Learn Japanese — where understanding folds into fluency.
Sep 2, 2026
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2 min read
A rebuilt dashboard, a pause button on every part of Japanese, and a chart that stopped making things up
Aug 25, 2026
Why りんご has a kanji nobody uses, and the new tag that tells you which ones to skip
Aug 13, 2026
3 min read
A new voice engine, six moods to read your sentences in, and a paper bird who finally moved in.
Jul 31, 2026
Learn it first. Get quizzed on it second. Wild concept, we know.
Jul 9, 2026
1 min read
Ready whenever you are.
Jul 2, 2026
Streak? Cool. But wait until you see what your knowledge actually looks like.
Jun 26, 2026
Your weekly dose of Japanese learning insights and what's happening at Kumi
Jun 19, 2026
We built grammar so you can produce it, not pick it
Jun 12, 2026
Grammar's live. It's rough. It's going to get massively better.
Jun 5, 2026
Grammar just got approved. We're folding it in.
May 22, 2026
"You didn't ask for this but trust us"
May 15, 2026
Ten days into the beta... smarter grading, rebuilt Japanese typing, and a grammar library waiting in the wings
May 8, 2026
Closed beta week one. You shipped the feedback. We shipped the fixes.
May 1, 2026
What we’d love to hear from you
Apr 24, 2026
If you’ve been reading The Fold and thinking “okay, but can I actually try this?”, yes. We’re opening Kumi’s closed beta on May 4 (web). Go crazy and break everything (🔨😭)!
Apr 17, 2026
Full control when you want it, guidance when you don’t—and language that clicks together.
Apr 10, 2026
Built-in typing is coming, lessons are leveling up, and Discord is the hangout.
Apr 3, 2026
Japanese has a talent for making patterns feel safe...
Mar 27, 2026
7 min read
Our Kumi crane is flying in your direction...
Mar 20, 2026
A tiny refold and the whole thing changes.
Mar 13, 2026
Same kanji. Different reading. Different word.
Mar 6, 2026
We’re turning the dictionary into a living ecosystem.
Feb 27, 2026
4 min read
The “three-stages” moment...
Feb 20, 2026
Ateji - when kanji are just... cosplay + under the hood this week
Feb 13, 2026
Three good folds this week
