Japanese study resources
Printable study cards, human-recorded hiragana pronunciation, short interactive lessons, and JLPT N5 kanji practice.
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Nipyon Go! · A beginner Japanese book
Learn Japanese
through stories.
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A 52-page illustrated book for beginners. Meet memorable characters, try everyday Japanese, and discover 38 kanji in context.
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Meet your story companions
Come on in! A little adventure awaits.
Let’s try our first Japanese words together!
Take your time. I’ll help you find your way.
How this was made
Japanese teaching, JRPG storytelling, and a little digital companionship shaped Nipyon Go!
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Printable study cards, voiced hiragana, short lessons, and kanji practice. Free to explore, with no account needed.
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Print one and take it with you
Open a kana chart, a travel phrase card, or a compact reference page. Something you can stick on the fridge, tuck in a bag, or keep beside the book while you practise.
- All levels
- Printable
- No account
Open Study Shelf
A short lesson with a pulse
Try one useful phrase or pattern in five to ten minutes. Hear it, reveal it, say it, and keep moving. Perfect for the days when a full chapter feels like too much.
- Beginner
- Interactive
- 5–10 minutes
Open Study Bites
Hear every sound
Japanese has 107 hiragana sounds here, each recorded by a real person. Press play, say it out loud, and let the shapes stop looking strange one row at a time.
- Beginner
- 107 sounds
- Human voice
Open Mofuna's Hiragana
Meet a kanji, not a list
Each note gives you the shape, a story for remembering it, its readings, and a real word it lives inside. Read two or three, then let the book bring them back in context.
- JLPT N5
- Shape stories
- Stroke order
Open Nara Notes