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How we teach you Japanese

In MaruMori we teach you all the way from start to finish in a fully structured manner. But we also offer many ways to create your own study path.

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Go on a Japanese language adventure throughout our beautiful animated islands teeming with Japanese language content. Our gamified system contains regions for every level of language mastery (PRE-N5 → N1), and each one features hand-crafted Grammar Lessons, Reading Exercises, Course Exercises (drills), Vocabulary and Kanji unlocks, and more!

Written and double-checked by a team of language experts and native speakers, our grammar lessons guide you from absolute beginner to master of Japanese. There is no other resource like it out there. We have a comprehensive list of grammar points, and we go in-depth while keeping it simple and fun!

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    In-depth and fun grammar lessons

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    Covers N5-N1 (currently releasing N3)

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    Written and doublechecked by a team of language masters and native speakers

  • After reading a grammar lesson, we also give you homework! Our Spaced Repetition System allows you to efficiently review the grammar points you just learned so that they stick in your memory for a very, very long time!

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    Multiple review styles

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    Automatic homework based on what you just learned

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    Grammar Library for easy lookup

  • Ah kanji, the mysterious Chinese characters that give so many learners trouble. In MaruMori's adventure course, you will automatically unlock kanji appropriate for your level, and we’ll teach you how to read and apply these characters in context!

    We use mnemonics (stories) to help you remember everything, and we’ve developed a special order that allows us to teach you new kanji using ones you already know!

    For example, after you learn 口 (mouth) you will later use that kanji to learn 舌 (tongue) and 活 (lively). This greatly decreases the amount of new info you have to learn. Yay!

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    Learn the essential 2000 Kanji characters

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    Learn with mnemonics (stories) and use other kanji as building blocks

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    Study any kanji (6000+) you want by adding them to personal study lists

  • It turns out, if you want to learn a language, you kinda need to learn a lot of words! Our adventure course has hand-crafted batches of vocabulary that increase in difficulty as you progress. We’ve carefully curated these items to make sure they are useful and help reinforce the kanji.

    Alternatively, you can create your own vocabulary study lists for a more custom experience.

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    Learn 8000 Vocabulary through our adventure course

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    Learn with mnemonics (stories)

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    Study whichever vocabulary (180.000+) you want by adding them to personal study lists

  • After every five grammar lessons, you will get a reading exercise featuring the grammar points, kanji and vocab that you just learned. Our reading exercises are fun but challenging, and put your reading comprehension to the test! But don’t worry, we also have full translations and audio to fall back on, just like graded readers!

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    Fun readings spanning a wide variety of content, from cultural info to everyday conversation

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    Audio and translations available to help doublecheck your understanding

  • Want to study your own list of Kanji, vocabulary, or grammar? You can easily do this by creating your own personal study lists! OR you could take a few of our curated premade study lists including our JLPT N5-N1 lists, or thousands of lists based on your favourite anime, games, novels, or manga!

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    Create your own study lists

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    Use premade study lists for the JLPT or other topics

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    Immerse with our native material study lists and learn from your favourite games, anime, books and more!

  • As you progress, we keep detailed track of your progress and let you see your study statistics. You will see exactly how your journey progressed. Heatmaps, progress bars, graphs—we have it all!

    Earn achievements with custom artwork, badges, and titles as you learn with MaruMori. Show them off on your own customizable (public) profiles.

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    Detailed statistics about your study journey

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    Keep track of and visualize your progress

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    Work towards your goals with progress bars

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    Adventure Awaits

    Come explore our islands!

    They are filled to the brim with grammar lessons, reading exercises, kanji & vocabulary unlocks and so much more!

    Isle of New Beginnings

    Learn to make fire

    Here you will acquire vital skills that are necessary to start your journey, and set yourself up for success by mastering the foundational elements of Japanese, including hiragana and katakana.

    Fledgling Forest

    Explore the forest

    Put your polished fundamentals to use, as you learn essential kanji, vocabulary and grammar. Many learners get lost in the forest of beginner Japanese, but our hand-crafted lessons will guide you through. Step by step.

    Depths of Devotion

    Take a deep dive

    Here you will take what you have learned and go deeper, exploring a deep-sea world of grammar and vocabulary that you never even knew existed! Come face-to-face with the deep sea leviathans of sonkeigo and kenjougo, and ultimately defeat them in an epic underwater language battle!

    Jungle of Tenacity

    Welcome to the jungle

    This is the intermediate “jungle” of Japanese, where your Japanese knowledge really starts to take off! You will reach a total of ~1050 kanji and ~4000 vocabulary learned, as well as learn grammar like わけ and ものだ that will get you speaking like a native!

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    Pricing

    Next to our affordable subscriptions, we also offer a one-time payment lifetime plan and a special bundle deal for getting MaruMori and Kitsun together!

    monthly

    Monthly

    $8.99

    Pay monthly and cancel anytime! The best option if you are not fully committed yet.

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    Yearly

    $6.99 / Month

    ($83.88)

    For serious learners, committed to their language learning goals. Our most popular option.

    lifetime

    Lifetime

    $349.99

    Are you dedicated to learning Japanese, want to support us and want to be part of our community forever? Then this is the plan for you!*

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    Kitsun Lifetime Add-on

    $199.99

    $49.99

    Only $49.99 to also get Kitsun lifetime as an add-on when you get MaruMori Lifetime!

    Only Available With MM Lifetime

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    Roadmap

    See what else is coming to MaruMori in the near future!

    Late January 2023

    PHASE 1

    Not So Humble Beginnings

    Phase 1

    Not So Humble Beginnings

    Late January 2023

    Phase 1

    Not So Humble Beginnings

    • Conjugation Drills

    • Onboarding System

    • Grammar Trainers

    • Community Stories

    • Known Vocabulary & Kanji Imports

    • Reviews Push Notifications

    • Premade StudyLists

    • Related Item Grouping

    • Kanji Components Information

    PHASE 2

    Unleashing the Panda

    2nd Quarter of 2023

    Phase 2

    Unleashing the Panda

    2nd Quarter of 2023

    Phase 2

    Unleashing the Panda

    • Grammar SRS

    • Grammar Library

    • Curated Example Sentence Bank

    • Dictionary Example Sentences

    • Discord Bot

    • Mini-Games

    • Apprentice (N4) Content Ready

    • Thousands of Study Lists from Anime, Light Novels, Games etc

    • Referral System

    • Social Logins & Linking

    2024

    PHASE 3

    Did someone say Mobile?

    Phase 3

    Did someone say Mobile?

    2024

    Phase 3

    Did someone say Mobile?

    • JLPT Mock Exams

    • Mobile Apps - Early Access

    • Public API

    • Study Friends System

    • Adept (N3) Content Start

    • More Mini-Games

    Q1 2025

    PHASE 4

    Mini Games Galore

    Phase 4

    Mini Games Galore

    Q1 2025

    Phase 4

    Mini Games Galore

    • WIP

      MaruMori Wrapped

    • WIP

      Frequency-Based Study Lists & Dictionary Info

    • WIP

      Mobile Apps - Feature Parity with the Website

    • Mini Game - Kanji Confusion Guesser

    • Community Study Lists & Sharing Study Lists

    • Mini Game - Counter Double Trouble

    • Training Tool - Intransitive vs transitive verbs

    • Mini Game - Shiritori

    • JLPT Mock Exams - N2

    • WIP

      Adept (N3) Content Done!

    • Mini Game - Kanji Shuffle

    PHASE 5

    Traversing the Sands of Mastery..

    Q2 2025

    Phase 5

    Traversing the Sands of Mastery..

    Q2 2025

    Phase 5

    Traversing the Sands of Mastery..

    • Expert (N2) Content Start!

    • WIP

      Mobile Apps - General Launch (out of Early Access!)

    • Cultural & Bonus Lessons (spanning all levels)

    • Your Grammar Notebook (Note-taking system)

    • MPV (video player) Mining Plugin

    • (Book) Reading Assistance Tool

    • Challenges & Study Goals

    • Writing Practice

    • Official Vocabulary Stories (mnemonics) - First 500

    • WIP

      Anime Study Lists

    • Reading Exercises Rework

    • JLPT Mock Exams - Listening Sections

    • FAQ & Knowledge Base Sections

    • Alternative List view for Adventure

    • Onboarding Rework

    Q3 2025 & Beyond

    PHASE 6

    The Great Beyond

    Phase 6

    The Great Beyond

    Q3 2025 & Beyond

    Phase 6

    The Great Beyond

    • Expert (N2) Content Done!

    • Manga Study Lists

    • WIP

      Subject Specific Study Lists (e.g. Programming vocabulary)

    • MM Browser Mining Extension

    • Graded Readers

    • Pitch Training Tool

    • Official MM Vocabulary Stories (mnemonics)

    • Community (Clubs) Sections

    • Teach Dashboard & Study Routes

    • Maru Growth Programme

    • Your Personal Home Island

    • MaruMori Merchandise

    And More TBA

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