Skritter: Write Japanese

SKRITTER - THE WRITE WAY TO LEARN JAPANESE AND CHINESE

Remember every kanji you learn. Most Japanese apps ask you to recognize kanji. Skritter asks you to write them, because writing is a proven way to make a character stick in your long-term memory.

When you write kanji, you recall every part, so the next time you see one, you really know it.

Self-studying or taking classes? Learn to write Japanese hiragana, katakana and kanji with JLPT and textbook word lists, from your first kana to thousands of kanji.

✍️ WHY WRITING MAKES KANJI STICK
In Skritter you draw each kanji and kana from memory, stroke by stroke, with instant feedback on your stroke order. This active recall is why our learners remember the Japanese they study.

🧠 REMEMBER EVERY KANJI YOU LEARN
Our brains are actively trying to forget what we learn each day, so we combat that with our spaced repetition system (SRS). Your Japanese flashcards are scheduled for review just before you forget them, so you practice what is slipping. Study smarter, not harder.
Daily reminders keep your Japanese habit going and stop reviews piling up. A few minutes of kanji study a day keeps you on track, and over months that adds up to thousands of Japanese kanji.

🎎 START WITH HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA
Japanese is written in three scripts: hiragana, katakana and kanji. Start with our Learn Hiragana and Learn Katakana decks: kana flashcards with mnemonics that link each shape to its sound. Practice until you can write kana from memory and know the whole Japanese alphabet, then move on to kanji with a solid foundation.

🎓 TEST PREP: JLPT
• JLPT vocabulary decks for every level: JLPT N5, N4, N3, N2 and N1
• Study the kanji and vocabulary for your target level, from JLPT N5 and JLPT N4 up to JLPT N3, then review them with SRS until test day

📚 STUDY YOUR OWN TEXTBOOK
We cover popular Japanese textbook series, chapter by chapter. Find your textbook, jump to your chapter, study this week's kanji tonight.

🎬 HUNDREDS OF DECKS AND GUIDED COURSES
Start a Japanese course or a ready-made deck today:
• Japanese Stroke Order: a guided course on the principles of kanji stroke order. Correct stroke order is what makes handwriting balanced, so your writing gets faster and your kanji easier to read.
• Japanese 101: the essential first words and phrases
• Japanese travel decks for hotels, flights, taxis and shopping
• Friends and Family, Holidays and Celebrations, and many more

New Japanese decks are added regularly. You can also build your own vocab list in seconds.

⚡ SKRITTER FEATURES TO POWER UP YOUR LEARNING
• Example sentences showing each Japanese word in real context
• Mnemonics for hiragana and katakana
• Daily handwriting practice with instant feedback on every stroke
• Kanji readings, definitions and audio
• Learning tips and kanji breakdowns from expert Japanese teachers

🖊️ THREE WRITING MODES AS YOU IMPROVE
Your Japanese writing practice should get harder as you improve, and you can turn writing off entirely if you would rather drill readings and meanings.
• Default: strokes snap into place as you write, with hints when you are stuck. Ideal for your first kana and kanji.
• Raw squigs: no stroke snapping, so handwriting feels like pen and paper, with stroke recognition still on.
• Rawest squigs: no hints, no automatic grading. Write the whole kanji from memory, then grade yourself. Just like a classroom quiz.

⭐ SKRITTER PREMIUM
• Personalized SRS flashcard reviews
• Instant kanji handwriting and stroke order feedback
• Master writing kanji, readings and definitions
• JLPT, popular textbooks and hundreds of official decks
• Create custom study decks
• Web, mobile and offline support
• One Premium subscription covers both Skritter Japanese and Skritter Chinese

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