Kantore
This is a simple typing game that will try to help you learn how to read Japanese!
The are levels for learning hiragana, katakana and kanji (all jouyou, jinmeiyou and selected non-standard kanji). There's also a story mode , and arcade mode for testing your skills!
Controls:
Menu navigation - Arrow keys / Mouse
Confirm - Enter key / Mouse click
Go back - Shift key
Open settings - Tab key
If you want to open the game in its own separate browser tab (so you can freely adjust the game's window size or to make it look better on mobile) you can also play it here https://kantore.netlify.app/
Just be aware that due to the way web browsers work save data might not be shared between the version here and the standalone one.
If you like this game (or even if you don't) I would love to see your feedback in the comments so I can improve it
Update 0.1.1
Added more music
Update 0.1.2
Bug fixes + added kanji as yomigana for kana-only questions (thanks Gimmick (from newgrounds) for the suggestion!)
Update 0.2.0
Added kanji levels!
Update 0.2.1 + 0.2.2
Bug fixes
Update 0.3.0
Added arcade mode
Update 0.3.1
Bug fix
Update 0.4.0
Added the beginning of the story mode
Update 0.5.0
More (3) story mode chapters
Update 0.5.1
Bug fix (added a missing story segment)
Update 0.6.0
Another 3 story mode chapters
Update 0.7.0
Finished the story (added last 2 chapters)
Update 1.0.0
Added kanji radical information to learning mode, this is the last feature I wanted to add, so I also changed the major version, and changed the game's status to "Released".
Update 1.0.1
Changed radical info, fixed capitalization in story and fixed the build.
This game is ok to record and stream. No need to ask for permission.
| Updated | 9 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
| Author | ILikeBread7 |
| Genre | Educational, Adventure |
| Tags | hiragana, japanese, kanji, katakana, Open Source, Quiz, reading, Text based, Typing |
| Code license | MIT License |
| Average session | A few minutes |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard |
Development log
- Update 1.0.1 Bug fixes9 days ago
- Update 1.0.0 Release!12 days ago
- Update 0.7.0 Finished the story!13 days ago
- Update 0.6.0 More story!22 days ago
- Update 0.5.0 More story mode chapters39 days ago
- Update 0.4.0 - Story mode!54 days ago
- Arcade mode added88 days ago
- Kanji levels added!99 days ago






Comments
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I like the font as with a previous font I had a very hard time telling the difference between tsu and itsu
That's nice to hear! In case you're wondering, this game uses the Noto Sans font from Google Fonts.
While I'm enjoying the game and the correct answer sound is rewarding
Hi, thanks for playing the game and leaving your comment!
The left mouse button should not count as enter, and I cannot reproduce this issue on my end. Are you sure you're not clicking the submit button by accident, or something like that?
It would also be great if you could say what browser you're using and are you on desktop or mobile. Does it happen every time, or only sometimes (and if sometimes, when does it happen), and does refreshing solve the issue? A video showcasing the problem would also be nice, but I understand if that might be difficult. This information would be really helpful in pinpointing the issue.
Oh ok I'm using firefox desktop browser and I guess I needed to reboot my laptop sorry as it seems it was an error on my end
No worries, I'm glad the issue got resolved! :)
It was power toys apparently the mouse utilities got temporarily turned back on so sorry for not realizing that. I have them off because of previous conflicts with games.
I see. Thanks for saying that, now I know what to ask about if someone comes back with a similar issue in the future! :)
I really lost all my memory when studying Japanese...
It felt rewarding hearing those sound effects and getting XP. I could see this becoming pretty popular for people trying to learn Japanese.
Thanks for playing and leaving the comment!
I was trying to make answering questions feel as rewarding as possible so it's great to hear that it worked. :)