Prepare for JLPT N5 & N4 with kanji, grammar, listening and mock tests.
Prepare for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 and N4 with Kippu. Start with hiragana and katakana or go straight to vocabulary, kanji and grammar. Practice listening and reading, take a timed mock test, and review the questions you missed.
HOW IT WORKS
Your study is laid out like a train line. Each station is a short ride of about 10 minutes: new words, kanji readings, a grammar point, or listening and reading practice. Kippu picks what comes next, brings back the questions you missed, and shows how many stations are left before your exam.
WHAT YOU STUDY
• Kana line: hiragana and katakana from zero
• N5 and N4 vocabulary and kanji readings, with meanings in your language
• Grammar: a short lesson before each set and an explanation for every answer
• Listening and reading questions in the JLPT style
• Review: missed questions return the next day, known ones less and less often
PRACTICE EXAMS
The N5 and N4 mini mock exams (12 questions, 15 minutes) score you by section: vocabulary and kanji, grammar and reading, and listening. Results are practice scores, not official JLPT scores.
FREE AND PRO
The free plan includes the full kana and N5 lines, the first stations on the N4 line, unlimited review, mini mock exams and two new study sessions a day. If a bonus ad is available, watching it unlocks one extra session.
Kippu Pro adds the full N4 line, timed practice exams (35 questions), the Mistake Lab for drilling only the questions you got wrong, a study plan counted back from your exam date, unlimited rides and no ads. Pro comes as an annual plan with a 7-day free trial, a monthly plan, a 3-month Exam Pass that does not renew, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Google Play shows the price in your currency before you buy.
LANGUAGES
The app and its explanations are available in English, Japanese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Nepali, Burmese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.
GOOD TO KNOW
• Listening questions use the Japanese text-to-speech voice on your phone.
• Kippu is an independent study app. It is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, which run the JLPT.
The annual plan’s 7-day free trial is available only to eligible first-time subscribers. Annual and monthly plans renew automatically until cancelled in Google Play. The 3-month pass and Lifetime do not renew. Pro also includes practice by skill (up to 10 questions per session).
What's new
Fixed an issue that could hide an active Pro plan while another purchase was pending. Long study streaks now count correctly. The welcome screen uses the local name for the JLPT.
Added an optional birth-year check before ads can load.