Learn Japanese: HeyJapan

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About this app

HeyJapan helps you learn Japanese starting from what you already love: anime, Japanese culture, travel, or simply the wish to speak Japanese. With a beginner-friendly method and just 15 minutes a day, Japanese learning feels natural from day one - you speak more as you learn
- Over 10,000,000 learners worldwide
- 4.8 stars from more than 50,000 reviews
- An easy, effective way to start your Japanese learning

Why learners choose HeyJapan?
For beginners, Japanese often comes with a few familiar hurdles: an unfamiliar alphabet, shaky pronunciation, overwhelming kanji, and the feeling of learning Japanese for months without ever really speaking. HeyJapan understands this and builds every feature to remove those roadblocks - so you don't just memorize, you truly learn Japanese and speak it.

Key features
- In-depth Hiragana & Katakana - Master the full alphabet with spaced repetition, native audio, and demonstration videos.
- Learn to speak Japanese through anime dubbing - Dub your favorite characters and get instant scoring and pronunciation feedback, so your progress is easy to see.
- 1,500+ topic-based vocabulary words - Each word comes with example sentences, images, and audio; a smart review system helps you remember longer.
- Build lessons around what you love - Anime, travel, food… or any topic of your own, complete with vocabulary, sample sentences, and relevant conversations.
- Stroke-order writing practice - Write each character in the correct stroke order to remember its shape and write more beautifully.
- Systematic Kanji & grammar - Learn kanji by meaning and reading; grammar is split into small lessons with short, clear explanations.

With HeyJapan, you can
- Say your first Japanese sentences in your very first week
- Handle basic conversations with confidence on a trip to Japan
- Watch your favorite anime without subtitles
- Understand Japanese culture more deeply with every lesson

We're always here to help and to listen. HeyJapan works hard to deliver quality Japanese lessons, but bugs are sometimes unavoidable - we'd love your feedback to keep making the app better. Reach us anytime at heyjapan@eupgroup.net.
Hiragana, katakana, conversation, vocabulary - Learn Japanese from what you love
Updated on
Nov 9, 2026

Data safety

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

250K reviews
Luke Ayres
July 14, 2021
Overall this a great app and I am happy with the price I paid (£20) for lifetime access. The app however has many bugs and odd quirks, I've occasionally completed an exercise but the app won't recognise it as competed and I have to take the lesson again. Some exercises require listening to a speaker, these can't be skipped and this makes it difficult to study when I'm outside in public.
59 people found this review helpful
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Language Skills Studio
July 15, 2021
Thanks for your support! We are sorry for the uncompleted experiences. We will try to make it better in the future. Please recommend HeyJapan to your friend if the app helps you learn Japanese, and don’t hesitate to email us at heyjapan@eupgroup.net if you have any questions.
Alexander Jackson
November 3, 2020
The app itself is great, it's much better than Duolingo or Busuu. There seem to be a few minor grammatical errors in the English translation, and the app itself seems to malfunction a bit, eg. After I finish a section and exit the app it doesn't save the progress and I have to go back and redo the section. Other than that though, this app is probably one of the best out there for learning Japanese. I would recommend adding a kanji study section.
151 people found this review helpful
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Language Skills Studio
November 4, 2020
Thanks for your support! Please recommend our app to your friends if it helps you learn Japanese, and don’t hesitate to email us at heyjapan@eupgroup.net if you have any questions.
Kady
November 10, 2022
By far my favourite app for learning Japanese. It goes straight into learning useful vocab and sentences which I love. I hate it when apps give you random vocab with no context because it's harder to remember & you don't learn any sentence structure alongside it. I wish there was some sort of revision tool? Like somewhere to go over past sentences and vocab. It'd be easier than going in each lesson. On my phone it's a bit buggy and freezes, but is totally fine on my tablet so idk if it's the app
39 people found this review helpful
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Language Skills Studio
November 11, 2022
Hello, please send me the detail of the problem you met at my email: heyjapan@eupgroup.net or our fanpage: https://m.me/heyjapan.eup. I will check and get back to you. Please update your rating after the problem is solved. Thanks.

What’s new

NEW: Vocabulary notebook 📒
• Words you learn are saved automatically
• Review right before you forget, with daily reminders
• Study with Flashcard, Writing, Speaking, Quiz and 4 games
• Words by topic, JLPT N5–N1 and courses
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