Kaku!: learn to write hiragana, katakana and kanji on your phone

1. Pick a characterHiragana, katakana or JLPT N5 kanji (kanji need the Sensei Pass).
2. Trace it with your fingerYou follow the correct stroke order, one stroke at a time.
3. Get instant correctionKaku! checks the order and shape of every stroke and corrects you on the spot.

Kaku! is an Android app for learning to handwrite Japanese. You practice hiragana, katakana and the basic JLPT N5 kanji by tracing them with your finger, with feedback on stroke order.

In Japanese, 書く (kaku) means “to write”: the app is built around learning a character by writing it, not only by recognizing it.

You can start for free: hiragana and katakana are available without paying.

Kanji are unlocked with the Sensei Pass, a one-time purchase of €2.39 (no subscription, yours for good). Starting costs nothing, and unlocking kanji costs about the price of a coffee.

For people starting Japanese who want to learn the kana and first kanji by writing them: self-learners, class students and anyone preparing for the JLPT N5.

Yes. You can practice offline. If you sign in with Google, your progress syncs.

Kaku! is available for Android on Google Play.

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