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Kotowaza Karuta
Learn 2,000 Japanese proverbs with karuta cards and quizzes
Kotowaza Karuta helps you learn Japanese proverbs, idioms, four-character phrases and classical sayings through illustrated karuta cards and quizzes. 2,000 entries with furigana on every kanji; start with 400 free, with no account and no ads. Three quiz formats, eight goal-based courses (including one for Japanese learners), mastery tracking and weak-word review. Premium is a one-time purchase that unlocks all 2,000 entries. Web and Android, in Japanese and English.
Hi Product Hunt — I'm the solo maker behind take-lab (Onomanabi and WaseiGo launched here earlier this year).
Kotowaza Karuta is for Japanese proverbs, idioms, four-character phrases (yojijukugo) and classical sayings — the expressions Japanese kids drill at school, and the ones that trip up even advanced learners, because the literal words rarely tell you the meaning.
Karuta is a traditional Japanese card game: a reading card is called out and you grab the matching picture card. I turned that into a learning loop:
- 2,000 entries: 563 proverbs, 625 idioms, 626 four-character phrases, 186 classical sayings
- Three quiz formats that pair cards, phrases and meanings
- Watercolor-style card illustrations (a growing set; other entries use text cards)
- Eight goal-based courses, including one for Japanese learners and one for beginners
- Furigana on every kanji, so kids and learners can read everything
- Mastery levels, accuracy, streaks, category and course progress, weak-word review
- Japanese and English UI, no ads on any plan
400 entries are free without creating an account. Premium is a one-time purchase (no subscription) that unlocks all 2,000: ¥1,980 / $14.99 on Web, and the store shows your local price on Android. You can buy and restore without an account; an optional free account syncs progress between Web and Android.
I'd love feedback from Japanese learners, teachers and parents: which expression is hardest for you to remember, and does a picture help it stick?
Thanks for taking a look — I'll be here throughout the launch day.
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“Learn 2,000 Japanese proverbs with karuta cards and quizzes”
Kotowaza Karuta was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #157 on the daily leaderboard. Kotowaza Karuta helps you learn Japanese proverbs, idioms, four-character phrases and classical sayings through illustrated karuta cards and quizzes. 2,000 entries with furigana on every kanji; start with 400 free, with no account and no ads. Three quiz formats, eight goal-based courses (including one for Japanese learners), mastery tracking and weak-word review. Premium is a one-time purchase that unlocks all 2,000 entries. Web and Android, in Japanese and English.
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