Kana Trainer

Learn the hiragana and katakana alphabets on desktop, tablet and phone. Pick your system below and the download starts straight away.

Version 1.3.0 · released 2026-08-20

Choose your system

How do I install the file I just downloaded?

Windows

Double click the .exe and follow the installer. Windows may warn that the publisher is unknown, because the app is not signed with a paid certificate. Choose More info then Run anyway.

macOS

Open the .dmg and drag Kana Trainer into Applications. The first launch needs a right click on the app and then Open, since the app is not notarised.

Linux

Open a terminal in your downloads folder and run the line for your distribution.

sudo apt install ./Kana.Trainer_*.deb          # debian 13+, ubuntu 24.04+
sudo dnf install ./Kana.Trainer-*.rpm          # fedora, opensuse
sudo pacman -U ./kana-trainer-*.pkg.tar.zst    # arch

Android

Open the .apk from your notification shade and allow your browser to install unknown apps when asked.

From source

With a Rust toolchain installed:

cargo install kana-trainer

What it looks like

Kana Trainer on a desktop window, walking through the practice setup, the question formats, a scored run, the reports screen and the character chart The same walkthrough of Kana Trainer on a phone screen