Kana AlternativesLanguage Learning Tools and other similar apps like Kana

Kana is described as 'Hone your Japanese skills by matching romanized characters to their correct hiragana and katakana counterparts' and is a language learning tool in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Kana for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Kana alternative is Duolingo, which is free. Other great apps like Kana are Jisho, 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp), Tagaini jisho and Takoboto.

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Hone your Japanese skills by matching romanized characters to their correct hiragana and katakana counterparts.

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Kana alternatives page was last updated Nov 11, 2024
  1. Duolingo icon
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    Duolingo offers a gamified platform to learn over 30 languages for free. Engage in reading, writing, speaking, and listening practice with intelligent chatbots. Join 300 million users and track progress with rewards. Optional Duolingo Plus removes ads and adds features.

    245 Duolingo alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Duolingo Features

    1.  Gamification
    2.  Crowdsourced
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Reminders
    5.  Multiple languages
    Duolingo iconKana Icon

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    • Duolingo is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Kana.

    • Duolingo is the most popular free alternative to Kana.

    • Duolingo is Freemium and ProprietaryKana is Free and Open Source
  2. Jisho icon
     19 likes

    Powerful and easy-to-use online Japanese-English dictionary with words, kanji and example sentences, among other features, like sentence parsing and inflection info.

    13 Jisho alternatives
    English search

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Jisho Features

    1.  Tagging
    Jisho iconKana Icon

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  3. 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) icon
     8 likes

    Look up Japanese words with the hover of a mouse.

    9 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) alternatives
    10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) iconKana Icon

    10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) VS Kana

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    • 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) is the most popular Open Source alternative to Kana.

    • 10ten Japanese Reader (Rikaichamp) is Free and Open SourceKana is also Free and Open Source
  4. Tagaini jisho icon
     27 likes

    Tagaini Jisho is a free to use Japanese dictionary. It is available in several languages such as german or french.

    80 Tagaini jisho alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tagaini jisho iconKana Icon

    Tagaini jisho VS Kana

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    • Tagaini jisho is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Kana.

    • Tagaini jisho is Free and Open SourceKana is also Free and Open Source
  5. Takoboto icon
     6 likes

    Japanese dictionary & Nihongo learning tool. Both online and offline apps available.

    12 Takoboto alternatives
    Windows app (dictionary)

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Windows Phone

    Takoboto Features

    1.  Portable
    Takoboto iconKana Icon

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  6. zkanji icon
     10 likes

    zkanji is a free and open-source study tool and dictionary of the Japanese language. It has several useful features for beginners and advanced students alike. Dictionary, example sentences, kanji search and information with animated stroke order diagrams, vocabulary list...

    19 zkanji alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    zkanji iconKana Icon

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  7. JquickTrans icon
     4 likes

    Integrated Japanese/Kanji dictionary, translation-aid and study system.

    30 JquickTrans alternatives
    JquickTrans screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    JquickTrans iconKana Icon

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  8.  7 likes

    KanjiTomo is a OCR program for identifying Japanese text from images. It is optimized for accurate kanji recognition.

    8 KanjiTomo alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    KanjiTomo Features

    1.  OCR
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  9. JWPce icon
     4 likes

    JWPce is a free Japanese <--> English dictionary and word processor created by Glenn Rosenthal.

    8 JWPce alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine

    JWPce Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    Discontinued

    JWPce was last updated on February 10th, 2005 and the official website is no longer available. The official website is however archived on Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20150315032941/http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~grosenth/jwpce.html

    JWPce iconKana Icon

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  10. iKnow! icon
     5 likes

    iKnow offers science-based learning of Japanese, Chinese, and English iKnow tracks your progress on every item (such as a word or phrase) and calculates the optimum moment for you to study. The system adapts to your goals and performance to create a personalized learning...

    71 iKnow! alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    iKnow! Features

    iKnow! iconKana Icon

    iKnow! VS Kana

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    • iKnow! is the most popular commercial alternative to Kana.

    • iKnow! is Paid and ProprietaryKana is Free and Open Source
  11. JA Sensei icon
     2 likes

    Complete suite to Learn Japanese ! JA Sensei provides clear Japanese lessons and numerous interactive exercises to learn Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Japanese vocabulary, Japanese phrases for your trips, numbers, verbs, etc.

    17 JA Sensei alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    JA Sensei iconKana Icon

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  12. WaKan icon
     2 likes

    ?? (wakan) is a versatile tool for students of Japanese or Chinese. It features a character dictionary, a word dictionary, a text editor, a vocabulary management utility, many printing options (character flashcards, vocabulary lists, text including furigana), and a text...

    9 WaKan alternatives
    WaKan screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    WaKan iconKana Icon

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