Japanese My Way

I cannot find the place in the app where I can write, and the app recognizes whether my strokes are right. I see the animated and automated stroke order, but nothing where one writes freehand. Can anyone help? (I tried the website but "contact us" link wasn't working.)

A little skeptical about purchasing this app at first, but I'm glad I did. LOTS of vocabulary and kanji to study. I don't think you'll run out of stuff to study. The only thing I'd like to bring up is the flash cards: it's really hard to read the words towards the bottom of the card. It's almost completely cut off. Other than, I advise any Japanese language lover like myself to really consider purchasing this app.

I absolutely love this app. it is fun to use and helps me study for my Japanese 1 class. HOWEVER, it is giving me trouble with the hiragana "ぴ" and "よ." I tap the help icon, and even when I trace the hiragana directly, it gives me a percentage in the single digits, typically not above 2%. I'm not sure if this is an effect of the update, but it makes practice difficult at times

I updated this app and have not been able to access practice decks since the update. I keep getting an error about cloud storage?

I love the stroke-recognition writing game/quiz--I can't find that anywhere else. The rest of the app is good too. The only thing holding me back from giving it four stars is the "wrong" buzzer that sounds even when I have the volume off. Is there a way to mute that for private study?

What can I say? This app is absolutely required if you are studying Japanese!!! It has vocabulary for many popular Japanese learning methods, such as JLPT (all levels), Genki I and II, and so on!!! I attend a Japanese class that uses Genki books, and I go to a class that has their own vocabulary and words. With JMW, I was able to create my own vocabulary/word sets and use it to study. The kanji recognition is very good. You can change how strict it judges your writing to forgivable for newibies up to super strict for the experienced. It syncs everything cloud including your learning progression, your custom word sets, and so on. While it is a wonderful app, it does sometime crash. However, the crashes are few and are between but enough for me not to give it 5 stars. However, if you are learning Japanese, this app is a must for you.

man, i love this app, but its been changing in a way that drives me nuts. before when you went through a deck, you could check your progress, see how frequently you missed words and choose the problem words. now it tells you none of that and instead has this silly progress meter that isn't helpful in the least! bring back the percentages, and allow me to reset them like i used to! its essential for me to see exactly what I'm missing and give myself a fresh start!

Provides various ways to study, including writing the kanji. Can also test yourself for recognition of meaning, etc. While studying, can get proper stroke order demonstrated. Great support from developer. Immediate, helpful response.

Not so long ago, I criticized this app for its clunky interface and outdated appearance. I also suggested a few small changes I thought might make the app better. I don't know if the developer read my comments, but EVERY complaint I had has been addressed, and many of the suggestions have been implemented. So far I LOVE the result! Creating lists is still easy. The grading system continues to be the best around, and seems to have even improved a bit. Navigation is much, much easier. Single errant strokes can now be erased. Missed kanji can be practiced before moving on. It makes me very happy to see this clever and helpful app return to 5-star form. Welcome back to the family of serious Japanese study applications!

This app is quite good for learning kanji, but there are a few frustrating flaws with the interface that prevent the app from truly shining. The Good: -Excellent variety of kanji and vocabulary for practice -Very satisfying writing mechanic - the kanji look beautiful when you draw them. Very smooth and sleek; perhaps the best I've ever seen. -The kanji rating mechanic is helpful when it works. I know my stroke order now! The Bad -The interface feels very sloppy, and many functions are counterintuitive. For example, when you change a set, you can't simply hit the back button, as it will take you back to the main menu. To make things worse, if you hit back and navigate your way back to the lesson, the app doesn't remember the preferences you set. Instead, you have to hit the "play" button on the bottom. This took me a while to figure out, and I honestly thought that the app was broken in the meantime. -Once you've been shown how to draw a kanji, it immediately disappears and you have no option to practice it until it comes back around, at which point you've likely forgotten one of the stroke orders (which will give you a wrong answer). -Some kanji are completely broken, and it is impossible to get a high enough score on them to succeed. 水 in particular is impossible to get correct, even if you follow the paths and stroke orders perfectly. I think this app has tremendous potential, but it's interface flaws hold it back. With a better interface, this would easily be a five star app.