GENKI Vocab for 3rd Ed. v1.8
The Japan Times PublishingAbout this app
Developer Description
Your best partner for learning Japanese words. Based on a best-selling textbook.
*This is for the 3rd edition of GENKI. If you are using the 2nd edition of GENKI books, please purchase the app "GENKI Vocab Cards for 2nd Ed."
*Supported OS: OS9.0 or higher is required to install this app.
*Depending on model of phone and environment, this app may not operate properly.
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Learn elementary Japanese words at your own pace!
GENKI Vocab for 3rd Ed. is an app that enables users to learn more than 1,200 words essential for beginners.
This is the official app for the 3rd edition of GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, a best-selling series of Japanese learning materials boasting more than 2.5 million copies sold worldwide.
+++Advantages+++
◆Users can view the words and listen to the recordings as they like, enabling them to study at their own pace.
◆By repeating a process of memorization and self-checking, learners can firmly master important beginning-level vocabulary.
◆Words already memorized are progressively removed from the study set, so users can concentrate on just the words that challenge them, making for a more efficient approach to learning.
+++Study methods and functions+++
This app has three main modes: Study, Check, and List.
"Study" allows users to view the words, their meanings, and the example sentences over and over, so they can take their time learning.
・Audio recordings of all words and example sentences are provided with natural pronunciations by native speakers of Japanese.
・Fun illustrations help users to better retain the words studied.
・Users can bookmark the words they like. The bookmarked words are compiled in the Bookmark list in "List."
“Check” helps learners to track their mastery.
・Users check their understanding of the vocabulary studied and sort the words into those mastered and those not yet retained.
・The words already mastered are taken out of the study set, leaving behind just those that still need to be worked on.
“List” displays a list of all words covered by the app so that users can see their progress and review the vocabulary.
・The list can be arranged in any of three orderings: lesson order, a-i-u-e-o order, and alphabetical order. The words bookmarked in the Study mode are also listed in the Bookmark list.
・Checkmarks are automatically placed next to words that have been mastered.
・The Study view of words can be displayed from the list entries, enabling quick review.
○This app is based on the vocabulary from the third edition of GENKI.
○Ads: The app does not display any ads that might interfere with learning.
What's New
Version Information
- Version
- 1.8
- Downloads
- 10K+
- Updated on
- Sep 4, 2025
- Released
- Dec 3, 2020
- Requires
- Android 8.0
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#9 in Top Paid Education in United States
#1 in Top Paid Education in Canada
#2 in Top Paid Education in Australia
#14 in Top Paid Education in France
GENKI Vocab for 3rd Ed. users say on Google Play
No bugs, quick and responsive to use and great audio files. Very good price, my time to put together this on Anki would have been much more valuable.
While it does have it's short comings, this app has been an absolute lifesaver for me! It only covers the main vocabulary for each chapter, which means you are on your own when it comes to the supplementary vocab, but it allows you to do flashcards and quizzes to review and check your understanding of the vocab. The flashcards also have examples of the vocab used in sentences on the other side, which I found helpful for studying grammar. Price is a bit steep, but ultimately worth it IMO
I, having used the app for a while now has enjoyed using the app, however not going to lie it doesn't seem built to the standards it should be for something that costs money. This is because when I first entered the app, I was just greeted with exersices but the layout of it seemed like something made for a phone 10 years ago. However, if your finding an app that gets the job done really good, then I guess it's a good option.
Feels like the effort put into this is so minimal. Bought (!) this as a companion to studying with the actual book, but except aggregating all the vocabulary nicely it does very little to actually help you learn and memorize. There are so many other apps with repetitive learnings techniques. This one does very little to implement this.
The app crashes every time I hit "Study". I can use "Check" but study causes a hard crash on my Galaxy S7, until this gets fixed the app is essentially useless. Happy to update review if a fix comes along!
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