Japanese for developers
Practice status updates, troubleshooting, meetings, requests, technical vocabulary and clear professional communication while building the same beginner foundation every learner needs.
Japanese for developers, engineers and working professionals
Manabi Kōbō is a free, self-paced Japanese course for complete beginners who want practical Japanese for technology, engineering and professional situations. Lessons combine core beginner grammar with developer-friendly examples, handwriting practice, reading tools, technical scenarios and cumulative review.
Professional Japanese classes for free
The Guided Japanese Course, cumulative workbook and study tools are available online without tuition. The course is designed for independent study rather than live classroom instruction.
English and Spanish support
Use English–Japanese or Spanish–Japanese guidance, then move into kana, kanji, structural reading and Japanese-only production as your confidence grows.
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A quick guide to the Manabi Kōbō learning workflow.
→A mastery-based beginner path that guides you through Japanese using Manabi Kōbō tools and original professional scenarios.
→Build durable Japanese recall with adaptive retrieval practice for real-life and workplace phrases.
→Guided bilingual readings with grammar mapping, furigana, and synchronized translation.
→Read supported English or Spanish web content alongside a Japanese learning view.
→Build, compile, debug, and improve Japanese using software engineering workflows.
→Practice hiragana and katakana with structured drills.
→Explore the 2,136 daily-use kanji in validated phases.
→Scan Japanese text and place kana readings above detected kanji without translation or image storage.
→Catch the correct Japanese or rōmaji answer in a fast four-direction fishing game built from your phrase bank.
→Learn the components used to build kanji.
→Practice Japanese word order and sentence patterns.
→Original articles about learning Japanese, reading strategies, and professional language study.
→About the project, trusted learning links, and recommended resources.
→Use a structured 90-day study syllabus to support consistent practice.
→Post-course reinforcement for learners using Michel Thomas Japanese audio material.
→Find Japanese video games with furigana or learner-friendly reading support by platform.
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