Begin with the writing.
Read a little further.

Letters, sounds and characters make a language less unfamiliar. Choose a path, explore its forms, then practise recalling them.

Japaneseあア学

Kana & kanji

Start with hiragana and katakana. Continue through Grades 1–9 and advanced Kanken collections, with readings, examples and stroke guides.

Explore Japanese studies ↗23 study collections

Korean한 글

Hangul

Learn the basic letters and see how they assemble into syllable blocks. Meet each letter through a Korean word.

Begin with Hangul ↗24 basic letters · First foundation

Mandarin拼音ㄅㄆ

Pinyin & Bopomofo

Two systems for recording Mandarin sounds. Learn Latin-letter Pinyin or Taiwan’s Bopomofo symbols, with tone and spelling notes.

Choose your Mandarin path ↗Two foundation collections

Geography · Across East Asia

Put a name to the place.

Explore outlined, clickable maps of Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan. Learn each region’s name, then practise with six choices in either direction.

Open the East Asia Atlas ↗

Open a board. Make a start.

Explore first. Test when you like.

Turn a card

Browse freely, search for a form or shuffle the board. The other side explains its cue and gives an example.

Find one of six

Switch on questions for a compact phone-friendly practice. Reverse the direction to recall the form from its cue.

Return to it

Build a streak of 12 correct answers for each card. Session scores are yours to reset; no account is needed.