You recognise the Japanese form
Strengthen precise, common meanings without turning every word into a long dictionary entry.
JAPANESE VOCABULARY APP · N5 TO N3
Learn Japanese vocabulary that stays connected to meaning.
Meet words inside lessons, hear them, read them, retrieve them and use them in sentences. Smart SRS keeps recognition, reading, listening and production from becoming the same score.
N5–N3 course vocabularyFour mastery signalsPersonal word lists
WHY THIS MATTERS
Knowing a word has more than one form
A Japanese word can look familiar on a flashcard and remain unavailable in speech. You may know its English meaning but miss the kanji reading, or understand it in a sentence without being able to produce it yourself.
Japanese tracks those connections separately. Course words begin in context, return through different question types and enter spaced review based on the part of the skill that still needs work.
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
Build vocabulary that survives outside the flashcard.
Use this path when you recognise lists but miss familiar words in audio, hesitate over readings or cannot retrieve the word inside a sentence.
You know the meaning but miss the word
Connect kanji, kana and pronunciation so the same item is accessible in reading and listening.
You understand the word but cannot retrieve it
Reverse recall and sentence prompts require the Japanese before revealing it.
FROM KNOWING TO DOING
Four different ways to know one Japanese word.
How a new word moves from context into long-term memory.
Recognise the meaning
Understand a word when its Japanese form is already visible.
Reach the reading
Produce the sound from kana or kanji without depending on rōmaji.
Catch it in speech
Identify the word when sounds connect inside a sentence.
Retrieve it yourself
Reach the Japanese word when a meaning, situation or sentence gap comes first.
HOW THE APP TRAINS IT1 2 3 4
Meet words in a unit
Vocabulary is selected for a communicative goal, not added as an unrelated daily list.
Connect sound and writing
Readings, pronunciation, kanji and meaning remain visible as parts of the same word.
Practise several directions
Recognition, recall, listening and sentence questions prevent one easy card type from hiding a gap.
Schedule the weak part
Spaced repetition brings fragile knowledge back sooner and gives reliable recall more room.
CONCRETE LEARNING MAP
Four parts of knowing a Japanese word.
A word becomes dependable when its form, reading, meaning and usage can support one another across several contexts.
StageFocusPracticeEvidence of progress
Encounter
Common meaning, reading and a useful example
Course context with audio and optional word help
Identify what the word contributes to the sentence
Retrieve
Japanese-to-meaning and meaning-to-Japanese access
SRS recall, listening recognition and typed answers
Produce the word without a visible answer bank
Use
Collocation, register and changed contexts
Sentence building, reading and personal saved-word review
Choose the word naturally when a related alternative is possible
ONE WORD, SEVERAL CONNECTIONS
Learn more than an English definition
大丈夫だいじょうぶ · daijōbuokay; all right; no problem
WHAT THE EXERCISE TRAINS
You first meet 大丈夫 inside a situation, hear its pronunciation and notice how the intended meaning changes with the question or response. Review can later ask for its reading, meaning, sound or use instead of repeating one card.
- Recognise the written form
- Catch it in a spoken reply
- Retrieve it for the situation
A PLAN YOU CAN REPEAT
A sustainable vocabulary session.
Keep the new set small enough that old words still receive retrieval, sound and context.
- 6 MIN
Recall due words
Answer before flipping, and mark whether the gap was meaning, reading, sound or production.
- 4 MIN
Add five useful words
Take them from the current course unit or a saved dictionary lookup rather than a random frequency dump.
- 5 MIN
Meet them in context
Read or listen to complete lines, then build one changed sentence with the least secure word.
AVOID THE COMMON DETOURS
Adding more words than you can revisit
A growing queue creates exposure without durable retrieval.
Limit new items until due reviews remain manageable and accurate.Learning one English gloss
The gloss may identify the word but cannot show its range or natural partners.
Use one clear core meaning plus a sentence that demonstrates normal use.Counting recognition as mastery
Seeing the answer in a list is easier than finding it in speech or producing it.
Review in both directions and include listening or sentence recall.WHAT IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED
The vocabulary system beyond a flashcard deck.
Concrete coverage for this level or skill, connected to lessons, practice and review.
Course vocabulary
The progression works toward roughly 800 target words at N5, 1,700 cumulative words at N4 and 3,900 by N3. These are transparent course targets, not claims about official JLPT lists.
Vocabulary trainer
Choose course words, saved dictionary entries or due items. Focus sessions can target meaning, reading, sound or active production.
Personal review queue
Save a word from the dictionary or course, then review it with the same system. The word remains connected to readings, examples and the lessons where it appears.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Know what to expect before you start.
Direct answers about level, scope, support and offline learning.
How many Japanese words does the course teach?＋
The course targets roughly 800 words at N5, 1,700 cumulative at N4 and 3,900 by N3, while the offline dictionary contains 20,000 entries.
Does the vocabulary app use spaced repetition?＋
Yes. Review timing adapts to performance, and mastery is separated across recognition, reading, listening and production.
Can I add my own words from the dictionary?＋
You can save dictionary entries to your personal word list and move them into review.
Does vocabulary practice work offline?＋
Course vocabulary, saved words, pronunciation through the device voice and spaced reviews are designed for offline use.
15 COMPLETE BEGINNER LESSONS FREE
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Learn, practise, review and complete the first three N5 units before deciding whether to unlock the full path to N3.