japanbenk.io

Learn Japanese the way schools teach — structured levels, real progress.

Grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening, built into one path from zero to certified N1 — with spaced repetition, immersion reading, and real conversation practice.

How it works

Place yourself

A short adaptive entry exam finds your level across grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening.

Follow the path

Units, lessons and exercises in order — with spaced repetition scheduling the review for you.

Certify

Pillar exams roll up into a certification attempt using a compensation model, like a real school.

From zero to certified

N5

Hiragana, katakana, ~800 words and basic sentence patterns.

N4

Everyday conversation, te-form, plain form and ~1,500 words.

N3

Bridge level — longer reading, keigo basics, ~3,700 words.

N2

Newspapers, business Japanese and nuanced grammar.

N1

Academic and abstract texts at native reading speed.

What learners say

MK

The weakness index is what changed it for me — it kept dragging me back to the grammar I kept dodging.

Maya K.

JD

Going from N5 to N4 felt like a course, not a game. The study plan actually held me to a date.

Jonas D.

AR

Scenario practice is the closest thing to a tutor I have found. It stays in character and still corrects me.

Aiko R.