日本語 · Essentials
木漏れ日
こもれび
komorebi
Meaning
Sunlight filtering through the leaves.
In a sentence
公園で木漏れ日を眺めた。
I gazed at the dappled light in the park.
N5
話 For Mac, iPhone & Apple Watch
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Hanase turns spare moments into mastery. A flash-card arrives as a notification; one tap reveals the answer — and you can even hear it spoken.
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日本語 · ESSENTIALS
木漏れ日
こもれび
komorebi
Meaning
Sunlight filtering through the leaves.
Example
公園で木漏れ日を眺めた。
木漏れ日
こもれび · komorebi
話
木漏れ日
こもれび
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How it works
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01
A card finds you
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02
You glance, and guess
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03
One tap, it sticks
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日本語 · Essentials
木漏れ日
こもれび · komorebi
Meaning
Sunlight filtering through the leaves.
Example
公園で木漏れ日を眺めた。
Mac · menu bar
日本語 · Essentials
木漏れ日
こもれび
komorebi
Meaning
Sunlight filtering through the leaves.
iPhone & iPad
話
木漏れ日
こもれび
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Apple Watch
Front & back
Two surfaces. That's the product.
The notification is the front of the card. The reveal is the back — the word in romaji, its meaning, and a sentence that makes it stay. No menus, no homework.
Notification
木漏れ日
こもれび · komorebi
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木漏れ日
こもれび
Listening… say こもれび
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話
木漏れ日
こもれび
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話
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日本語
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- – Intermediate bundles — Japanese, Spanish, French, German
- – Individual packs & new releases over time
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- ✓ Free Beginner bundles — Spanish, French & German
- ✓ Mac, iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch
- ✓ iCloud sync — settings & favorites
- ✓ Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
- ✓ Intermediate bundles — Japanese, Spanish, French, German
- ✓ Individual packs & new releases over time
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