Nazoru: Kanji & Kana Practice

Elysoft Tecnologia Ltda

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About this app

Nazoru helps you practice writing Japanese, whether you want to follow your own path inside the app or practice the kana and kanji you are already seeing in your studies and daily life.

Use Nazoru as a companion to tools like WaniKani, Bunpro, Anki, and more, or start directly in Nazoru with the Paths tab. You are not locked into one study system. You can practice from external exposure, follow a path from scratch, or move between both whenever it makes sense for you.

One of Nazoru’s core ideas is Exposed Kanji: the kanji you have actually encountered in other apps, in words, in phrases, or out in the real world. When you sync with supported study tools, Nazoru can organize practice around what you have recently seen, what you may be getting wrong, and what needs attention next.

Start by tracing each character, then gradually rely less on guides as practice becomes more challenging step by step. Practice hiragana, katakana, kanji, words, or complete phrases, and build confidence as your writing memory gets stronger.

Nazoru helps you focus on what needs attention most. Memory strength shows when a character is starting to fade, and fading kanji are shown first so you can review them before they slip away. You can also practice similar and easy-to-confuse kanji together, making it easier to notice small differences and avoid common mix-ups.

There are no forced daily streaks, no overwhelming review piles, and no pressure to keep up with someone else’s schedule. Nazoru is built so you can practice when you want, at your own pace.

Features:
• Practice hiragana, katakana, kanji, words, and full phrases
• Sync with WaniKani, Bunpro, Anki, and more
• Follow your own path inside Nazoru
• Focus on kanji you have already been exposed to
• Learn by tracing, then gradually moving toward recall
• Practice similar and confusing kanji together
• See memory strength and fading kanji at a glance
• Review fading kanji first
• Study without forced streaks or growing review queues
• Get 5 practice sessions per day for free
• Practice on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch

Nazoru is built for Japanese learners who want a calmer, more flexible way to practice writing kana and kanji, with or without external study apps.

What’s new

Nazoru now has a dictionary built in:

• Example Words on kanji pages, plus 200,000+ words and 90,000 Example Phrases
• Word pages with Conjugations, Pitch accent, Related Words and more
• A much more advanced search: type romaji, a conjugated form, or a whole sentence
• You can now follow a Kana Path
• Daily reminders, and 5 free practices a day (up from 2)
• A redesigned practice screen that works better in landscape
• Improved performance and many UI fixes