Android

HiKana: Speak & Learn Japanese

HiKana: Speak & Learn Japanese has 9,218 installs (+17.0% in the 30 days to 2026-11-03), rated 4.9 from 221 ratings, #47,176 of 325,716 in Education.

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Installs
9,218
+480 (+5.9%) a week, measured over 15 days to 2026-11-03
Rating
4.9
221 ratings
+10 ratings (+5.0%) a week, measured over 15 days to 2026-11-03
Rank on Android
#514,407
of 3,002,306
down 9,060 since 2026-11-01
Version
1.0.66
Last updated 2026-10-28

Description

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HiKana is a Japanese speaking practice app. You talk out loud with Kana, a character with her own voice and face, and get instant corrections on what you said.

🗣️ Real Conversation Practice

Kana has her own voice and face.
Choose from everyday topics like self-introduction, weather, shopping, and restaurants. Build confidence in Japanese conversation as you speak Japanese out loud and get responses just like a real conversation partner.

✅ Instant Feedback

Every response you give is analyzed in real time. See grammar corrections, vocabulary suggestions, and encouragement — all before you send your reply.

📖 Word-by-Word Breakdown

Tap any word in Kana's reply to see its meaning, reading, and part of speech. Color-coded underlines help you identify nouns, verbs, particles, and more at a glance.

📊 Session Summary

After each conversation, review your performance: mission status, new words used, grammar accuracy, and personalized tips on strengths and areas to improve.

🎯 JLPT Levels N5–N1

Topics are organized by difficulty. Start with beginner-friendly conversations and progress to advanced discussions as your skills grow.

Start today and talk with Kana at your own level.

HiKana was formerly Kana - Language Partner.

HiKana uses AI for speech recognition and language feedback to help you review what you said.

Is HiKana: Speak & Learn Japanese safe?

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  • Listed on Google Play.
  • Made by 90us, Inc.; developer website listed: hikana.chat. Details →
  • On Google Play since 2026-04-13. Last updated 2026-10-28.
  • Rated 4.9 from 221 ratings. Details →

Reviews The reviews Google Play shows first (its most relevant), from the US store, in any language.

From 216 ratings.

Growth change in installs

Per Growth Growth % Actual change Measured over
day Not enough history yet
week +480 +5.9% +1,030 15 days
month +1,326 +17.0% +1,398 31.6 days
year Not enough history yet
How these figures are measured

Change in installs, scaled to each window from the real gap between crawls. A window needs a full period of history before it reports anything.

Installs9,218
2026-10-02 · 7,820 2026-11-03
Ratings221
2026-10-02 · 192 2026-11-03
New ratings per month+22 so far
Oct 2026 from 2026-10-02: +7 Nov 2026 so far: +22
Oct 2 Nov so far
Average rating4.9
2026-10-02 · 4.8 2026-11-03

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