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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  • Data is encrypted in transit
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  • Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

250K reviews
Mark Olson
September 26, 2022
Don't waste your time, they let you do the first few days worth or lessons for free, but then once you get to the second section they don't let you continue unless you subscribe.. Other apps at least let you continue with ads, but this one doesn't. That app itself is really nice, and the lessons were informative and put together nicely to help you memorize Japanese.. It's just a shame they don't have the option to continue with ads.
278 people found this review helpful
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Language Skills Studio
September 27, 2022
Thanks for your support! Please consider upgrading to continue studying and also give us the budget to create more lessons and features, and don’t hesitate to email us at heyjapan@eupgroup.net if you have any questions.
octopu5
July 4, 2022
Only teaches Japanese, so it does a really good job at teaching Japanese! Other apps will try to teach like 10 different languages, using the same method for all of them, and you end up not learning anything. If you can read katakana and hiragana, I suggest turning off romaji. It helped me with retention and recognizing kanji for faster reading. Also, it's soo satisfying answering using only Japanese characters!
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Paulie Ferzola
November 6, 2022
In my opinion Hey Japan is much better at teaching Japanese to anyone, than for example Duolingo. So far i have only used it for a few days but I am very satisfied with how much the application teaches you. Much detail! love it! I definitely will encourage anyone that is trying to learn Japanese, to try Hey Japan! Thank You to the developing team! Honestly, I can not say anything I don't like about the application.
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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!