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App Description

Since its release in 2011, the "Elementary School Kanji Drill" series is a long-selling app that has been used not only by individual users but also by schools and cram schools. This app series supports all 1026 characters that elementary school students learn in 6 years.

In accordance with the 2020 revised elementary school curriculum guidelines, this app covers 80 kanji learned in the first grade of elementary school.

About This App:
“The First Grade Kanji Learning Drill” covers all 80 kanji characters learned by first grade elementary school students in Japan.
You can acquire kanji reading and writing skills through interactive exercises, all while having fun. By learning proper stroke order, you will also gain beautiful kanji writing skill.

10 new kanji characters are studied per day, so it’s easy to build a good learning habit.
Completed exercises are marked and saved, so it’s easy to keep track of your progress.

Test function can be used to test your kanji knowledge and what you have learned.
When a kanji is written with improper stroke order, a “re-do” function allows you to learn the correct stroke order.
All kanji practices are saved, so you can start your exercise from where you left off. Memorized kanji characters are marked, so you can visually keep track of your daily accomplishments.

[App Function]
School-use setting (multi-user setting) is now available.
Administrator can enter a password to manage students’ information.

[How to use]
Turn on “school-use” in settings and enter administrator password.
Each student’s name and password can be registered.
Lists of school and student names are displayed. Students can select their name and enter password to start their exercise.

■Practice:
・ Learn to read and write all 80 kanji characters learned by first grade elementary school students in Japan
・ Study each kanji’s meaning and how to use it through a variety of example sentences
・ Stroke order is demonstrated through animations
・ Practice correct kanji stroke order
・ Both kanji readings, onyomi (sound reading) and kunyomi (meaning reading), are displayed
・ Each kanji character is practiced 5 times

■Kanji Writing Check:
・ Each kanji writing is checked
・ Practicing kanji have to be mastered before moving on to the next new kanji
・ Correctly written kanji characters are marked, so it’s easy to check your progress

■Kanji Reading Check:
・ Each kanji reading is checked
・ Get both onyomi and kunyomi correct before moving on to the next kanji
・ Kana chart can be used to check your hiragana writing

■Test Function:
・ Writing and reading skills can be tested with randomly selected kanji
・ Total of 20 kanji (10 writing, 10 reading) are tested and scored
・ Receive a medal based on your score
・ Challenge as many times as you like and score 100%

■Additional Test Function:
・ Additional exams are available to strengthen your kanji skills

■Score Function:
・ National score ranking chart is available, and it can be filtered by: age, gender or city
・ “National average” displays national average score, number of registered users and average user age
・ “City ranking” displays average score and number of registered users by city

■Setting:
・ Kanji Display Order Setting: Relevance/Stroke Count/Kana Syllabary/Custom
・ Audio: On/Off
・ Clear Practice Record
・ Skip Function
・ Display Kana Guide
・ Multi-user Setting

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • December 11, 2011 New version 2.0
  • December 17, 2011 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • December 22, 2011 New version 2.1
  • January 24, 2012 New version 2.2
  • April 18, 2012 New version 3.0
  • April 20, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
  • April 30, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $2.99
  • May 06, 2012 New version 3.1
  • May 08, 2012 Price increase: $2.99 -> $3.99
  • May 11, 2012 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
  • May 14, 2012 New version 3.2
  • May 23, 2012 New version 3.3
  • May 31, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $2.99
  • June 02, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • June 06, 2012 New version 4.0
  • June 15, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • June 26, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • July 18, 2012 New version 5.0
  • July 25, 2012 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • July 28, 2012 New version 5.1
  • August 03, 2012 New version 5.5
  • August 18, 2012 New version 5.6
  • October 09, 2012 New version 7.0
  • October 09, 2012 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
  • October 17, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • October 20, 2012 New version 7.1
  • March 13, 2013 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • March 19, 2013 New version 8.2
  • March 28, 2013 New version 8.3
  • April 09, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • April 10, 2013 New version 8.4
  • April 29, 2013 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • May 08, 2013 New version 8.5
  • May 08, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • June 06, 2013 New version 8.6
  • June 06, 2013 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • July 03, 2013 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • July 12, 2013 New version 8.8
  • September 04, 2013 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • October 27, 2013 New version 9.0
  • November 10, 2013 New version 9.2
  • November 28, 2013 New version 10.0
  • December 31, 2013 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • January 10, 2014 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • January 29, 2014 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • March 22, 2014 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • April 05, 2014 New version 10.1
  • April 07, 2014 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • April 25, 2014 New version 10.2
  • June 23, 2014 New version 11.0
  • June 27, 2014 New version 11.1
  • August 16, 2014 New version 11.2
  • September 30, 2014 New version 11.5
  • October 14, 2014 New version 12.1
  • December 03, 2014 New version 12.2
  • April 14, 2015 Price increase: $1.99 -> $3.99
  • April 26, 2015 New version 13.0
  • June 21, 2015 New version 13.1.1
  • July 11, 2015 New version 13.1.2
  • October 27, 2015 New version 14.0
  • January 28, 2016 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $0.99
  • February 02, 2016 Price increase: $0.99 -> $3.99
  • July 08, 2016 Price decrease: $3.99 -> $1.99
  • July 13, 2016 New version 14.2.1
  • November 05, 2016 New version 14.2.3
  • November 05, 2016 Price increase: $1.99 -> $3.99
  • June 14, 2019 New version 14.2.5
  • December 09, 2019 New version 14.2.6
  • December 24, 2019 New version 14.2.7
  • July 14, 2020 New version 14.2.9
  • October 22, 2020 New version 14.2.13
  • October 22, 2020 Price increase: $3.99 -> $4.99
  • August 05, 2021 New version 14.2.14