Remlori › Japanese
Learn Japanese words with pictures you won't forget
Remlori turns every Japanese sound into a picture. The pictures combine into a scene for each new word, so vocabulary sticks without rote lists.
ne → Net
ko → Cone
A soccer Net scoops up an ice-cream Cone so hard that a purple Cat pops out of the top.
How it works
Sounds become symbols
Each Japanese sound gets one memorable picture. You hear it, see it and link the two.Symbols become words
A word's sounds combine into one scene. Picture the scene and the word comes back.It keeps adding up
Every new word reuses symbols you already know, so each lesson is quicker than the last.
What's in the course
1000 words
Each with a picture, a story and audio.200 short lessons
10 chapters, from The Backyard to Life in Motion.Grammar in context
Polite sentences, particles and verb forms, practised as you build real sentences.Hiragana as you go
104 sounds, each shown in hiragana with audio. Browse the chart.Pricing
Full course
Chapters 2–10 and every chapter we publish, plus Korean Chapters 2–5. Cancel anytime; full refund within 14 days of your first payment.
Try a few words
ねこ neko · cat
たこ tako · octopus
すし sushi · sushi
わに wani · crocodile
かめ kame · turtle
みみ mimi · ear
とら tora · tiger
さと sato · villageQuestions
Who is the Japanese course for?
English speakers starting Japanese from zero. You don't need to know any hiragana or grammar first; the course introduces each sound, word and pattern when you need it.
How do the pictures work?
Each Japanese sound gets one picture, such as ね (ne) → net. A word's picture combines the pictures for its sounds. They come back in later words, so each new word is quicker to learn.
What is free?
All of Chapter 1: 20 lessons and 98 words, with audio, grammar and sentence practice. You need a free account so your progress is saved.
How much is the full course?
$3 a month for Chapters 2–10. The same subscription also includes Korean Chapters 2–5. Cancel anytime online. If you ask within 14 days of your first payment, we refund it in full.
Is there an app to download?
Remlori runs in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer, so there is nothing to install.
Does it teach grammar and speaking too?
Yes. Lessons add polite sentence patterns, particles such as wa, ga and wo, sentence building, and short conversations, all with audio.
Start with the sounds. The words follow.
Start Chapter 1 free