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Understand the songs you sing in Japanese.

Tap any word in the lyrics and see what it means right there, explained in English.

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.

針箱を開けて青い糸を選んだ

I opened the sewing box and chose the blue thread

擦り切れた跡さえ愛おしく思えるから

Because even the wear marks seem dear

結び目を固くして明日も着ていこう

I’ll tighten the knot and wear it tomorrow too

新しい服を買えば済む話でも

Even if it’s a matter that buying new clothes would settle

過ごした時間を手放したくはなくて

I don’t want to let go of the time I’ve spent

How it works

From stuck to got it.

In the app, a song becomes study in three moves: you listen, tap a word, and it comes back at the right time.

01Understand the song
next: ためる, save the word

Press play.

The karaoke lights up each word in time with the voice, and the line comes translated into English.The karaoke lights up each word in time with the voice.

Press play and watch each word light up

03Remember it at the right time
next: your songs

Remember it at the right time.

The word comes back with the line from the song. You say how it went.The word comes back with the line from the song.

Show the answer and say how it went

Your first stop is a song.

Songs and readings

Really understand what you hear.

  • 100+ songs
  • 13 genres
  • 30+ readings
  • N5 to N1 levels

Original songs in Japanese, from N5 to N1. The lyrics light up with the voice, and when you tap a word, Ginga explains what it means in that line.

Demo: the song plays in the Notebook, the lyrics light up with the voice, and when you tap a word, Ginga explains what it means in the line.

青い糸Blue Thread

  1. 袖口そでぐちのボタンが一ひとつだけ揺ゆれている

    Only one button on the sleeve cuff is swaying

  2. 色いろあせた生地きじは確たしかに古ふるいけれど

    The faded fabric is certainly old, but

  3. 針箱を開けて青い糸を選んだ

    I opened the sewing box and chose the blue thread

  4. 擦すり切きれた跡あとさえ愛いとおしく思おもえるから

    Because even the wear marks seem dear

  5. 結むすび目めを固かたくして明日あしたも着きていこう

    I’ll tighten the knot and wear it tomorrow too

  6. 新あたらしい服ふくを買かえば済すむ話はなしでも

    Even if it’s a matter that buying new clothes would settle

  7. 過すごした時間じかんを手放てばなしたくはなくて

    I don’t want to let go of the time I’ve spent

  8. 指先ゆびさきで小ちいさな輪わをくぐらせていく

    With my fingertips, I keep passing it through the small loop

  9. 擦すり切きれた跡あとさえ愛いとおしく思おもえるから

    Because even the wear marks seem dear

  10. 結むすび目めを固かたくして明日あしたも着きていこう

    I’ll tighten the knot and wear it tomorrow too

In the app, tap any word to see what it means in the line.

In the app, tap any word to see what it means in the line.

100+ songs · 13 genres

Records

Dig by genre

    • 日曜日の電話
    • 雨のちリビング
    • かえりみちのゆめ

    City pop3 of 12

    • ピアノの音とコーヒー
    • あたらしいいろのいえ
    • 調律の帰り道

    Jazz3 of 4

    • 夏祭りの輪
    • さむいよるのラーメン
    • 針の記憶

    Kayōkyoku3 of 8

    • 終電のまどから
    • 深夜の周波数
    • 夜明け前の足音

    Synthwave3 of 7

終電のまどから

N3Synthwave

  • Jazz
  • Kayōkyoku
  • Bossa nova
  • +8

Readings

Stories you already know

30+ readings, from the adapted tale to the original.

Start with the adaptation at your level and work up to the author’s own text, with every word explained in English.

  • N5Little Red Riding Hood赤ずきん
  • N5Momotaro, the Peach Boy桃太郎
  • N5The Grateful Craneつるの恩返し

From adaptation to original

  1. 1 · Adaptation · N5赤ずきんat your level
  2. 2 · Original · N1赤ずきんちゃんGrimm · transl. 楠山正雄 · Aozora

Read the story at your level, then the author’s own text.

Games

Learn Japanese by playing.

Two games, one vocabulary: every word you save while playing goes into your Review.

Busy day? One quick round keeps your Japanese alive. I play on the bus.

Game 1

Kyogi Karuta

How it plays
You hear the reading and grab the right card before your rival does.
What you learn
Quick listening: hiragana, katakana, words in kana, N5 kanji, N5-to-N1 vocabulary, and 20 poems.Quick listening: kana, N5 kanji, N5-to-N1 vocabulary, and 20 poems.
Why it’s fun
Rivals with personality: Grandma Fumi is patient; Lightning Kenta is fast and impulsive. Every hit adds to your combo.Rivals with personality, like patient Grandma Fumi and fast, impulsive Lightning Kenta.

At the app’s table, you grab the card なまえ before Grandma Fumi does. You grabbed it, combo ×3.

Game 2

Fluentei RPG

How it plays
You read the word in a real sentence and write it from memory, in kana. Get it right and your hero attacks.
What you learn
1,500 words from N5 to N1, each in real sentences explained in English.1,500 words from N5 to N1, in real sentences explained in English.
Why it’s fun
From Kana Universe to N1, with bosses to beat and 18 heroes to unlock.

In the app’s RPG, you write わたし from memory and get it right: the word 私 (“I”) is recalled, combo ×3.

Nekomachi · 猫町

Your words become a city.

In Nekomachi, every word you remember becomes a sign. With them, spots open and cats move in.

Your signs

  • あたたかい
  • コーヒー
  • ください

kudasai

ください

please, give me

You remember this word well.

  • 24 spots
  • 25 cats

QUESTIONS

Still have questions?

The most common answers are here.

Is there an app for Android and iPhone?

The Android and iPhone apps are coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.

I’ve never studied Japanese. Is this for me?

Yes. Starting from zero, you learn hiragana and katakana in Fluentei RPG’s Kana Universe, then move on to N5. If Japanese still sounds like a blur of sounds, the Notebook lights up the lyrics with the voice, word by word. And if you’ve been studying for a while, the catalog goes up to N1, and Kyogi Karuta trains your ear.

Will I pass the JLPT?

Each song and reading shows an approximate level, from N5 to N1, so you can choose what to study and track your progress. The reading, listening, and vocabulary you practice here help you prepare, and the certificate comes from the official JLPT exam.

You already listen to Japanese. Now you can understand it.

Songs, readings, your own texts, and two games, with explanations in English.

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play.