A neat little Japanese reading app

A beautifully simple reader that gives you just enough help, and less of it as you learn

No spam ever, only used to send you your invite.

Home: articles you're reading, and this week's reading time
Insights: time read, vocabulary, habits and sources
Yokan in use: picking a Cookpad rice article from Discover, reading it with furigana, looking up 新米 and its kanji, and marking it learned

Built for reading

A thoughtfully designed experience that helps you read more and track your progress over time

  • Paste a link

    Paste a link to a Japanese article or web page, and Yokan opens it in the reader without the menus and ads.

  • Discover

    Articles from Japanese public feeds, sorted by topic and free to read.

  • Knowledge at your fingertips

    Tap nearly any word for its meanings, pitch accent, kanji with stroke order and grammar, without leaving the article.

  • Furigana and highlights

    Set your JLPT level, and furigana and highlights only show where you need them.

  • Insights

    Track your reading time, familiarity, words and sources over time. No streaks nagging you.

  • No lock-in

    Yokan works alongside the apps you already use. Send words to Anki, sync your WaniKani progress, or open a word in your dictionary app.

  • Offline

    The dictionary and your saved articles work without a connection.

  • Made for iPhone

    Fully native, fast, and right at home on your iPhone. iPad and Mac are next.