Read your way into Japanese
From your first kana to your first novel, Yomidori teaches you every kanji along the way.
Your new home for reading Japanese
- 1Import any JapanesePhotos, books, the web, audio/podcasts, or pick from our library.
- 2Instant lookups and translationsTap a word for its reading and meaning. Hold a sentence for the English translation.
- 3Save the words you want to learnTap the bookmark to save words and their kanji for your daily reviews.
- 4Listen alongPress play and the reader follows the audio, highlighting each line as it's spoken.
しい
本屋
to read?取込
「ねえ、この近くにいい喫茶店ある？」
「うん、駅前の店がおすすめだよ。」
「じゃあ、放課後に行こう。」
Remember every kanji with a story.
- 1Watch it writtenSee the stroke order. Replay it any time.
- 2Read the storyA samurai selling his crown. Tap a part to see why it looks that way.
- 3Write it backRecall the story, then write the kanji from memory.
The stands over his laid out on the stall cloth, planted. Today even the crown must sell
Daily reviews for words and kanji.
- 1Complete your daily reviewsEvery day, the words and kanji from your reading that are due come back to you.
- 2Review your kanjiWrite each one from memory. The story is there if you need it.
- 3Review your wordsRecall each word in the sentence you read it in.
しい
うん、駅前の 喫茶店がおすすめだよ。
“Yeah, the café in front of the station is my recommendation.”The 士samurai stands over his 冖crown laid out on the stall cloth, 儿legs planted. Today even the crown must sell
The 士samurai stands over his 冖crown laid out on the stall cloth, 儿legs planted. Today even the crown must sell
Don't know a single character? No problem.
Learn hiragana and katakana in the app, then read short dialogues written for beginners.
Both alphabets
Hiragana and katakana, taught stroke by stroke with the same writing practice you get for kanji. Listen to each sound as you learn it.
Beginner dialogues
Short conversations for beginners, written with the words you already know. Read along, or listen and follow the text.
Real Japanese
When you're ready, follow Japanese teachers and their podcasts, or bring your own books and web pages. Everything opens in the same reader.
Start for free.
Free
Read, listen, save up to 500 words and review them every day. No account needed.
Join the beta- The reader, with instant word lookups
- Daily reviews for words and kanji
- Import your own photos, books and web pages, with on-device OCR
- A 500-word limit on saved words
- Every hiragana and katakana, with stories and unlimited writing practice
- Your first kanji, with their stories
Premium
The full kanji course, and all the advanced features, without the free limits.
Join the beta- All 2,136 kanji, each with its story
- Save as many words as you like
- Sentence translations
- Advanced AI OCR for photos and scans
- Listen with the screen off
- Transcribe your own audio and podcasts
- Premium content from our partner teachers
- Your library on all your devices
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Yomidori is in beta on iPhone and Android. Everyone in the beta gets Premium free, and anyone who shares feedback gets 6 more months free after launch.