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 2, 2026
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  • 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

249K reviews
Max M.
October 15, 2025
The app is great for beginning to learn japanese. It explains the grammar very good and you learn the vocabulary as well as the writing system. However, the gamification factor is not that big, making it difficult so stay on track after some weeks. PS: The free version is okay for testing the app, but the lifetime Premium version is often on sale so it should be pretty affordable.
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Language Skills Studio
October 16, 2025
Hello, thanks for your constructive feedback. We'll review your suggestion and continue to improve our app. Please recommend HeyJapan to your friend if the app helps you learn Japanese vocabulary and grammar easily, and don’t hesitate to email us via heyjapan@eupgroup.net if you have any questions.
VLAD K
October 29, 2025
I actually tried learning Japanese with Duolingo, but it was going not great, so I changed to this app. And honestly, not overreacting, this was a wonderful choice! It's designed great, motivational and cute. Also I usually start with the alphabet and I really loved that you can't do everything in just one day, but you can progress with each day a bit more with the hieroglyphics (I am not sure if it's really called that, I hope you understand what I mean). Thx to the devs that made this app <3
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Emilia Jordan
February 6, 2022
This app is so super. But I only give it a 1 star because look, you start learning a few lessons and then when you're really into it you need to spend a lot of money. Yes. If you compare it it's cheap. But it's still a lot at once. What about the teens our here wanting to learn it? You could've at least make an actual monthly pay or unlock by watching ad feature. I made the free lessons and will look for a new app now. Totally disappointed.
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Language Skills Studio
February 7, 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.

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