Work / Japanese study · web app and game
Kotodino
Learning Japanese is a long road. Kotodino breaks it into small steps and gives every step a friend.
Status Live public version at a temporary address.
The study library covers vocabulary, kanji, grammar, reading and listening. The game builds on it: each stage mixes five exercises (reading or typing, audio, grammar, a short story and writing), and the companion you pick reacts to every answer.
Without an account, progress stays in your browser. On the current host you can also sign in to sync it between devices. Kotodino is Michi’s new name; the temporary address still carries the old one.
What the capture shows
- Five worlds from N5 to N1: 100 levels and 4,000 study and review stages
- Fifteen dinosaur friends who react to every answer
- Stroke order drawn one stroke at a time, with guided writing practice
- Audio, flashcards with spaced review, and practice tests
From the capture
The showcase film
Real captures of the live product, framed by the Nakao Holdings ident. Here it plays silently, as part of the page; the on-screen text is in English.
Fifteen friends
Each companion has a personality and a line of encouragement. You choose one in the game, and it reacts when an answer is right, almost right, or not there yet.
01MomoThe brave first-timerTyrannosaurus
02HanaThe patient friendTriceratops
03KikoThe curious inventorStegosaurus
04SoraThe story dreamerBrachiosaurus
05NoriThe review guardianAnkylosaurus
06YuzuThe valley singerParasaurolophus
07RinThe sharp-eyed explorerVelociraptor
08UmiThe easygoing surferSpinosaurus
09NanaThe idea collectorDiplodocus
10PokoThe gentle go-getterPachycephalosaurus
11TomoThe connection makerIguanodon
12MeiThe welcoming hostMaiasaura
13AkiThe supportive athleteCarnotaurus
14SuzuThe stroke artistTherizinosaurus
15RenThe nuance detectiveCeratosaurus