Yomoo: Easy Japanese Reading

Fluency Tool

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About this app

Japanese Reading Practice with Real Japanese News

YoMoo is a Japanese reading practice app for learners who want to learn Japanese through real content, not textbook exercises. Open an article. Furigana appears above every kanji, every word is tappable, and the dictionary is one tap away. Keep reading.

Practice reading Japanese at your level:
- Simplified N4-N5 news articles for beginner and intermediate learners
- Full native Japanese news for N3 through N1
- JLPT practice passages from N5 to N1, offline and ready without an internet connection
- Aozora Bunko — thousands of classic Japanese literature texts, free
- Japanese Wikipedia across 9 subject categories
- Import anything: paste text, upload a PDF, open a DOCX, or scan Japanese text with the camera

Every article includes:
- Furigana above every kanji — toggle always-on or unknown-words-only as your reading improves
- One-tap dictionary with reading, definition, part of speech, and JLPT level (N5 through N1)
- Text-to-speech with synchronized sentence highlighting — listen and follow along
- Pre-cached English translation — one tap, no waiting
- JLPT color-coded badges — see at a glance whether an unfamiliar word is N5 or N1 territory

Practice reading Japanese and build vocabulary at the same time:
- Save words from your reading session with one tap
- Filter your saved vocabulary by JLPT level — review your N3 unknowns, track your N1 collection
- Built-in SRS quiz and flashcard review
- Export to AnkiDroid or CSV — bring your reading vocabulary into your existing Anki workflow
- Vocabulary and reading history persist across sessions

Who it is for:
- Beginners with hiragana and katakana: start with simplified N4-N5 news and JLPT N5 passages
- Intermediate learners (N4-N3): read real news in the simplified version, then try the original
- Advanced learners (N2-N1): native news, classic literature, and Japanese Wikipedia
- JLPT candidates at any level using reading as exam practice
- Anki users who want their flashcard deck fed by real reading sessions

Free. No account required.
Install and start your first Japanese reading practice session. No sign-up, no email. This is one of the few free apps to learn Japanese reading with real native content and zero paywalled core features. The dictionary downloads once on first use. Everything else is ready from the first launch.