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言葉 Kotoba 原稿用紙

type to learn japanese · ことば

Learn Japanese by typing.

Words fall — you type them before they land. Kana, kanji, JLPT vocabulary and grammar, as a survival typing game.

あkana 漢kanji N5JLPT vocab 助grammar

Free · no signup · progress saved in your browser

がっこう 学校 gakkougakkou
↑ type the reading

Enter — begin

first · はじめに

Do you already read hiragana?

This sets where you begin. You can change it anytime.

1–3 pick · Enter continue

your path · 学びの道

Step 1 · start here

Enter — start · Esc — back

言葉 Kotoba 原稿用紙

your path · 学びの道

Your path

復
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your ladder · 学びの段

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Falling sentences — type the particle romaji (は → ha)

Enter — start · Esc — back

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    Enter — next · R — again · Esc — home

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    Particle cheat sheet

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    Particles and JLPT patterns with examples

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