日本語 · Learn Japanese with Lena

Japanese, made addictive.

7,788 vocabulary, 2,057 kanji with stroke order, 445 grammar points and real JLPT mocks — one guided path. Earn XP, keep your streak and pick up on your phone right where you left off.

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Level 10 XP

足軽ASHIGARU · RANK 1/7

7,788Vocabulary words
2,057Kanji · stroke order
445Grammar points
73Guided lessons

The roadmap · 道

Your path, one step at a time

73 guided lessons and 10 phase tests walk you from your first kana to JLPT N5. No choices to agonize over — the roadmap always shows the next step.

Lessons 1–13 are free with an account — hiragana, katakana and your first sentences.
Lena coaches every lesson, and phase tests explain each answer you miss.
+10 XP for every lesson, +20 for every phase test.

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Phase 1: Script & Language BasicsLessons 1–7Free
Phase 2: Sentence Structure & CopulaLessons 8–13Free
Phase 3: Particles (VERY IMPORTANT)Lessons 14–21Pro
Phase 4: Verbs – FoundationsLessons 22–31Pro
Phase 5: AdjectivesLessons 32–37Pro
Phase 6: Existence & Basic FunctionsLessons 38–43Pro
Phase 7: The Te-Form (〜て)Lessons 44–49Pro
Phase 8: Informal Speech & Nai-FormLessons 50–54Pro
Phase 9: Advanced N5 Grammar, Usage & CountersLessons 55–70Pro
Phase 10: JLPT N5 Exam FocusLessons 71–73Pro

Everything in one dojo · 学ぶ

Every part of Japanese, in one place

Kana to kanji, words to grammar, flashcards to full mock exams. Every module works on its own, and every one feeds the same XP, streak and daily goal.

RoadmapYour guided path from kana to JLPT N5 · 13 of 73 lessons free

KanaHiragana · Katakana KanjiStroke order & readings VocabularyWords by JLPT level GrammarPatterns & particles FlashcardsKnow it or review later · 暗記 QuizTest your skills SpeakingConversation practice JLPT mocksTimed N5 & N4 exams

XP · levels · ranks

Earn XP, climb the ranks

Every lesson, quiz, flashcard and conversation earns XP. Every 150 XP is a level — 50 levels across seven samurai ranks, from 足軽 Ashigaru to 将軍 Shogun.

Level 9

90 / 150 XP

+10 a lesson, +8 a known card, +40 a strong mock (80%+).

Streak

12days

Study a little every day and the flame keeps burning.

Daily goal

75%

15 / 20 min

Pick a pace from 5 to 60 minutes; the ring fills as you study.

It all syncs with the Android app. XP, level, rank, streak and daily goal live on one account — study at your desk on the web and keep your streak alive on your phone.

The seven ranks · 七つの段位

Lv 1 → 50

足軽 ASHIGARUYOUCurrent rankLV 1–7
浪人 RONINLockedLV 8–14
武士 BUSHILockedLV 15–21
侍 SAMURAILockedLV 22–28
剣豪 KENGOLockedLV 29–35
大名 DAIMYOLockedLV 36–42
将軍 SHOGUNLockedLV 43–50

Everyone starts as 足軽 Ashigaru. Where will you be in a year?

Lena AI · レナ先生

Ask Lena anything

Lena is LenGaki's AI sensei. Ask about a grammar point, a word, a kanji or Japanese culture, and she answers like a patient teacher — with examples, readings and romaji.

Save any word she teaches straight to your list.
3 free messages every day, unlimited with Pro.
Your chats are on your account in the app too.

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AI sensei · online

は vs が?

Great question! は marks the topic — what you're talking about. が marks the subject, often new information.私は学生です。 — As for me, I'm a student.

JLPT mock exams · 模試

Sit a real JLPT before test day

6 full N5 and N4 mock exams — 18 papers and 456 questions, recorded listening audio included. Timed like the real thing, with an explanation for every answer.

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N5 sets 1 & 2 are free.