HeyJapan: Learn Japanese

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About this app

Learn Japanese for beginners: from basic Hiragana characters to real-life Japanese conversations, with a structured learning path and short daily lessons.
- Trusted by over 10,000,000 learners worldwide
- Rated 4.8 with more than 50,000 reviews
- A beginner-friendly way to learn Japanese

Key Features of HeyJapan
1. Hiragana & Katakana — the essential foundation for learning Japanese
- Master all Hiragana characters in just 5 days
- Instant pronunciation feedback with speech recognition
- Animated stroke order guides for every character

2. Japanese Conversation — start speaking from your very first lesson
- More than 500 conversations for travel, daily life, and everyday communication
- Listen, repeat, and speak naturally to build real communication skills instead of memorizing sentences

3. Japanese Vocabulary — image flashcards for faster memorization
- Over 1,000 flashcards that connect Japanese words with images
- Kanji lessons include animated stroke order
- Vocabulary organized by level for steady progress

4. A personalized Japanese learning path
- Personalized lesson recommendations based on your level
- Improve long-term memory with spaced repetition
- Learn through games and interactive activities that make studying fun
- Unlock achievements and compete with friends on the leaderboard to stay motivated every day

HeyJapan is more than just a language learning app. It's your learning companion to help you master Japanese easily and effectively. Start learning Japanese today and discover the fascinating culture of Japan!

We always welcome your feedback and are ready to help resolve any issues. Our goal is to provide the best Japanese learning experience possible. If you encounter any problems, please let us know so we can continue improving the app. Contact us at: heyjapan@eupgroup.net
Learn Japanese for Beginners: Hiragana, Vocabulary & Conversation
Updated on
2 Nov 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

249K reviews
TG L.
21 July 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
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Language Skills Studio
22 July 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.
Henry
1 September 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
3 September 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: heyjapan@eupgroup.net
Vau S.
4 September 2026
Regret the money spent, and purchased too long ago for a refund. Continue buttons disappear in accessibility large text mode. The Alphabet Game speaks the syllable too quietly and does not show romaji, which makes an otherwise useful feature useless. Also no "smart drill" feature to review only those hiragana characters that you already reviewed. I've found Bunpo to be much more helpful, though more expensive.
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Language Skills Studio
7 September 2026
We're sorry for the frustration, and thank you for the detailed feedback! Good news - an in-depth Japanese vocabulary feature with continuous, spaced-repetition review is coming soon to help with what you're missing. For the button and audio/romaji bugs, please write to heyjapan@eupgroup.net so we can fix them. We hope to earn back your trust!

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