Kana Stroke Order

Learn Japanese hiragana and katakana stroke order with smooth animations and native audio. Each character is drawn one stroke at a time with a natural brush motion — see, listen, and trace the shape that native writers actually use.

Key features:

- 46 hiragana characters with stroke-order animation
- 46 katakana characters with stroke-order animation
- Adjustable playback speed (slow / normal) for careful practice
- Variable brush width for an authentic calligraphy feel
- Text-to-speech narration of each character's name
- Quick character selector for jumping to any kana
- Left-handed mode flips the writing direction
- Stroke-order data sourced from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Stroke data bundled on-device — learning works offline
- One discreet, non-personalized banner ad (hidden on the writing screen); no account required

Designed for:

- Beginners studying Japanese as a foreign language
- Language students preparing for JLPT or other proficiency tests
- Anyone who wants to handwrite Japanese the way native speakers do
- Families learning Japanese together

Stroke order matters. Japanese characters look correct only when written in the proper sequence, and the official stroke order improves both legibility and writing speed. Kakikata shows you exactly how each kana should flow, then lets you replay at your own pace.

Stroke-order data is from the KanjiVG project (CC BY-SA 3.0, © Ulrich Apel et al.) and rendered smoothly via Jetpack Compose Canvas. Stroke data stays on your device; the only network use is a discreet, non-personalized banner ad that's hidden while writing.