hibi｜two kanji journal

Capture your day in just two kanji. A gentle daily practice for Japanese learners.

hibi is a minimalist diary app that captures your day in just two kanji.

At the end of each day, think about your mood or what happened, and choose two kanji that describe it. Examples: 余白, 雨音, 散歩, 微熱.

You don't need to write long sentences. Two characters quietly capture the essence of your day.

Your daily two kanji accumulate on the year view, like small stamps on a journal. Over time, the atmosphere of your year gently emerges.

Designed with a quiet aesthetic — generous space, careful typography — hibi celebrates the beauty of Japanese: the way hiragana and kanji can hold meaning in just a few characters.

Perfect for Japanese learners hibi works as a kanji practice tool. Every day, pick two kanji or hiragana characters to describe your day. It's a gentle way to engage with Japanese while building a journaling habit.

How to input Japanese You'll need a Japanese keyboard:

1. Open Settings on your iPhone
2. Go to General > Keyboard > Keyboards
3. Tap Add New Keyboard
4. Select Japanese > Romaji
5. Type romaji (e.g., "hi") and select kanji from the suggestion bar

Features

• Record today in two kanji (one character is also fine)
• Input in hiragana or kanji
• Annual view to look back at your year
• Daily detail view
• Share your two kanji as an image
• Evening notification reminder
• 4 languages supported (English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese)

For people who

• Started a diary but find it hard to keep going
• Prefer short words over long sentences
• Want to leave a small mark of each day
• Love the beauty of Japanese characters
• Appreciate quiet, minimalist design

Use hibi

• At the end of the day, to look back
• When you want to leave something, but a full diary feels like too much
• When you're busy but still want to record
• As a daily Japanese practice

You don't need to try hard to keep journaling. At the end of the day, pause for a moment, and leave today behind in just two kanji.

hibi - your day in two kanji.