HiKaChan Katakana Japanese
By Jacob K
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Description
Travelling to Japan for the first time?
Ever wanted to Learn to read Japanese, but didn't know where to begin?
Finding it hard to read your English-Japanese/Japanese-English dictionary?
Based on numerous request, here comes the Katakana edition of HiKaChan
HiKaChan - Katakana edition features:
• Custom drawn flash cards with great illustrations for each character, to help you learn and memorize the 46 characters of the Japanese Katakana Alphabet as fast and easy as possible.
• Voice examples by native Japanese speakers, showing you how to pronounce each character.
• All character combination possibilities and their readings.
• Explanations for the Ten-Ten (") and ˚ character variations.
• Character quiz to test your memory of the individual characters.
• Reading Comprehension quiz to test your word reading ability and put your newly learnt skills to use!
• (New from version 1.4) STROKE ORDER: Learn the correct way and order to draw characters, to not only make them look better, but also make them easier to remember.
• HiKaChan is COMPLETELY offline, meaning you don't need a wi-fi connection and you can practice anywhere, anytime the mood strikes you!
• Free updates for life :)
DIFFERENCE FROM OTHER JAPANESE LEARNING PROGRAMS:
• Completely offline, so you don't need to pay usage fees.
• Uses visuals, mnemonics, sound examples and quizzing to help you remember the characters through instead of just showing you the character and leaving you on your own to find a way to learn it.
• Includes a word reading test to put your new skills to use
Test yourself with the built in Katakana quiz to see which characters you have memorized and which need more practicing as well as what percentage of questions you got right.
Or use the Reading comprehension quiz to test your reading ability and put your newly learnt Japanese skills to good use, at the same time as learning new words!
A valuable tool for the aspiring traveler/learner that not only is fun and easy to use, but actually works!
Make sure to check out the Hiragana edition as well if you enjoy this product!
What's New in Version 2.5
・Much Improved pronunciation recordings
・Changed background on combinations section
・Retina Display & iPad High Resolution Icons
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Customer Reviews
Some slight changes: PLEASE read
•an overall clean-up (your Hiragana app is very nice)
•Double check "ha" (it looks like "ホ" when it should look like "ハ" on the bar)
Thank you so much for creating these apps, and thank you for listening to our comments!
Great app, but...
I've been exploring this app quite a bit after recently purchasing it. I'm a very visual learner, and I love how this app is put together. Everything is simplified so beginners can understand and get a hold of the basics. The flashcards are great for learning the full alphabet and learning to read and write the characters. The only things I'd change are the sound samples because some of them are too quiet. There are no sound options to increase this, and the iPod's volume buttons don't affect this either. The overall resolution can be a little fuzzy at times, but everything can still be read.
Overall this app is great for beginners and is definitely worth the $2.99. If you're a visual learner, I definitely recommend purchasing this app.
- $2.99
- Category: Education
- Updated: Jan 26, 2011
- Version: 2.5
- Size: 12.5 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Jacob K
- © 2008-2011. Jacob K
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.2.2 or later
