Kana Practice (가나 연습장)

A browser app for learning Japanese hiragana and katakana by handwriting them with a stylus or finger.

Live: https://2-mean.github.io/kana-practice/

The interface is in Korean.

Features

• Reading test: a kana is shown and you type its pronunciation (romaji or Hangul).
• Writing test: a pronunciation is shown and you draw the kana. Hiragana, katakana, or both mixed.
• Stroke checking: stroke order, direction and stroke count are checked. A correct shape written with the wrong stroke order is marked △, separately from ○ (correct) and ✕ (wrong).
• Look-alike detection: similar characters (シ/ツ, ソ/ン, ぬ/め, ね/れ/わ, る/ろ and others) are told apart by their distinguishing features. Errors are explained and highlighted on the drawing.
• Variant stroke forms: both accepted forms of さ, き, そ, ふ and り are recognized.
• Kana chart: each character has an animated stroke order and a comparison with look-alikes. The chart is also available during tests.
• Endless mode: characters you missed come back more often.
• Word book:
  • Add your own words and sentences.
  • Write them on manuscript-style grid cells from a Korean prompt, in hiragana or with kanji.
  • Practice kanji readings and meanings.
  • Load a built-in list of 172 basic words.

Notes

• Everything runs in the browser; there is no server.
• Progress and the word book are saved in each browser's local storage. Clearing site data removes them, and they are not synced between devices.
• Handwriting recognition is template-based: kana strokes are judged against KanjiVG stroke data, and kanji are checked against the 2,136 Jōyō kanji.

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