A Star Japanese

Kenny Ng

About this app

Learn Japanese from zero to JLPT N1 — completely free, no ads, no subscription.

A Star Japanese is a Japanese learning app for beginners through advanced learners. Follow a beautifully designed winding learning path through 115 bite-sized lessons across 15 modules.

JLPT N5 FOUNDATION (5 modules)
Hiragana — all 46 characters plus dakuten and handakuten
Katakana — 46 characters plus common loanwords
Grammar — particles, verbs, adjectives, sentence structure, conditionals
Vocabulary — numbers, time, food, travel, body & health, home, weather, restaurant phrases
Kanji — 100+ essential characters with readings and compounds

JLPT N4 INTERMEDIATE (3 modules)
N4 Grammar — passive, causative, potential, comparisons, wishes, reported speech — now with romaji on every example sentence
N4 Vocabulary — work, school, emotions, society, travel, events, food culture
N4 Kanji — 50+ intermediate kanji for verbs, descriptions, feelings, places, body & nature

JLPT N3 INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED (3 modules)
N3 Grammar — "Only" nuance, changes/habits, expectations, cause/effect with feeling
N3 Vocabulary — workplace Japanese (報連相 trio!), feelings, modern tech, travel
N3 Kanji — advanced verbs, society & people, nature, time and days

JLPT N2 UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (3 modules)
N2 Grammar — logical reasoning, proportional change, concession, compulsion & inevitability
N2 Vocabulary — business & workplace, society & news, emotions, natural expressions
N2 Kanji — abstract thought, society & economy, environment & science, actions & duty

JLPT N1 ADVANCED (1 module) — NEW!
N1 Grammar — 8 lessons of near-native, literary-register grammar: instant-timing patterns (が早いか・や否や・なり・そばから), extreme degree (極まりない・の極み), precision emphasis (すら・だに・てこそ), compulsion & concession (を禁じ得ない・ものの・にもかかわらず), "no matter what" (〜うが・であれ〜であれ), limits (をおいて他にない・にたえない), and literary cause & manner (ゆえに・とあって・ずくめ)

INTERACTIVE LEARNING
950+ spaced repetition flashcards powered by the SM-2 algorithm
550+ practice exercises across 6 question types
Comprehension checks at the end of new lessons gate completion until you understand
45 dedicated listening drills — words, sentences, and dialogues — plus in-lesson Listen & Choose exercises woven through every level
10 graded reading stories with comprehension questions
JLPT N5 mock exam with timed sections
Stroke order practice for 120 characters
Particle game (60 drills), personalised Quick Review

GAMIFIED & FUN
Winding anime-style learning path with curved dotted trails
Tappable bonus emojis that cheer you on in Japanese (Ganbatte! Sugoi!)
Hoshi the fox mascot on every lesson
24 Japan-themed floating decorations
XP, levels, streaks, freeze shields, animated celebrations
Works offline for all lesson content

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What’s new

Reading-first lessons (from your feedback), 5 new N2 lessons (157 total).

Fixes: Match-the-Pairs alignment, Learn-path auto-scroll, and long exercises hiding answers off-screen.