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Katakana

Our Katakana App is now available! This is the same as our Hiragana app, only, for Katakana.

You can expect the same great review options, native audio, and quiz mode in this app as well.

Katakana App Title Screen

This app will exercise the “listen and recognize” part of your brain that is normally missed in straight textbook study. Work these drills into your kana study sessions to ensure that you never forget how to read the kana characters!

You can enjoy Japanese 101: Katakana in two modes: Study Mode and Quiz Mode.

Study Mode: Review each kana one-by-one by hearing it spoken, seeing the kana on the screen, reading a quick tip on pronunciation, and also seeing words that commonly start with that character when applicable. The kana have been broken up in to manageable groups to aid you in your studying.

Katakana Screenshot

Quiz Mode: Quiz yourself to see how well you know your kana. Get instant feedback as you attempt to touch the correct kana after a native Japanese speaker has spoken it. You can also chose to select the correct answer from among 2 or 4 possibilities as a way to adjust the difficulty according to your level. You can also set the quiz items to appear from your target study group of kana based on the groups that they are divided into in the Study Mode. After the quiz you can see your score and review the hiragana items that you missed. You can also see how long it took to complete the quiz as a simple way to judge your recognition speed.

Katakana Quiz Screen

Hope you enjoy this and other Japanese 101-series applications!

- Harvey