Knowledge has become very easily available in today's world. The small device which almost each one of us holds in our hands makes all kind of knowledge accessible at just one click away. That's why, I have termed it as the "Pocket Sensei".
"Sensei" is a Japanese word which means "teacher". Nowadays, numerous Language teaching and learning apps have come up which can teach language to one and all at the comfort of one's home. And that too, absolutely free of cost.
Here's a list of the top 10 best Language learning apps:
WaniKani is a Government approved Japanese Language learning app which has over 2,000 Kanji and 6,000 words from the joyo Kanji guide. The joyo Kanji guide was established by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The app provides lessons which are self-paced. WaniKani is free to try for the first three levels after which they charge a minimal monthly fee.
The LingoDeer app helps raising the fluency level of the learners from the first day of learning. The app follows a fun building block approach that feels like game and help the learners learn with fun. Japanese is a tough language, so having such an app which makes learning a fun game is a must have app in your phone. The app is not entirely free. A learner can learn all the basics such as hiragana and katakana, about 1000 essential Japanese phrases and first modules. After that the learners need to pay a fee to get its premium version to avail its advanced lessons including the preparation for N5-N3 vocabulary and grammar.
Anki is another of the top language learning apps which allows the learners to bring in kanji and vocabulary "decks" from best of the textbooks from the JLPT. It then further converts them to flashcards. The app comes with a range of useful features. The app can be used in multiple ways as an app and it can be used online as well as a desktop version too. It is a paid app but the money you pay is worth it.
The Obenkyo app helps its learners start from the beginning, from the basics of katakana and hiragana to kanji and vocabulary. The app provides its learners with quizzes which help the learners to cope up with the process of learning. Tae Kim's Guide has been imported by the app for grammatical references.
Imiwa is an offline dictionary with a variety of methods for searching words. The dictionary comes with a fantastic feature to automatically look-up for a word by copying it to the clipboard. Even if English is not your first language, you don't have to worry, as Imiwa brings definitions and examples in multiple languages.
Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese is a Japanese Language learning app that is packed with logically organized lessons, proper explanations and conjugation tables. The app is imbibed with exercises too. Moreover, the app provides a vocabulary list with examples, Kanji readings and English definitions. Tae Kim's Guide to Learning Japanese is literally your sensei in your hands.
One of the most preferred Japanese Language learning apps, Japanese by Renzo Inc. provides audio clips for all entries and contains the most vivid layouts for examples with hiragana above kanji used and each kanji displayed below their meanings. The app also holds a built-in study system just like Anki.
The Kanji Recognizer is a simple but strong app. It helps the users to swiftly handwrite the kanji and get its readings, strokes, basic meanings and radicals. It is one of the best apps to recognize handwritten kanji. The layout and interface of the app is very easy and simple to use.
This app is the best for beginners. Anybody without any previous knowledge of hiragana and katakana can set out on their journey of learning the Japanese language with DuoLingo. The app is imbibed with numerous languages. Along with focusing on vocabulary, DuoLingo focusses on sentence structures, moreover it provides its learners numerous quizzes which further strengthens its learners' capabilities.
HiNative-Language Learning app is developed by the Lang-8, a highly successful language community which is built on reciprocation. It has a browser version of itself too.
Apart from these Language Learning Apps, there are many institutes all over India which provides Japanese Language Coursesboth in online as well as offline modes. Take a quick read into my next blog to learn more about the Top Japanese Language Schools in India.
