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Dr. Moku's Hiragana LITE app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 1744 ratings )
Games Education Educational Word
Developer: Byrne Bob
Free
Current version: 3.4, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 12 Dec 2010
App size: 128.2 Mb

Learn to read and write Japanese Hiragana in less than one hour! Read the reviews right here. It works.

Features:
● Complete system for learning Hiragana fast.
● Reading and Listening Quiz modes.
● NEW! Dr. Moku now talks you through each learning screen.
● Write with your finger on screen then check it against the correct animation.
● Reading Practice! Much requested and finally here.
● Audio reference chart for Dakuten, Handakuten and Yoon.
● Offline Audio Phrasebook!
● Video demo with recap quiz.

"After a half hour, I was blazing through each exercise: highly recommended for beginners". - The Huffington Post

“I came across Dr. Mokus Hiragana Mnemonics....Thirty minutes later I had memorized all hiragana". - BoingBoing.net

Mnemonics are memory tricks that use humor or a memorable personal connection to help you fix and break associations so your brain has no choice but to remember.

Perfect for the complete beginner, young or old, this is the foolproof and definite way to master the first steps in learning Japanese.

Each screen presents a Hiragana character along with a mnemonic clue and audio clip. Read the clue, listen to the clip and move on to the next one. The alternating bold colors will reset your brain so you start fresh with each character. Then take a quiz! You will be amazed at your ability to recall Hiragana after just a few minutes.

This free Lite Version covers 25% of Hiragana. We offer an in-app purchase which adds the entire mnemonic system, additional quizzes, word search game etc.
(Save money and grab our bargain double app bundle here on the App Store!)

Pros and cons of Dr. Moku's Hiragana LITE app for iPhone and iPad

Dr. Moku's Hiragana LITE app good for

To what seems like a fun and effective way to learn some basic Japanese.
I like this app ! :) I would like an option in the next version. It would be nice to select some hiragana we want to learn more and practive this selected hiragana in the quiz, so that way we can study hiragana who give us trouble :)
It was really helpful. I memorized all the ones they gave us in 10 mins! Its enjoyable too! I think it will be worth it when I buy the real one. If you are reading this to decide whether to get it or not, I think its worth a try!

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This app is great, i love the fact that you can hear how you should pronounce it, that way there is no confusion. the mnemonics really help to remind me how its written also. This is a great place to start if you want to learn japanese. you learn a lot and you learn it fast. FANTASTIC
its great. I just had a class of Japanese language and this application really helped a lot in practice for me. lovely
It was a great app,but then it started testing me on some I had never seen before.And some times I will start a quiz and it will just go back to the main menu.A nice app,I just wish it wouldnt test you on things you dont know.:(
Extremely well made app, in one night of using this tool I memorized the majority of the hiragana ... Thank you for this app!
Very well made app! Its cute and very effective. I liked how it fits my childish personality, it gives fun memory strategies, and I really appreciated how, unlike other apps, you can still listen to your music while using this! Thanks!~!
The way of using virtual skill to memorizing works, but I would like to buy it only if its full version price is lower