iKana is a Japanese learning aide which helps to teach you the two Japanese phonetic alphabets Hiragana and Katakana. iKana can also be extended to teach other alphabets and Kanji.
iKana has three main learning components - flash cards, speed recognition and a Romanization test.
Flash cards are the starting point for beginners new to kana. Use the flash card viewer to help you memorize the different kana. The flash card viewer can be controlled with an Apple Remote.
The speed recognition test helps to reinforce your memory and improve your reading speed with an ‘against the clock’ multiple-choice test. The speed recognition test can also be controlled with an Apple Remote.
The word Romanization test helps you practice reading whole words by translating them from kana into Romaji. This test helps you learn some Japanese vocabulary as well as improving your translation and reading skills.
What’s New:
Version 1.5:
- New Vocabulary Practice module for learning Japanese words.
- Tab-delimited word list importing in both Dictionary and Vocabulary Practice.
- Study assistant lets you know which characters you need to focus on learning based on your test results.
- Improved flash card editing interface.
- Application-wide undo support.
- The built-in dictionary now contains 360 common words.
- New icon and improved graphics throughout the application.
Developer’s website: ThinkMac Software
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