & Katakana - Master the full alphabet with spaced repetition, native audio, and demonstration videos.
- Learn to speak Japanese through anime dubbing - Dub your favorite characters and get instant scoring and pronunciation feedback, so your progress is easy to see.
- 1,500+ topic-based vocabulary words - Each word comes with example sentences, images, and audio; a smart review system helps you remember longer.
- Build lessons around what you love - Anime, travel, food… or any topic of your own, complete with vocabulary, sample sentences, and relevant conversations.
- Stroke-order writing practice - Write each character in the correct stroke order to remember its shape and write more beautifully.
- Systematic Kanji & grammar - Learn kanji by meaning and reading; grammar is split into small lessons with short, clear explanations.

With HeyJapan, you can
- Say your first Japanese sentences in your very first week
- Handle basic conversations with confidence on a trip to Japan
- Watch your favorite anime without subtitles
- Understand Japanese culture more deeply with every lesson

We're always here to help and to listen. HeyJapan works hard to deliver quality Japanese lessons, but bugs are sometimes unavoidable - we'd love your feedback to keep making the app better. Reach us anytime at heyjapan@eupgroup.net.
Hiragana, katakana, conversation, vocabulary - Learn Japanese from what you love
Updated on
Nov 9, 2026
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  • No data shared with third parties
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    Location, Personal info and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted
  • Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

250K reviews
Kira Konovalova
December 14, 2020
speaking and listening practice is really fun, and there's also writing practice with stroke order and everything, not just for hiragana and katakana, but for kanji as well! really sets this app apart from, for example, duolingo, which doesn't allow you to learn stroke order. constant pop-ups about needing to buy premium are a little annoying, but the app is very well made and worth the money, i think.
51 people found this review helpful
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Language Skills Studio
December 15, 2020
Thanks for your support! Please recommend our app to your friends if it helps you learn Japanese, and don’t hesitate to email us at heyjapan@eupgroup.net if you have any questions.
TG L.
July 21, 2025
it's really good, but the "buy this" stuff it's a bit of an eyesore and it keeps crashing when I finish a unit, I have to close the app and enter once again so it allows me to keep going because otherwise it just keeps the next unit locked with the "you have to finish the previous unit" warning... if it weren't for this things the app would be practically perfect, it's so good to learn new words fast, some grammar rules and the writing order
184 people found this review helpful
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Language Skills Studio
July 22, 2025
Hello, I am sorry for the bad experience. Please send me the details of the problem you met at my email: heyjapan@eupgroup.net or our fanpage: https://m.me/heyjapan.eup. I will check and contact you. Please update your rating after the problem is solved. Thanks.
Monika Moni
November 10, 2026
best for beginners and people who wants to learn Japanese too quickly. the words and phrases are like too natural and uses in daily conversation. I recommend this app for all specially for beginners. they teach us in a very cute and friendly way.
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Language Skills Studio
November 11, 2026
What a wonderful review - thank you! We're so glad HeyJapan is helping you learn Japanese with natural conversation phrases and a friendly approach. If you ever have ideas for new lessons or features, we'd love to hear them at heyjapan@eupgroup.net. Keep up the great work! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)♡

What’s new

NEW: Vocabulary notebook 📒
• Words you learn are saved automatically
• Review right before you forget, with daily reminders
• Study with Flashcard, Writing, Speaking, Quiz and 4 games
• Words by topic, JLPT N5–N1 and courses
Open the Notebook tab to start!