Mojikko: Hiragana & Katakana

Is it シ or ツ? ソ or ン? Stroke-order animations and a Japanese voice help children tell look-alike kana apart. Try all three games for free.

Is it シ or ツ? ソ or ン? ぬ or め? Mojikko helps young children learn hiragana and katakana, with a special focus on telling look-alike characters apart. It is made for children ages 5 and under who are learning Japanese, such as kids growing up with Japanese outside Japan.

■ Three games

[Listen & Pick] Hear a character read aloud in Japanese and pick it from the cards. On "Hard", look-alike characters appear among the choices.

[Odd One Out] Find the single ツ hidden among many シ. Then watch the stroke order of both characters, with a tip on how to tell them apart.

[Tracing] Watch the stroke order, then trace each stroke with your finger. The app checks both the stroke order and the direction of each stroke, so children learn by hand that the last stroke of シ goes up while the last stroke of ツ goes down.

■ Made for young children

• Voice guidance and icons let children play even before they can read
• Characters are shown in a handwriting-style font close to Japanese school textbooks
• Mistakes are met with gentle guidance, never scolding
• Stars collected in each game make progress visible

■ Language The screens are shown in English, and the tips for telling look-alike characters apart are shown as English subtitles. The voice guidance and the reading of each character are in Japanese.

■ For parents

• No ads
• Play records are stored only on the device and are never sent anywhere
• The purchase screen and settings open only after a parental check (a multiplication question)
• In settings, you can adjust the voice and sound volume and delete play records

■ Pricing Try all three games for free with the hiragana rows あ and か, the katakana row ア, and 2 look-alike pairs (あ/お and シ/ツ). A one-time purchase unlocks all 92 hiragana and katakana characters and all 22 look-alike pairs. Characters added in future updates (such as ones with dakuten) are included at no extra cost. Family Sharing is supported.

■ Credits Voice: VOICEVOX:ずんだもん Stroke order data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0) Font: Klee One