Illustrated Japanese Dictionary

Look up Japanese words, kanji, kana and grammar. Original illustrations, animated stroke order and example sentences you can actually read. Free.

Grammar Guide

文法 · 127

Japanese sentence structure is visual and logical: particles attach to words to declare their roles, while the verb stays anchored at the end.

Interactive Demo

うし牛はcow · topic (wa)

くさ草をgrass · object (o)

たべる食べるeats · verb stays last

Particles govern roles, not position: Preceding elements can shift freely. Tap swap above to see it in action!

は (wa)を (o)

Hana· Key point

Japanese particles never change shape or conjugate — once you know key markers like は, を and が, real sentences start to make sense.

仮名 · 練習

Master the 46 phonetic sounds with animated stroke orders, native audio, and active recall drills.

46 characters

あa

いi

うu

えe

おo

Hiragana and Katakana with animated stroke orders, pronunciation audio, and vocabulary.

Canvas WritingListening DrillsMultiple Choice

Test recognition, stroke writing on canvas, and listening with active recall drills and Maru stamps.