Kanji Flip App Reviews

Ive "looked at" (I cant really say Ive been studying) Kanji for years, and kanjiflip is the best and most convenient tool Ive found for study. It helps that you always have it with you, so you can pull it out to study at odd moments of idle time. Plus, I find it pulls me on, and I study more than I would normally. A great tool. Thanks!

Im really enjoying using this program (and Japanese Flip as well). It works very well. For those people who have said that it is missing readings for some Kanji, I initially thought so too. However I accidentally brushed my finger in the "Reading(s)" section and noticed that it scrolls to reveal a longer list if the number of readings for a Kanji does not fit in the display space of the "Readings(s)" box. So they are there, you just have to scroll down to see them. The same is true for the "Meaning(s)" section as well. Perhaps it would be better if there was some kind of indication when there are more to be displayed to avoid this confusion - an arrow perhaps? Once I discovered the scroll function in the "Reading(s)" and "Meaning(s)" boxes, I realized that I would like to see it used to enable more than two example words to be listed per Kanji - four or five would be better if possible.

What a great program!  I teach Japanese at our local university. I recommend your program to all the students. A bit advanced for a newer student, but I would recommend Japanese Flip by the same developer for a little lighter get go into Japanese.

Missing a few things but other than that, this is a great program. Andre you rock at this. Other iPod programers should use you as a model for making apps. Please consider this though. 1. Corolate the data with Japanese Flip! Or at least let us group or work data on a similar level with the same kanji and vocab! 2. Really easy kanji showing up in level 1 and 2 is REALLY not necessary... Take that stuff out please. Its very annoying having to click that you KNOW the kanji over and over. 3. Better tracking of known and not known kanji would be helpful. 3.

I tend to use Japanese Flip more often than this. Having said that this is still a great app. Dont quiz yourself initially. Use browse mode to acquaint yourself with the kanji then have a go at it.

The Flip system is simply amazing. It is not merely a flash card app. Anyone studying Japanese could benefit from this. I find myself using this for a few minutes throughout the day, as well as longer sessions from time to time. You cannot beat the convenience. Most importantly, though, is the system itself. Kanji Flip introduces you to new kanji while continuing to review those youve already studied. Very important to note-- it focuses on those kanji that give you difficulty, and will not stop focusing until you begin to more regularly remember them. Its a thrill to see your stats increase over time (and addicting!). I cannot recommend Kanji Flip enough. The same goes for Japanese Flip.

This is a great app for learning Japanese characters. Im a complete beginner, and have only used the "Kana Quiz" feature so far, but its already more than worth the money. I was using a book to learn the Hiragana/Katakana alphabets before, and making my own flashcards, but this program is far better. It has thousands of characters, and keeps track of the ones you know well and the ones you have trouble with to help you practice most effectively. Ive found that 5-10 minutes 2-3 times a day has helped me remember more than my book did in a month (not that the book was bad, but having it right there on my ipod is just so much more convenient and fun). Highly recommended.

I have been using it for a few weeks now and I am really impressed. The learning reinforcement system is something like the Pimsleur language programs - when a new item is introduced, it appears frequently, then it appears less frequently over time as other items are introduced. Of course Kanji Flip has feedback in this process and modulates the frequency based on your right/wrong answers. I was very worried that it would become overwhelming as I moved into the advanced categories, but the system works very well and only introduces Kanji at a rate that you can handle as a learner. Its even better now that vocabulary has been added.

This is a great app to help with learning Kanji. Fairly priced and well worth it. I love the fact that the answers are written in hiragana and katakana. Keeps me immersed in the language. Higly recommended for those learning Japanese or just need to keep from getting rusty. If you dont use it, you lose it!

A neat practice program for the student of Japanese. It shows a kanji and think of the correct reading and meaning of the kanji. You click show answer and it shows you the meaning and reading along with a couple of common kanji compounds. You then select right or wrong to indicate whether you were successful or not. This app is a great little tool that could use a couple features to be even better. First, the app doesn’t keep track of your success between sessions. It would be more useful if the app remembered how well you performed each time you used the program. Second, an additional mode that gives you a meaning / reading of the kanji and allows you to draw on-screen the correct answer and then compare with the actual kanji would be very useful. I will rate the program with three stars for now with the potential for an additional star for each of these two features.

This application is absolutely awesome for a quick fix on the go and polished enough to merit the price. If you can though, you should consider an application with emphasis on long term retention like Kanji Gold (a free desktop application) or several websites. First, I would like to pool more and more kanji (starting with 10 getting to 2000+) together for review. Second, I should rarely be quizzed on super simple kanji I have memorized and more frequently with new kanji I frequently forget. Finally, it should know when to stop! Each time I get one correct, move it "further" into the future which I cant touch until some time has passed. Each time I get it right, move it twice as far (or 1.5x farther, whatever). Without a feature like this Kanji Flip is just a toy for passing time. It would be a mistake (or a waste of time) to lean on Kanji Flip for rote memorization.

This is a great app. Knowing the kanji gives you a great leg up on learning to read Japanese. What would be totally awesome, though, would be mnemonic / etymological notes that explain the characters elements and give tricks for remembering their meanings. Short of that, an annotation feature that would allow you to save your own comments on each character would be helpful.

In traveling japan and mainland china I have been told repeatedly that these characters are the old/outdated characters and many are not what would be used now.

I love this app so much! So far I successfully completed JLPT 4 very easily in a little more than a week! I just wish there was an audio pronunciation of each kanji and the different ways they can be read. So not only will I be able to read the kanji, but Ill know how to speak them too!

Excellent APP! すごいです! I have been using now for a month, and have found it to be extremely useful for increasing my vocabulary, especially when I have just a few moments to spare. The "smart" learning system works well, even though I feel dumb at times when I have to hit the "wrong" button many times for some of the harder kanji. But it has been working great for me!

I am a complete beginner- not even text book or intro class or tutor. Program is so good I felt compelled to write this review. Beats reading a book (will eventually do that for grammar and real reading obviously but for now characters is focus)

After using this app for only a few days, I have become 100% proficient in the Japanese language. Now, I can go to the local sushi bar and act like I know what the chefs are saying! This app is totally outta sight!

This program along with Japanese Flip was great to study for the JLPT but there is a great need to be able to customize lists. I dont want to have to go thru 900 kanji to get to the 10 new ones I need to learn for my next lesson!

As a Japanese language student Im thrilled with this app! It is just brilliantly easy and effective. With this app, I "train" every morning for about half an hour and the rest of the day during spare moments. I easily learn 10 new Kanji every day! If I can keep this rythme up, I will master the 2000 essential Kanji in less than one year! I never thought I would be able to do this so quickly. This is an amazing tool, I would say a must for every japanese student.

This is a great way to learn Kanji (Hirigana, Katakana as well) and really does a great job of ingraining it in your head. I recommend this App along with Japanese Flip to help learn a fairly difficult language. Ive tried all sorts of Japanese language CDs, classes, etc and this ranks pretty high for me, only second to a college class I took. For the price, its great to start learning and understand how to read the language pretty quickly. After you master these, pick up books and learn the gramatical nuances of Japanese. One request or seperate App would be the stroke order of the Kanji. That would be a great help if you wanted to get in to writing Japanese. Overall, GREAT App and Im keeping my eyes peeled for updates and other stuff by Khromov!