Japanese Mastery
Free tools to take you from zero kana to JLPT N1. Structured, practical, built by someone learning alongside you.
Foundation + N5 — Live now
Master Hiragana and Katakana before anything else. Flash-card trainer with speed control, romaji toggle, and a full character reference. The essential first step.
Open tool → N5 · Reference · LiveAll 103 kanji, 172 vocabulary words, and 80 grammar patterns for the JLPT N5. Search, click to learn, mark as known. Track your progress as you go.
Open guide → N5 · Interactive · Liveは vs が vs に vs で vs を — particles are where most N5 students stumble. Pick the right particle for each sentence. Instant feedback, themed rounds.
Start drilling → N5 · Interactive · LiveJapanese word order (SOV) is the opposite of English. Tap words in the correct order to build sentences. Starts simple, gets progressively harder.
Start scramble → N5 · Interactive · LivePractice the 80 N5 grammar patterns through real sentence completion. Select a pattern, get 5 sentences to fill in. Drill until each pattern feels natural.
Start patterns →N4 → N1 — Coming
300 kanji, 1,500 vocab, intermediate grammar. The step most people skip — don't.
650 kanji, 3,750 vocab. Where casual conversation starts to click.
1,000 kanji, 6,000 vocab. University-level comprehension. The real target.
2,000 kanji, 10,000 vocab. Native-level fluency. The long game.