KanaDojo かな道場

An aesthetic, minimalist and highly customizable platform for mastering Japanese inspired by Monkeytype

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Live Demo · Documentation · Contributing

About

KanaDojo is an engaging web-based Japanese learning platform that makes mastering Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, and Vocabulary fun and intuitive. Built with a focus on aesthetics, customization, and effective learning, it provides an immersive training environment for Japanese language learners at all levels.

Quick Links

• App: https://kanadojo.com
• Practice: https://kanadojo.com/en/hiragana-practice · https://kanadojo.com/en/katakana-practice · https://kanadojo.com/en/kanji-practice
• Docs: https://deepwiki.com/lingdojo/kana-dojo · ./docs/
• Contributing: ./CONTRIBUTING.md
• Good first issues: https://github.com/lingdojo/kana-dojo/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22

Key Features

• Three Training Dojos — Kana (Hiragana/Katakana), Kanji (JLPT N5-N1), and Vocabulary
• Four Game Modes — Pick, Reverse-Pick, Input, and Reverse-Input for varied practice
• 100+ Themes — Beautiful light and dark themes with 28 Japanese fonts
• Progress Tracking — Statistics, streaks, and 80+ achievements
• Fully Responsive — Works seamlessly on desktop, tablet, and mobile

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/lingdojo/kanadojo.git
cd kanadojo
npm install
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 to start learning.

To validate changes before opening a PR:

npm run check

Having issues? See the Troubleshooting Guide

Screenshots

Home Page

Training

Themes & Customization

Documentation

Document	Description
Architecture	Project structure, patterns, and conventions
UI Design	Theming, styling, and component guidelines
Translation Guide	How to translate the app
Troubleshooting	Common issues and solutions
All Documentation	Complete documentation index

Tech Stack

Next.js 15 · React 19 · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · shadcn/ui · Zustand · Framer Motion

See Architecture docs for full technical details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether you're fixing bugs, adding features, improving documentation, or translating — check out CONTRIBUTING.md to get started.

Star History

License

This project is licensed under the AGPL 3.0 License — see LICENSE.md for details.

Links

• Website: kanadojo.com
• Repository: github.com/lingdojo/kanadojo
• Email: dev@kanadojo.com

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がんばって！ (Ganbatte! — Do your best!)

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