Nihongo Leap

New PLaMo local example translation: download once, then translate offline. Plus 1,050 N5–N1 questions, random mock exams and Chinese explanations.

Take a small leap in Japanese every day. Nihongo Leap combines vocabulary, listening, sentence building, shadowing and bookmarks. The interface and learning explanations are in Traditional Chinese. No account is required.

NEW: LOCAL PLaMo TRANSLATION Use PLaMo 3 Translate 0.8B in vocabulary example details to create a Traditional Chinese reference translation while keeping the original translation for comparison. An initial internet download of about 573 MB is required. After verification, translation runs on device without sending examples to cloud AI. PLaMo requires neither an API key nor Apple Intelligence. Settings include download progress, cancellation, removal and licenses. Allow sufficient storage; speed varies by device and sentence length. Translations may be inaccurate.

JLPT EXAM PRACTICE 1,050 original N5–N1 questions covering vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening. Each level includes 100 practice questions and a separate 110-question mock pool. Draw 100-question papers, prioritizing questions absent from the previous paper; some questions repeat. Reading groups stay intact. Section timers continue outside the app. Navigate, flag, clear and resume answers before submitting each section. Prepare 20 listening clips locally before starting; listening follows a fixed schedule. Review your answers, correct answers, Chinese explanations and raw accuracy. Add wrong, unanswered or flagged items to review. These original training papers do not provide official JLPT scaled scores or predict passing.

OFFLINE VOCABULARY Explore 19,657 unique entries: 7,726 N5–N1 reference-level entries and 11,931 additional entries. Search Japanese, kana or Chinese, with readings and selected examples. Levels are not an official JLPT vocabulary list. Swipe flashcards left for remembered or right for unclear, with undo. Cards read the word before its example and highlight target words red. Swipe labels do not change quiz mastery. Multiple-choice, flashcard and listening practice prioritize due reviews and rearrange new batches. Kanji include readings; kana choices include Chinese meanings. Correct vocabulary answers advance immediately.

BUILD, BOOKMARK AND SHADOW Drag phrase blocks between choices and answers, reorder them, and compare submitted answers with the correct version. Bookmark words and sentences for dedicated practice. Listen to demonstrations, record and replay yourself; recordings stay on device.

OPTIONAL APPLE ON-DEVICE AI Compatible devices with ready Apple Intelligence models can generate examples, role-play, review vocabulary and explain answers. Requires iOS/iPadOS 26+, eligible hardware and supported language settings. Unavailable Apple AI features are skipped; basic learning remains available. AI examples include sentence puzzles with optional answer reveal. Card illustrations require an available local image model on iOS/iPadOS 18.4–26; new image generation is skipped on 27+. No particular anime style is guaranteed. Shadowing scores compare locally recognized text with target readings, not acoustic pronunciation or pitch accent. Generated content and recognition may be inaccurate. Most definitions and examples are machine translated; 96 meanings and four translations received editorial corrections.

YOUR DATA AND OPTIONAL TIPS Progress and bookmarks are stored locally. Export or restore backups, clear AI history or delete recordings. No ads, account login or cloud AI. Basic features require iOS/iPadOS 17+. All learning features are free; optional repeatable consumable tips support development, are not subscriptions and unlock no features. Prices follow your storefront. The general-learning edition excludes 343 entries and 173 examples; text screening is not a complete human review or output guarantee.