Ganbatte Kana
Free
1.1.4for iPhone, iPad and more
International University of Japan/国際大学
Developer
30.8 MB
Size
Apr 28, 2023
Update Date
Education
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
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About Ganbatte Kana
A free application to practice and test your understanding of Hiragana and Katakana. Ideal for those studying Japanese as a Foreign Language- both in class and self-study. Designed by academic staff of the Japanese Language Program from International University of Japan.
You can listen to the correct pronunciation as well as have your own handwriting and pronunciation assessed.
■ The introduction section provides you with answers to commonly asked questions about hiragana and katakana.
-- Mora(s) vs. Syllable(s)
-- unvoiced(See-on) vs. voiced(Daku-on) and consonant p sounds(Handaku-on), double consonants (Soku-on), consonant accompanied by y (Yoo-on), and long vowels (Choo-on ).
-- Accent and Devoicing(Musee-ka)
-- Proper use of paired hiragana:「じ(ji)」vs.「ぢ(ji)」,「ず(zu)」vs.「づ(zu)」and「お(o)」vs.「を(o)」
-- Proper use of Hiragana and Katakana
-- Variants by different font types.
■ The practice section provides you with various types of training and quizzes.
-- Handwriting section: Have your stroke order and shape of the characters assessed by a character recognition engine.
-- Sound section: Choose and tap the character you would like to listen to. You can try dictation.
-- Pronunciation: Have your pronunciation assessed by a voice recognition engine.
-- Quizzes: Test your spelling of words including double consonants and long vowels as well as single syllables.
■ In the test section you can test your mastery of both kanas
Tests for Dictation and Conversion
Answers with handwritten characters
You can listen to the correct pronunciation as well as have your own handwriting and pronunciation assessed.
■ The introduction section provides you with answers to commonly asked questions about hiragana and katakana.
-- Mora(s) vs. Syllable(s)
-- unvoiced(See-on) vs. voiced(Daku-on) and consonant p sounds(Handaku-on), double consonants (Soku-on), consonant accompanied by y (Yoo-on), and long vowels (Choo-on ).
-- Accent and Devoicing(Musee-ka)
-- Proper use of paired hiragana:「じ(ji)」vs.「ぢ(ji)」,「ず(zu)」vs.「づ(zu)」and「お(o)」vs.「を(o)」
-- Proper use of Hiragana and Katakana
-- Variants by different font types.
■ The practice section provides you with various types of training and quizzes.
-- Handwriting section: Have your stroke order and shape of the characters assessed by a character recognition engine.
-- Sound section: Choose and tap the character you would like to listen to. You can try dictation.
-- Pronunciation: Have your pronunciation assessed by a voice recognition engine.
-- Quizzes: Test your spelling of words including double consonants and long vowels as well as single syllables.
■ In the test section you can test your mastery of both kanas
Tests for Dictation and Conversion
Answers with handwritten characters
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.1.4
Last updated on Apr 28, 2023
Old Versions
Fixed a display bug.
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Version History
1.1.4
Apr 28, 2023
Fixed a display bug.
1.1.3
Jan 21, 2021
This App is compatible with iOS 14.
1.1.2
Nov 2, 2020
This App is compatible with iOS 14.
1.1.1
Aug 10, 2018
- This App is compatible with iPhoneX.
1.1.0
Apr 2, 2018
- Quizzing function of test mode was revised.
1.0.6
Sep 28, 2017
- This App is compatible with iOS 11.
1.0.5
Mar 1, 2017
- Message display has been corrected.
1.0.4
Jan 24, 2017
- Long logout problem has been corrected.
- Problem of some right answers judged wrong in Read aloud has been corrected.
- Problem of some right answers judged wrong in Read aloud has been corrected.
1.0.3
Jul 19, 2016
- The feedback message of results in Practice section has been changed.
1.0.2
May 12, 2016
- Addition of the setting whether to maintain the login information or not.
- Minor alteration of the lay-out.
- Minor alteration of the lay-out.
1.0.1
Apr 7, 2016
- Change of the display name of the English version of the application (No change of functions)
1.0
Apr 1, 2016
Ganbatte Kana FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Ganbatte Kana in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Ganbatte Kana.
iPhone
Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
Ganbatte Kana supports English, Japanese