Trains and local transport
指定席
reserved seat
Japanese decks
Japanese Essentials
Japanese for a trip around Japan, from station platforms and convenience stores to meals and unexpected problems.
90 cards9 sections
Open the deckHiragana: Vowels, K and S
け
ke (hiragana)
Read Japanese Kana
Read Japanese hiragana and katakana, including common voiced and combined sounds, the small tsu, and the katakana long-vowel mark.
211 cards11 sections
Open the deckA normal day
毎朝、何時に起きますか。
What time do you get up each morning?
Everyday Japanese Conversation
Start a simple conversation in Japanese: introduce yourself, ask about someone's day, talk about what you like, and make a plan.
48 cards6 sections
Open the deckPlaces
近く
nearby / vicinity
Core Japanese Words
Build a first Japanese vocabulary for simple sentences about people, places, routines, and what you do each day.
62 cards6 sections
Open the deckDays and time
昨日
yesterday
Japanese N5 Vocabulary Practice
Practice 165 beginner Japanese terms across 11 everyday topics, with readings and examples. N5-oriented, not an official or complete exam list.
165 cards11 sections
Open the deckFeelings
悲しい
sad
Japanese N4 Vocabulary
Practice 284 JLPT N4 Japanese words across 16 topics, picking up where Japanese N5 Vocabulary Practice leaves off. The JLPT has published no official word list since 2010, so every word was checked against the level 3 vocabulary of the pre-2010 Test Content Specifications and widely used N4 study lists. N4-oriented, not an official or complete list.
284 cards16 sections
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Learning Japanese with Lymi
Read Japanese Kana covers hiragana and katakana, including voiced and combined sounds, the small tsu and the long-vowel mark.
The JLPT has published no official word list since 2010, so the N5 and N4 decks follow their level from widely used study lists. Neither is an official list.
Questions
- Do I need to read kana first?
It helps. Read Japanese Kana teaches hiragana and katakana, and the other decks are easier once you can read them.
- Where should I start?
With the deck that fits why you’re learning, such as a trip or your first lessons. You can add more than one, and Lymi mixes their cards into one daily review.
- Are the decks free?
Yes. You can add a deck and learn it for free.
- How does Lymi decide when to show a card again?
It schedules every card with spaced repetition and brings it back right before you’d forget it.
- Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Lymi runs in the browser on your phone and your computer, and you can add it to your home screen. Your cards and progress are the same on both.