Japanese Writer — Kanji + Kana

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About this app

Are you learning Japanese, but struggling to master the writing system? Do you wish there was a fun way to confidently memorise stroke orders? Now there is!

Characters fall from the top of the screen. Can you write them before they hit the bottom?

Japanese Writer is a great new way to master writing Japanese characters, including hiragana, katakana, and more than 2,000 Kanji from JLPT levels 5 up to 1.

It has a built-in spaced repetition algorithm which keeps track of how well you're doing with each character. Those you're making mistakes with will appear more often during play!

It's also a great character reference. Look up any character by romanisation or by typing Japanese—you'll hear all its pronunciations and see the correct stroke order too.

All JLPT level 5 characters are free to play, and there's a fairly priced subscription option for those ready to take their learning further.
Learn kana and kanji through play!
Updated on
Feb 2, 2026

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  • Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

16 reviews
Julia Munoz
March 27, 2024
Fun and seems like a good way to practice kanji. I'm terrible at kanji and haven't written them in a long time so I need to practice. This is a good fun way. There is a little bug where it says pinyin bonus instead of I guess stroke order bonus? But not a big deal and understandable since this is based off their Chinese game and is a new release.
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trainchinese
March 27, 2024
Thanks for your kind review (the first!). Sorry about that "Pinyin" part—we'll remove that straight away =).
Taylor “Toge” Clements
April 3, 2024
The app has you write the kana or Kanji as a game, but it doesn't display the correct symbol while playing. I have images telling me to draw く but the kana it wants is actually は. After I draw the correct kana, it doesn't repair, rather it shows く again and asks for ろ. This app isn't adequate for writing practice or learning at all. It can't even do the basics of what it claims. Don't bother downloading it.
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trainchinese
April 4, 2024
We indeed had a bug affecting the Kana packs—we've just submitted a fix and it should be with you in the next couple of days. Thanks for this review! We rely on real experiences to keep improving =).
Jaiden Cecil
April 1, 2024
Kanji works alright, with the later levels being incredibly difficult. But, the hiragana hardly ever works. It will show と and then have me draw ま over it. And when i try to draw it, it makes me draw it somewhere else, not giving me credit for drawing it correctly. This app has promise, but needs work.
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trainchinese
April 4, 2024
Ah, this sounds like the bug affecting the Kana packs that we've just prepared a fix for. The update should be with you by the weekend. Thanks for reporting!

What’s new

This update fixes a pronunciation audio issue and updates the app upgrade options. Thanks for learning with Japanese Writer!