Learn Japanese you’ll actually use. Each tool puts you in a real situation — no textbook scripts, no filler exercises. Just the Japanese people actually speak.
Which tool should I start with?
That depends on where you are. Here’s a rough guide:
Just starting out (absolute beginner): Start with Sentence Forge. It gives you a grammar pattern and walks you through building a sentence from scratch — you’re not expected to know what to say, you’re being shown the structure. Work through the N5 prompts first.
Can read kana, know basic grammar: What Would You Say? is where you start thinking in Japanese rather than translating. It gives you real social situations — the kind of thing you’d actually need to say — and lets you practice before you have to do it for real.
Working on your listening and accent: Shadowing Trainer is specifically for pronunciation and rhythm. Japanese has a very distinct speed and melody — shadowing is the fastest way to train your mouth to keep up. Use it daily, even in short sessions.
Reading Japanese (N4 and above): Immersive Reader puts you in front of real Japanese text — not textbook sentences, but the kind of Japanese you’d find in a news article or restaurant review. The kanji hover feature means you can push through material that would normally be too hard.
How the tools work together
The tools are designed to cover different parts of the learning loop — understanding, speaking, reading, and producing. Used together they reinforce each other.
A good weekly routine might look like this:
- Monday / Wednesday / Friday — Sentence Forge (15 mins). Build sentences with new grammar patterns. Keep notes on which ones you got wrong.
- Tuesday / Thursday — Shadowing Trainer (10 mins). Pick a sentence type from what you studied. Repeat until the rhythm feels natural.
- Weekend — Immersive Reader (one full article). Push yourself to read without looking every word up. Use the hover feature sparingly — try to get meaning from context first.
- Whenever — What Would You Say? for a quick situational challenge when you have a spare few minutes.
Why production matters more than you think
Most Japanese learners spend 90% of their time inputting — reading, listening, watching. That’s important, but it creates a gap: you recognise Japanese but you can’t produce it when you need to.
The tools here are all production-focused. You’re not clicking multiple choice answers — you’re typing, speaking, or building from scratch. That’s harder. It’s also what makes it stick.
If you’re studying for JLPT, combine these tools with the JLPT mock tests to balance recognition practice with production practice. The combination is much more effective than either alone.