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Show HN: I'm making an Open-source Japanese learning App inspired by Monkeytype (github.com/lingdojo)
1 point by tentoumushi 1 day ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss
As a long time Japanese learner, I've always wanted there to be a simple, free online trainer for learning and grinding Japanese kanji and vocabulary - like Monkeytype in the typing community.

I'm doing this because I grew tired of all the subscriptions and paywalls, which are unfortunately very common in the Japanese learning apps market. That's why I want to make the most fun, user-friendly and customizable platform for learning Japanese currently available, and the first one that is (and will be, forever) completely free, ad-free and open-source - driven not by profit, but made by the community, for the community.

Miraculously, I already managed to find a solid amount of contributors and users for the early alpha stages of the app, and I'm looking to grow and develop the app even further to provide a real, high-quality alternative to all the current paid Japanese learning resources. Which I'm sure we can achieve with your and the open-source community's help!

Why am I doing this? Because weebs deserve to have a free, open-source learning platform too (I'm one of them, don't judge...)

どうもありがとうございます!





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