You Can Kana - Learn Japanese Hiragana & Katakana
Japanese kana learning game with stroke tracing and typing challenges
James Moulang · Released Aug 11, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 98% of 358
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Dec 24, 2022
What is You Can Kana - Learn Japanese Hiragana & Katakana?
A single-player Japanese learning game organized into short lessons on hiragana and katakana. You trace character strokes, hear pronunciations, and practice reading Japanese words with English translations. A separate Challenge Mode tests reading speed and accuracy.
For you if...
- +you like short lessons that revisit difficult characters
- +you enjoy testing how quickly you read Japanese words
Not for you if...
- −you want grammar lessons rather than character reading practice
- −you dislike tracing characters as part of lessons
What players say
98% of 358 reviews are positive
Players praise the structured practice for helping them memorize hiragana and katakana. Complaints focus on tedious cursor tracing and typing exercises that reject alternative valid romanizations.
Screenshots and trailer
You Can Kana - Learn Japanese Hiragana & Katakana system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2 GHz dual core
- Graphics
- Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Graphics
- Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Education
- Typing
- Word Game
- Arcade
- Score Attack
- Cute
- Minimalist
- Hand-drawn
- Tutorial
- Singleplayer
- Text-Based
- 2D
- Puzzle
- Spelling
- Software
- Casual
Recent updates
- Dec 24, 2022 · Dec 22 update: graphics tablet support
- Jul 18, 2022 · Word explainer hotfix
- Jul 17, 2022 · 'Word Explainer' Update
- Jun 3, 2022 · You Can Kana 2022 Update 1
- Nov 26, 2021 · Training Mode Update