Learn Japanese: HeyJapan

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265K reviews
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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 [email protected].
Hiragana, katakana, conversation, vocabulary - Learn Japanese from what you love
Updated on
Nov 9, 2026
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Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • This app may collect these data types
    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
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: [email protected] or our fanpage: https://m.me/heyjapan.eup. I will check and contact you. Please update your rating after the problem is solved. Thanks.
Caroline Maubeuge
October 23, 2026
Only few chapters for free, i must pay to continue learning If I had money for this app i would pay classes with a teacher instead I understand the fact that we need to pay for some lessons, but the fact that theres NOTHING ELSE that the beginning for free ??? dont promote this as a free app - its expensive. there's just a FREE TRIAL
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Language Skills Studio
October 26, 2026
We hear you, and we’re sorry for the frustration! Actually there’s quite a lot free - the first lessons of several courses are open, so you can keep learning Japanese before paying. Premium unlocks the rest and keeps our small team going. We also run special offers, so keep an eye out! For questions, reach us at [email protected]
Henry
September 1, 2026
The app only allows you to learn a few characters from the Japanese alphabet for free, locking the rest behind a paywall, but giving you no opportunity for a free trial or a money-back guarantee, to see whether the content offered is worth paying a high price for. The writing feature is also deeply flawed, only accepting the strokes of a character, if it's drawn within a precise area of the screen, meaning you have to draw it over and over until you find the right spot.
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Language Skills Studio
September 3, 2026
Hi Henry! Thanks for explaining. Every course has free lessons to try before deciding, and we run good promotions sometimes - we're a small team, so part of the content is paid to keep improving. You're also right the writing detection is too strict on stroke position, and we're improving it. More: [email protected]

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
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