Kana AlternativesLanguage Learning Tools and other similar apps like Kana

Kana is described as 'Hone your Japanese skills by matching romanized characters to their correct hiragana and katakana counterparts' and is a language learning tool in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kana for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Kana alternative is Duolingo, which is free. Other great apps like Kana are Jisho, Kanji Dojo, Takoboto and 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp).

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  1. Duolingo icon
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    Duolingo offers a gamified platform to learn over 30 languages for free. Engage in reading, writing, speaking, and listening practice with intelligent chatbots. Join 300 million users and track progress with rewards. Optional Duolingo Plus removes ads and adds features.

    272 Duolingo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  2. Jisho icon
     20 likes

    Powerful and easy-to-use online Japanese-English dictionary with words, kanji and example sentences, among other features, like sentence parsing and inflection info.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Kanji Dojo icon
     6 likes

    Android application for practicing writing Japanese characters.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  4. Tagaini jisho icon
     27 likes

    Tagaini Jisho is a free to use Japanese dictionary. It is available in several languages such as german or french.

    67 Tagaini jisho alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. zkanji icon
     10 likes

    zkanji is a free and open-source study tool and dictionary of the Japanese language. It has several useful features for beginners and advanced students alike. Dictionary, example sentences, kanji search and information with animated stroke order diagrams, vocabulary list...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. JquickTrans icon
     4 likes

    Integrated Japanese/Kanji dictionary, translation-aid and study system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7.  7 likes

    KanjiTomo is a OCR program for identifying Japanese text from images. It is optimized for accurate kanji recognition.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. JWPce icon
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    JWPce is a free Japanese <--> English dictionary and word processor created by Glenn Rosenthal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  9. iKnow! icon
     5 likes

    iKnow offers science-based learning of Japanese, Chinese, and English iKnow tracks your progress on every item (such as a word or phrase) and calculates the optimum moment for you to study. The system adapts to your goals and performance to create a personalized learning...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. JA Sensei icon
     2 likes

    Complete suite to Learn Japanese ! JA Sensei provides clear Japanese lessons and numerous interactive exercises to learn Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Japanese vocabulary, Japanese phrases for your trips, numbers, verbs, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
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