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Trace kana and kanji, stroke by stroke.

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Trace characters with your finger or mouse, following the stroke-order guide.
Strokes are written in a fixed order123Top before bottomLeft before rightOrder is graded
Strokes run top to bottom and left to right, and the order counts.
  1. Pick a character to practice.
  2. Trace it following the stroke guides.
  3. The app scores the result from the strokes you missed.

What a Free account covers

CharactersWho can trace them
All hiragana and katakanaEveryone, guests included, with no cap
N5 kanjiFree accounts can start 15 different kanji
N4 kanjiFree accounts can start 10, then a plan is needed

Passes are judged on our side

The app sends how many strokes you missed, and our side decides whether that's a pass. That's why the practice ladder can't be skipped.
A kanji you've already started stays open, even if you later pass the Free limit. The cap only counts new characters.

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