Interactive Learning · Book 1

The Japanese Gengo

A digital companion for the print-first textbook: chapter navigation, gentle progress memory, and kanji review that turns Story Cards into personal recall.

Story first Hooks second No scores

Book 1 shell

Chapter path

Mark chapters as read when you finish them in the print book. This is a memory aid, not a streak.

0 / 8 chapters marked

Deep interactive feature

Kanji Bank: choose your hooks

Each tile keeps the origin honest, then asks which personal mark helps you remember the story.

0 kanji personally tagged

Low-stakes retrieval

Review modes

No score, no timer. The point is to bring the story back a little faster.

Private practice

Story Recall

Look at the kanji. Say or write what you remember. Then reveal the friend details.

Recall first, then reveal.

Friend Check

Read the hook and choose the kanji friend it belongs to. The answer explains itself.

Choose a friend.

My Difficult Ones

This view uses your own Confusing and Needs Review marks from the Kanji Bank.