耳カード · Mimicard

Learn the Japanese you actually meet

Heard a word in an anime, a show or a song? Write it down the way it sounded. Mimicard works out which word you heard and fills in the reading, the meaning and an example sentence. A few minutes of review at a time keeps it in your head.

No card needed. Make an account any time to keep your deck, with your first 100 words free.

可か能のう性せい

まだ勝つ可能性がある。

What does it mean?

  • exaggerated
  • possibility
  • someday
  • nostalgic
Kanji
  • 可permissibleカ
  • 能abilityノウ
  • 性nature, -ityセイ

Write it the way it sounded

You don't need to know how a word is spelled to save it. Write down what you heard, with a guess at the meaning if you have one. Mimicard matches it by sound and makes the card.

Real notes, jotted down mid-episode. Paste one word, or a whole list at once.

Free, and no account needed

Open to everyone, including you, right now.

Hiragana & katakana

Chart and typing practice

All 104 characters with romaji. Print the chart, or type along and hear each one read aloud.

Grammar

15 beginner lessons

or ? or ? Every particle a beginner trips on, with worked examples.

How it works

01

Add the word

Type it in kanji, kana, romaji, or just the way it sounded. It finds the reading, the meaning and an example sentence.

02

Practice it

The word shows up in its sentence. Think of what it means, then pick the answer. Grammar comes up as fill-in-the-blank.

03

Learn from the answer

Every answer shows furigana over the kanji, what each kanji means, and the sentence read aloud.

04

See it again at the right time

Miss a word and it comes back soon. Once you know it well, it takes a longer break between reviews.

What it costs

Free: every feature, and room for 100 words of your own. Starter packs come on top and don't use that room. Archive a word once you know it, and its spot opens up for a new one. Everything you add is yours to review and edit, on any plan.

Paid: no word limit. $4.49 a month, $37.99 a year, or $89.99 once. See the full breakdown.

Your deck stays yours

Export your whole deck as a file at any time. Everything stored about you is listed in the privacy policy.