Looking to go further with your kana reading?
Kana no Mado – Plus adds advanced kana, JLPT vocabulary with kanji and furigana, more quiz options, and full voice audio by a native speaker.
A perfect upgrade if you’ve enjoyed the free app!
Kana no Mado (“The Kana Window”) is a calm, distraction-free app that helps you learn to read Japanese kana – the hiragana and katakana characters used in everyday written Japanese.
Focused purely on reading, this free version lets you recognize, hear, and read kana using structured lessons and quizzes. No writing, grammar, or distractions – just the reading practice you need to get started.
From complete beginners to those who just want to brush up, Kana no Mado makes it easy to learn or review kana reading, your way.
Each kana is introduced with sound, supported by examples and reading quizzes you can replay at your own pace.
Kana in the real world don’t always look like textbook characters. In Kana no Mado, each character can be displayed in three fonts – a clear print style, a handwritten variant, and a Mincho-style font used in books and signs.
Hiragana – The Basics
Learn to read basic hiragana characters with native audio.
Katakana – The Basics
Learn to read basic katakana characters with native audio.
Hiragana Variants & Katakana Variants
Practice voiced and combined kana, with instant feedback.
Hiragana Quiz – Beginner
Drill beginner hiragana at your own pace.
Katakana Quiz – Beginner
Test beginner katakana with no pressure.
Listening Quiz – Kana
Train your ear with simple kana sounds.
English, French, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese
All the core kana content is free. But if you want to practice with real words, track your progress, and unlock new learning and quiz modes, the Kana no Mado Plus DLC has even more to offer.
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Kana no Mado is completely FREE to play. You can download and play it without any purchase.
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or newer Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 (2-core, 3.7 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (4-core, 3.1 GHz) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated or dedicated GPU with DirectX 11 or OpenGL 3.2 support (e.g. Intel HD Graphics 530, AMD Radeon R7 250) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Windows default audio device Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Kana no Mado is available on Windows PC.
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Kana no Mado was released on Jul 13, 2025.
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