The ultimate Japanese learning app that creates exercises based on what you already understand well and what you're building up to.
A visual journey through the app's advanced learning mechanism
Instead of drilling isolated cards, Shaded turns your vocabulary into living sentences that you translate to and from Japanese, so you practice comprehension and production from day one. When you first start using Shaded, the app analyzes your current Japanese level through a series of adaptive exercises.
Let's start with something a little easier. You probably know 食べる and 私. I'll drop it into a fresh sentence. Can you flip it into natural Japanese? I'll check every word.
Switch themes, pick Beginner hints or Expert full‑Japanese feedback, and even choose a personality for your in‑app guide—from polite sensei to an over‑the‑top coach.
Oh, you'd like me to talk like a feisty anime sidekick? 了解! Let's power‑up your study session—ドーン!
Shaded timestamps every word and grammar point you learn, then feeds that data into the FSRS algorithm. The next review appears precisely when your memory begins to fade—no manual deck‑tuning required, ever. Additionally, each exercise comes with a way to make it a little easier, so you'll never feel like you're drowning.
Although the sentence includes some grammar points, I'll ignore that here and just grade what you heard.
Level‑up how you learn: toggle listening drills, role‑play dialogs, or rapid‑fire partial‑answer mode. All modes pull from the same progress data, so the difficulty stays just right no matter how you study.
Let's switch to a café role‑play. I'll be the barista—order a latte. I'll slow down if you stumble, or speed up once you've got it!
Join thousands of learners who have broken through the intermediate plateau with Shaded's innovative approach.