Yomu Yomu: Read&Learn Japanese

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About this app

Yomu Yomu is a Japanese reading and listening app that helps you learn Japanese naturally, at your own pace. Whether you're a beginner or studying for JLPT, Yomu Yomu helps you learn Japanese while building confidence and vocabulary, one story at a time.

Choose from a wide range of articles, stories, and courses written and translated by real teachers, designed for learners from beginner to advanced levels. Every story includes audio, furigana, step-by-step grammar breakdowns, sentence-by-sentence translations, and a built-in Japanese dictionary with instant word lookup, so you can learn Japanese with as much support as you need. Practice reading kanji, hiragana, and katakana while building vocabulary and understanding grammar in context.

Yomu Yomu helps you make real progress without the frustration of textbooks. Build a daily reading habit with engaging stories and articles you’ll actually enjoy. Naturally, absorb vocabulary, grammar, and sentence patterns as you read.

Features
• Stories, articles, and courses for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels with new readings added every week
• Audio narration with adjustable playback speed
• Kana reading aids for Kanji
• Romaji reading aids for Hiragana and Katakana
• Sentence translations and built-in dictionary with JLPT levels
• Written by native Japanese teachers
• Save and review words using an SRS flashcard system
• Progress Monitoring

Yomu Yomu is perfect for:
• Learners who want to immerse themselves in Japanese culture
• JLPT prep from N5 to N1
• Building vocabulary for long-term memory
• Practicing kanji, hiragana, and katakana
• Independent study on your own schedule

Learn Japanese for free or upgrade to:
• Download lessons and take your learning offline. Never let a bad internet connection hold you back from your language learning goals.
• Learn Anytime, Anywhere: Unlock Audiobook mode for background listening so you can enhance your listening skills on-the-go.

Practice your reading, listening, speaking, and writing all with one app
▶ Reliable and engaging stories that will keep you reading Japanese
▶ Summarize and rewrite stories to practice writing hiragana, katakana, and kanji
▶ Memorize new words and vocabulary with SRS flashcards

Made for all levels of Japanese learners.
Beginner Japanese learners (JLPT N5) can start with basic greetings, and gradually move to more complex sentences, with lots of repetition to help you retain what you learn throughout the course. Start off with romaji reading aids for hiragana and katakana and hide it when you’re ready.

Intermediate Japanese learners (JLPT N4 and N3) can begin reading more elaborate stories while learning to use Japanese grammar in context. Hide furigana or use difficult words only to gain confidence with reading kanji.

Advanced Japanese learners (JLPT N2 and N1) will enjoy our classic Japanese story adaptations and our original stories. Our app also covers topics like everyday life in Japan, funny stories, business Japanese, latest trends in Japan, and Japanese history.

Read Japanese at your Level:
Whether it’s our beginner Japanese courses about life in Japan, advanced Japanese stories, or snippets of daily conversation, you can find material from JLPT N5-N1 to practice reading Japanese! When you stumble on a word, you can check our built-in Japanese dictionary, sentence translations, or save the word to study later in flashcards.

Save Time:
The Yomu Yomu app offers a built-in dictionary, step-by-step grammar breakdowns, furigana, context-based translations, audio, flashcards, and progress tracking. Save time and learn Japanese more efficiently with built-in tools designed for real progress.

Expand Your Vocabulary:
As you learn Japanese through reading, you’ll naturally pick up the most useful words. As you read, save new words and practice them later to build your vocabulary.

Terms of Use & Privacy policy: https://yomuyomu.app/legal
Updated on
Jun 8, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
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Ratings and reviews

4.5
957 reviews
ডোনা (d o n a)
July 6, 2026
Besides the vast library of articles, features I really liked in this app ① The app lets you read the new articles for free in the first few days/weeks! ② The UI is one of the cleanest I have seen, definitely easy on the eyes and offers smooth bookmarking of words and even grammar points, along with translation when needed ③ The best one I think that the app let's users to export the saved words for Anki or in .csv format. Overall, I think it's very good for all levels of learners ^^
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Fizzy
April 24, 2026
wow!! I've only used it for maybe half an hour, but I'm very impressed so far. the UI is clean and easy to understand. it's easy to tap words to see their definition. I really like the highlighting as the words are read aloud. and lots of the stories are free! really like this. I do wish that there was a lifetime plan, because I'm not a fan of subscriptions, but I'm very likely to continue using. i might buy a year or two if I keep liking the app as much as I do right now
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Sinamon
April 25, 2026
Thank you for your kind words! We're happy to hear that you find the app useful in your studies. Please reach out to us at support@yomuyomu.app and we can give you more information about our lifetime plan.
Mickey
July 3, 2026
My subscription expired last month.Made me realize that I've had this app for over a year now.I've read all the beginner courses & most beginner articles and stories.I ran out of low level materials to read.I hope they would write more beginner materials.Though I've already read some Elementary to Master level,I find that those are still above my skill level. The good thing about this is that they are regularly adding new articles & stories.My subscription has been renewed.
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What’s new

We've added a new resource hub for quick access to keywords and other reading tools while you read. Premium users can now start listening from any chapter of a story.