HeyJapan: Learn Japanese

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4.7
223K reviews
5M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

HeyJapan – the Japanese learning app for everyone: from complete beginners in nihongo to those who want to improve their skills. With a mix of fun lessons and engaging japanese games, HeyJapan helps you learn Japanese and make progress every day without boredom.

Highlights of HeyJapan
- Start from zero: Master hiragana, katakana, and kanji with a detailed step-by-step roadmap
- Comprehensive japanese learning: Build all four skills – Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing – with rich japanese vocabulary and clear grammar explanations
- Learn through games: Play fun japanese games that train your memory and quick reflexes
- Personalized learning path: Lessons are tailored by level and topic to match your goals
- Practical application: Learn real-life phrases and conversations you can use immediately in daily life.

Key Features
- Step-by-step guidance on reading and writing hiragana, katakana, and kanji
- Flashcard + SRS system to memorize and retain japanese vocabulary long term
- Learn conversation with anime video dubbing: choose your favorite clip, listen – record – voice-over to improve reflexes and pronunciation in nihongo
- Minigames and challenges to keep learning fun and competitive
- JLPT preparation with practice tests and detailed answers
- Progress tracking system with badges to visualize your improvement every day.

Benefits of learning with HeyJapan
- Perfect for busy learners: just 15 minutes a day to keep moving forward
- Easy and stress-free japanese learning thanks to bite-sized lessons
- Rich content: useful for daily life and aligned with JLPT levels N5 to N3
- A large learning community on social platforms to share motivation and experiences in learning Japanese.

With HeyJapan, you don’t just learn Japanese from dry theory – you experience it. From the basic hiragana alphabet to advanced kanji, from simple japanese vocabulary to real conversations – everything is packed into one app. Start your japanese learning adventure with HeyJapan today and explore the fascinating world of nihongo!

📩 We are always ready to listen and improve. HeyJapan is committed to providing the best lessons for those who want to learn Japanese. However, mistakes are unavoidable – and we would love to hear your feedback to make the app better. Please contact us at heyjapan@eupgroup.net.
Updated on
Aug 19, 2025
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Ratings and reviews

4.7
211K reviews
Lee Cisneros
June 14, 2025
So far really great! The lessons on character strokes are really in depth and you can switch between hiragana and katakana at any time. The lesson path can be a bit confusing, but that may just be my opinion. The only problem I have is with a long ad popping up after every standard path lesson. While it is skippable after about 15 seconds, it can be really annoying. On a side note, I highly recommend using an irl journal to practice what you've learned each day. Great app compared to many others
6 people found this review helpful
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christian alexis Salcedo rodriguez
July 16, 2025
If you're using multiple devices, I don't recommend it. I have paid the premium version and expected to receive the full benefits for both of my devices, however, it didn't recognize my premium status in other devices, making it impossible to sync the lessons. Besides, the syncing method is odd and confuse, instead of automatically detect the highest progress, you have to manually download each time you want to sync your lessons. Furthermore this app have fewer examples to practice the language
5 people found this review helpful
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Language Skills Studio
July 17, 2025
Hello, I am sorry for the bad experience. Please send me the details of the problem you met at my email: heyjapan@eupgroup.net or our fanpage: https://m.me/heyjapan.eup. I will check and contact you. Please update your rating after the problem is solved. Thanks.
TG L.
July 21, 2025
it's really good, but the "buy this" stuff it's a bit of an eyesore and it keeps crashing when I finish a unit, I have to close the app and enter once again so it allows me to keep going because otherwise it just keeps the next unit locked with the "you have to finish the previous unit" warning... if it weren't for this things the app would be practically perfect, it's so good to learn new words fast, some grammar rules and the writing order
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Language Skills Studio
July 22, 2025
Hello, I am sorry for the bad experience. Please send me the details of the problem you met at my email: heyjapan@eupgroup.net or our fanpage: https://m.me/heyjapan.eup. I will check and contact you. Please update your rating after the problem is solved. Thanks.

What’s new

We update the app regularly to provide you with the best learning experience. Please upgrade to the new version with new improvements. Thank you for supporting HeyJapan.
Synthetic alphabet pronunciation.