Kyou Kanji: learn every JLPT kanji, N5 to N1

What's inside

Everything you need to remember kanji, nothing you don't

Short daily sessions, built around how memory works. Open the app, do today's reviews, learn a few new kanji, done.

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Reviews at the right time

Spaced repetition brings each kanji back just before you'd forget it. Rate how well you knew it and Kyou plans the rest.

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Start at your level

Already know the basics? Start at any JLPT level and mark the kanji you know, so you only study what's new.

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Words, not just characters

Every kanji comes with its meanings, on and kun readings, and the common words it appears in.

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Stroke order

See how each kanji is written, stroke by stroke or animated, for all 2,211 kanji.

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Your progress, everywhere

Sign in to keep your progress in sync between the web app and the Android app. Or don't: an account is optional.

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Calm and private

No ads and no tracking. Works offline, and the Android app can send one gentle reminder a day.

How it works

Ten minutes a day adds up

Pick where you start
Choose your JLPT level and how much you want to study. Kyou suggests a pace that fits your day.
Learn a few new kanji
See each kanji's meaning, readings and words, then test yourself and rate how well you knew it.
Review when they're due
Come back each day for the reviews that are due. A daily limit keeps a missed day from piling up.

A closer look

Made for your phone and your computer

The Study screen: today's reviews and the five JLPT levels with progress — **Today at a glance**Your reviews, streak and progress through each level.

A kanji's detail page with its meaning, readings and stroke order — **Every kanji in depth**Meanings, readings, stroke order and the words it's used in.

The Stats screen with a study calendar and progress for each level — **See yourself improve**A study calendar, your streak and how much you've learned.

Kyou Kanji on a computer: the kanji 会 with its meaning, readings and words beside it, and numbered rating buttons

On a computer, study with the keyboard: Space shows the answer, 1 to 4 rates it.

Five levels

From your first kanji to N1

Kanji are grouped by JLPT level, so you always know what to learn next. Beginner and Elementary are free forever.

N5Beginner79 kanji · free

日一人

N4Elementary166 kanji · free

会同事

N3Intermediate367 kanji

政議民

N2Upper intermediate367 kanji

党協総

N1Advanced1,232 kanji

氏統保

Pricing

Free while we're new

Every feature is free during early access. Later, Beginner and Elementary stay free forever, and Premium unlocks unlimited study at every level.

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Questions

Good to know

Is Kyou Kanji free?

Yes, completely, during early access. When Premium launches, Beginner and Elementary (N5 and N4) stay free forever, and you can keep learning the higher levels for free at 5 new kanji a day. Reviews are never limited.

Do I need an account?

No. Your progress is saved on your device. Create a free account only if you want to keep it safe and use it on more than one device.

Is there a phone app?

The Android app is coming soon to Google Play. Until then, the web app works on any phone: open it in your browser and add it to your home screen.

Does it work offline?

Yes. After your first visit, the web app keeps a copy of itself, so you can study without a connection. If you're signed in, your progress syncs when you're back online.

Where do the kanji lists come from?

The JLPT doesn't publish official kanji lists, so the levels follow widely used community lists. Meanings and readings come from KANJIDIC, words from JLPT vocabulary lists and JMdict, and stroke order from KanjiVG.

Learn every JLPT kanji, a few minutes a day.