Human Japanese HD | Learn Japanese with your personal sensei-in-

I’ve used this for years and love it. The addition of cultural elements on top of learning the language adds depth. I also use Duolingo, but only as an accompaniment.

I found out about this app through a sub Reddit, and I use it with the Anki app for my hiragana and katakana flash cards and Duolingo on my phone. I have found human Japanese makes me understand the language better, and helps me make sentences and questions, and learn conversational Japanese. Highly recommend this app

I’ve tried so many Japanese learning apps in the past year. Many now have AI. This one doesn’t and is a bit dated, but it explains the complexities of Japanese so well, it’s still worth $10-$15, cheaper than a text book. It seems like most of the app maker’s resources are going into the Satori Reader app, which is also great. This app is still a good starting point for Japanese, but it would great with a refresh and more kanji. Katakana could also be covered much earlier instead of spoon feeding it. Despite that, I’ve finally found an app I like and intend to stick with. Another plus to me is that it has a completion point; not an infinite amount of never ending lessons. I will need to supplement this with kanji learning on my own, but Wanikani and others make that easy to do.

I’ve tried lots of different Japanese learning apps, many of them very good, and I can truly say that this one will help to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the language. This one should go along with any of the others.

I have been on off studying Japanese for 14 years now and this is by far one of the easiest to understand and best organized! It is also hard to find apps that will teach you grammar anymore, it’s all pre-scripted phrases to get by. This app actually breaks down the language so you can know it inside and out to be able to actually speak like an educated person! Love it and highly recommend the purchase!

I wanted an app that taught not only conversational Japanese, the kind of phonetic mastery a tourist to Japan would need to order the right sushi and not end up with inappropriately prepared puffer fish, find where the bathroom is, etc., but how to read Japanese as well, so when you’re standing in that Tokyo bullet train station, you can competently find your way to the anime store by reading the signs. This is that app. It starts with hiragana, then katakana then the hardest: kanji. Over 10,000 kanji symbols, derived from Chinese (traditional, not simplified). If you want to really master Japanese you’ve come to the right place. It’ll will no longer be Greek to you.

It feels like you’re being talked to by a one on one tutor. My only gripe is that the app is not optimized for newer iPads (seeing as though it was last updated 6 years ago), but that being said, the content is amazing. Definitely recommend investing in this (especially since it’s a one time purchase, screw all the other subscription model apps). Also s/o to AbroadinJapan for the rec 😉

The only app I trust to learn Japanese - the only one in which I don’t need to constantly search up why and how things are written. I love it.

I would strongly recommend this app. It’s a textbook, but with lots of pictures, sound, some video, and links to deeper explanations of the words and sentences. It has animations of hiragana and katakana as well as tips on how to keep them straight. It’s great for initially learning about a topic. The author writes with humor and style. He even takes breaks to provide lessons on Japanese culture to break things up. It feels like a very personal experience. The app is titled ‘Human Japanese’ and that fits very well. The app can’t do everything on its own. I recommend the iphone/ipad app “Learn Japanese!” for help memorizing hiragana and katana. The “Learn Japanese to Survive” game series for PC (on Steam) is another great tool for learning the kana, especially if you like JRPG games. I also strongly recommend a note card program for vocabulary memorization. I use Anki, which is free on PC but available as a paid app on mobile. Finally, I would recommend Duolingo as a secondary source and review tool (but not as a primary source as Human Japanese is MUCH better at initially presenting material. Duolingo keeps me motivated and has an effective way of presenting information that helps you remember, but Duolingo’s Japanese course is very weak on explaining the material it initially presents. When you pair this Human Japanese app together with some other sources for memorization and review, its a super effective combination.

It’s not often you can sincerely say a language app is worth every penny...but, this one you can. I hope the author made some good money from this because this is laid out better than any learning app I’ve ever seen.