Roadmap

The goal is 1,000 languages, all 5 JLPT levels, every worksheet free and printable forever. Here's the realistic path.

Phase 1 — N5 trilingual

Target: 2026
in-progress

✅ Done / In progress

  • 200 N5 worksheets defined (50 hiragana / 50 katakana / 80 kanji / 20 grammar)
  • Site live at japaneseness.com
  • 4 full-content languages: en/id/yo/ja
  • 50-language UI rollout — all 50 languages localized

⏳ Remaining

  • Generate all 800 PDFs via XeLaTeX pipeline
  • Upload to Cloudflare R2
  • Native review of machine-drafted UI translations

Phase 2 — N4 + more languages

Target: 2027
planned

✅ Done / In progress

  • N4 published: 158 kanji + 50 grammar worksheets live in 50 languages
  • Phase 2 will fully translate the 27 ui-ready languages into worksheet content

⏳ Remaining

  • Run translate.py for 27 ui-ready languages → full content
  • Generate ~5,400 PDFs (27 langs × 200 sheets)
  • Add audio support (TTS, QR codes on PDFs)
  • Open Collective for donations

Phase 3 — N3 + tier 2 languages

Target: 2028
future

✅ Done / In progress

  • N3 kanji published: 354 kanji worksheets with stroke order (kanji-data + KanjiVG)
  • N3 grammar published: 136 grammar points, each with formation rule + 3 example sentences
  • N2 kanji published: 361 kanji with stroke order, Japanese gloss and example words
  • N2 grammar published: 150 grammar points with formation rules + 3 example sentences
  • N1 kanji published: 1,231 kanji — every JLPT kanji (N5–N1, 2,184 in total) now has a worksheet
  • N1 grammar published: 165 points — every JLPT level, N5 to N1, is now complete

⏳ Remaining

  • Japanese explanations + example words for N3 kanji
  • Tier 2 languages: 50 → 200 (add minority + indigenous languages)
  • Mobile app companion?
  • Print-on-demand workbook editions (KDP)

Phase 4 — N2/N1 + 1000 languages

Target: 2030+
vision

⏳ Remaining

  • Cover all 5 JLPT levels (N5 → N1) with worksheets
  • 1,000 languages — the original mission
  • By Phase 4 we'll need a non-profit foundation, sustainable funding,
  • and a global volunteer translator network. We'll cross that bridge then.

Principles