One climb, five camps
Pick your level and the lesson list follows it. Each level below shows its true share of the climb — and a first taste of its words.
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Greetings, numbers, the words of daily life — where everyone starts.
- 私 わたし watashi I, myself
- 友達 ともだち tomodachi friend
- 学校 がっこう gakkou a school
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School, work, the neighbourhood — and the words that glue sentences together.
- 試験 しけん shiken an exam
- 夢 ゆめ yume a dream
- 将来 しょうらい shourai (in the) future
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The long middle: the vocabulary that turns phrases into conversation.
- 目的 もくてき mokuteki purpose, goal, aim
- 解決 かいけつ kaiketsu settlement
- 環境 かんきょう kankyou environment, circumstance
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Newspapers, meetings, opinions — Japanese the way adults actually use it.
- 確率 かくりつ kakuritsu probability
- 主役 しゅやく shuyaku leading part
- 制作 せいさく seisaku work (e.g., film, book)
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Government, law, nuance. The summit — 2,699 words wide.
- 概念 がいねん gainen general idea, concept, notion
- 理性 りせい risei reason, sense
- 措置 そち sochi measure, step
Five ways into every lesson
A word rarely sticks the first time. Every lesson can be worked five ways, shallow to deep — and then the scoring starts.
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Vocab List
Browse & hear all words
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Flashcards
Swipe right if you know it
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Train
Swipe to the right answer
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Match
Pair each word with its meaning
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Learn
Rebuild the reading from tiles
Then sit the test in miniature
Every lesson ends in a ladder of challenges: ten questions a rung, 80% to pass, three stars for a perfect run. The rungs harden as you climb — first you recognise the word, then you recall it, and near the top you only hear it, spoken aloud with nothing on screen. Pass a rung and the next one opens.
Sweep the opening lessons — three stars on every challenge — and the whole of N5 unlocks for good, free.
The fine print, up front
- Works offline
- Every lesson, every word and every audio clip ships inside the app. Planes and subways welcome.
- Every word, spoken
- All 7,972 words — and every kana — carry their own audio clip in a clear synthesised voice.
- No account
- Nothing to sign up for and nothing to remember. Progress syncs privately between your devices through iCloud.
- Kana included, free
- A complete hiragana and katakana section with five drills of its own — free for everyone, no unlock needed.
- Meanings in your language
- Word meanings in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese; the interface speaks 19 languages — and you choose the two separately.
- Premium, sized to your test date
- Start free and see how it fits. Premium opens all 201 lessons — subscribe for 1, 3 or 6 months, or pay once and it’s yours forever.
The next chapter
Bonsai JLPT comes from the maker of Japanese Daily — the teal app where many people meet their first Japanese words. That one gets beginners started; this one is built for the long climb, from your first N5 word to your last N1 lesson.
Meet Japanese Daily →