1,045+ visual scenes 1075 video lessons 17,306 books 5 languages Free forever tier 1,045+ visual scenes 1075 video lessons 17,306 books 5 languages Free forever tier
✦ 5 languages · 1075 lessons · 17,306 books

Learn a language.
Then actually read
in it.本物

Two halves, one app. Learn with visual scene cards, video lessons, stroke practice, and quizzes. Read public-domain books — tap any word for furigana, dictionary, audio, flashcards. The thing you study with becomes the thing you study from.

Start a lesson →Open a book ↗first 2 levels free in every language. forever.
1,045+ scene cards1075 video lessons17,306 books5 languages215k dictionary entries7,142 stroke kanji
✦ Learn

Every word
is a scene.

1,045+ vocabulary cards across 5 languages. Each one paired with a real-world scene image, teacher explanation, example sentences, and an immediate quiz.

Browse vocabulary →
✦ Read

Every page
is a lesson.

17,306 public-domain books — Aozora Bunkō, Project Gutenberg JP, 12k classical Chinese. Tap any word: offline dictionary, deinflection, audio, save as a card.

Open the library →
✦ Five tracks

Five languages.
One subscription.

Switch between them anytime — your progress stays. Mix and match as much as you want.

✦ The method

A loop that doesn't
break at intermediate.

Card → Quiz → Stroke → Video → Book → repeat. Five steps, infinite content.

01

Scene cards

Every word with a real-world scene + sentence.

02

Quiz w/ hearts

4-up multiple choice. Pass to unlock the next level.

03

Stroke order

Pressure-sensitive calligraphy. Trace by hand.

04

Video lesson

791 teacher lessons. Same as the bootcamps.

05

Read a book

Tap → dictionary → save → review. Loop closes.

JLPT N5 → N1HSK 1 → 6CEFR A1 → B2Ultimate English Bootcamp7,142 stroke kanjiLocal Kokoro TTSOffline EDRDGAI explain · simplify · rewrite JLPT N5 → N1HSK 1 → 6CEFR A1 → B2Ultimate English Bootcamp7,142 stroke kanjiLocal Kokoro TTSOffline EDRDGAI explain · simplify · rewrite
1,045 scenes

1,000 words. 1,000 scenes.

Order ramen. Tap an IC card. Stand under a cherry tree. The word, anchored in a moment.

MORNING CAFE STEAM
コーヒー
kōhī
coffee
YAMANOTE RUSH HOUR
電車
densha
train
KONBINI LUNCH
おにぎり
onigiri
rice ball
SHIBUYA UMBRELLAS
ame
rain
INOKASHIRA PARK
sakura
cherry blossom
KANDA AISLE
本屋
honya
bookstore
TILE MURAL · EVENING
銭湯
sentō
public bath
SHINJUKU ALLEY · NEON
yoru
night
1,037 more scenes across 5 languages →Browse them all
✦ Video courses · 1075 lessons

The bootcamp, baked in.

Pronunciation. Grammar. Conversation. JLPT prep. Ultimate English Grammar. First lessons free in every series.

14h 22m
Japanese · JLPT
JLPT N4 Grammar Bootcamp
12 free38 pro
11h 08m
Chinese · HSK 3
HSK 3 Speaking Fluency
8 free24 pro
En
21h 04m
English · Bootcamp
Ultimate English Grammar
18 free52 pro
Es
8h 30m
Spanish · A2
Daily-Life Spanish A2
10 free22 pro
Fr
7h 41m
French · A2
Café French · Idioms
10 free18 pro
4h 17m
Japanese · Pronunciation
Pitch Accent for Beginners
4 free12 pro
Browse all courses →
✦ The library · 17,306 books

When the lessons end,
the books begin.

Full Aozora Bunkō · Japanese Project Gutenberg · 12,000+ classical Chinese. Public domain. Always free to read.

芥川 龍之介
蜘蛛の糸
夏目 漱石
Sōseki
こころ
太宰 治
Dazai
人間失格
宮沢 賢治
Miyazawa
銀河鉄道
魯 迅 · 1921
阿Q正伝
孫 武 · 5C BC
Sun Tzu · Classical
孫子兵法
17,300 more waiting →Browse the library
✦ Word of mouth

From people who finished a book.

Two months on SimpleLits and I read all of 蜘蛛の糸. Tapping was faster than thinking about whether I wanted to.

S
Sarah K.
N3 → native fiction

The scene cards are the only flashcards I've stuck with. I remember 電車 from a Yamanote rush-hour scene — not a sterile word list.

M
Marco D.
Translator-in-training

My HSK 2 students ask how to read Chinese for real. I send them here. The dictionary, audio — all in one place.

Y
Yuki T.
Mandarin teacher · Osaka

I'm doing Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese on one subscription. The visual cards translate across — even with different scripts.

A
Alex R.
São Paulo · 3 languages
✦ Ready?

One sub.
Both halves.
Five languages.

Free tier: first 2 levels per language + the entire library + the dictionary. Pro unlocks all 1075 video lessons, AI rewrites, audio, and unlimited workbook.

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