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Card 418 of 9992026-08-30 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-30

Kaitaku, a dedicated path to Japanese

kaitaku.app Observed source
Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An offline iPhone app that guides learners from beginner kana to JLPT N5 through one structured study path.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-30 issue.

Field notes

Kaitaku organizes study as a left-to-right sequence of 26 steps, with topics such as counters, convenience-store phrases, self-introductions, directions, trains, and restaurant language appearing along the route. Its handwriting system is described as covering 927 glyphs—142 kana and 785 kanji—with stroke-by-stroke scoring, while FSRS schedules later reviews. The site says the iPhone app will work entirely on-device and offline, but the extracted page identifies it as coming to the App Store.

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