1,045+ visual scenes 1075 video lessons 17,306 books 5 languages Free forever tier 1,045+ visual scenes 1075 video lessons 17,306 books 5 languages Free forever tier
✦ 5 languages · 1075 lessons · 17,306 books

Learn a language.
Then actually read
in it.本物

Two halves, one app. Learn with visual scene cards, video lessons, stroke order guides, and quizzes. Read public-domain books — tap any word for furigana, dictionary, audio, flashcards. The thing you study with becomes the thing you study from.

Start a lesson →Open a book ↗first 2 levels free in every language. forever.
1,045+ scene cards1075 video lessons17,306 books5 languages215k dictionary entriesstroke order guides
✦ Learn

Every word
is a scene.

1,045+ vocabulary cards across 5 languages. Each one paired with a real-world scene image, teacher explanation, example sentences, and an immediate quiz.

Browse vocabulary →
✦ Read

Every page
is a lesson.

17,306 public-domain books — Aozora Bunkō, Project Gutenberg JP, 12k classical Chinese. Tap any word: built-in dictionary, deinflection, audio, save as a card.

Open the library →
✦ Five tracks

Five languages.
One web plan.

Switch between them anytime — your progress stays. Mix and match as much as you want.

✦ The method

A loop that doesn't
break at intermediate.

Card → Quiz → Stroke → Video → Book → repeat. Five steps, infinite content.

01
景

Scene cards

Every word with a real-world scene + sentence.

02
問

Quiz w/ hearts

4-up multiple choice. Pass to unlock the next level.

03
筆

Stroke order

Animated stroke order. Trace by hand.

04
映

Video lesson

791 teacher lessons. Same as the bootcamps.

05
本

Read a book

Tap → dictionary → save → review. Loop closes.

JLPT N5 → N1HSK 1 → 6CEFR A1 → B2Ultimate English BootcampStroke order guidesLocal Kokoro TTSEDRDG lookupAI explain · simplify · rewrite JLPT N5 → N1HSK 1 → 6CEFR A1 → B2Ultimate English BootcampStroke order guidesLocal Kokoro TTSEDRDG lookupAI explain · simplify · rewrite
✦ 1,045 scenes

1,000 words. 1,000 scenes.

Order ramen. Tap an IC card. Stand under a cherry tree. The word, anchored in a moment.

MORNING CAFE STEAM
コーヒー
kōhī
coffee
YAMANOTE RUSH HOUR
電車
densha
train
KONBINI LUNCH
おにぎり
onigiri
rice ball
SHIBUYA UMBRELLAS
雨
ame
rain
INOKASHIRA PARK
桜
sakura
cherry blossom
KANDA AISLE
本屋
honya
bookstore
TILE MURAL · EVENING
銭湯
sentō
public bath
SHINJUKU ALLEY · NEON
夜
yoru
night
1,037 more scenes across 5 languages →Browse them all
✦ Video courses · 1075 lessons

The bootcamp, baked in.

Pronunciation. Grammar. Conversation. JLPT prep. Ultimate English Grammar. First lessons free in every series.

日
▶
14h 22m
Japanese · JLPT
JLPT N4 Grammar Bootcamp
12 free38 pro
中
▶
11h 08m
Chinese · HSK 3
HSK 3 Speaking Fluency
8 free24 pro
En
▶
21h 04m
English · Bootcamp
Ultimate English Grammar
18 free52 pro
Es
▶
8h 30m
Spanish · A2
Daily-Life Spanish A2
10 free22 pro
Fr
▶
7h 41m
French · A2
Café French · Idioms
10 free18 pro
音
▶
4h 17m
Japanese · Pronunciation
Pitch Accent for Beginners
4 free12 pro
Browse all courses →
✦ The library · 17,306 books

When the lessons end,
the books begin.

Full Aozora Bunkō · Japanese Project Gutenberg · 12,000+ classical Chinese. Public domain. Always free to read.

芥川 龍之介
蜘蛛の糸
夏目 漱石
Sōseki
こころ
太宰 治
Dazai
人間失格
宮沢 賢治
Miyazawa
銀河鉄道
魯 迅 · 1921
阿Q正伝
孫 武 · 5C BC
Sun Tzu · Classical
孫子兵法
17,300 more waiting →Browse the library
✦ Word of mouth

From people who finished a book.

“

Two months on SimpleLits and I read all of 蜘蛛の糸. Tapping was faster than thinking about whether I wanted to.

S
Sarah K.
N3 → native fiction
“

The scene cards are the only flashcards I've stuck with. I remember 電車 from a Yamanote rush-hour scene — not a sterile word list.

M
Marco D.
Translator-in-training
“

My HSK 2 students ask how to read Chinese for real. I send them here. The dictionary, audio — all in one place.

Y
Yuki T.
Mandarin teacher · Osaka
“

I'm doing Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese on one Pro plan. The visual cards translate across — even with different scripts.

A
Alex R.
São Paulo · 3 languages
✦ Ready?

One Pro plan.
Both halves.
Five languages.

Free tier: first 2 levels per language + the entire library + the dictionary. Pro unlocks all 1075 video lessons, AI rewrites, audio, and unlimited workbook.

Start free →See pricing