Our Story
eevy.com was created to try to fill some gaps in the available learning materials that I found when I started to learn Japanese. As someone navigating the complexities of Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and writing systems, I realized there was a need for tools that could bridge the gap between basic study materials and real-world language use.
The site is still in its early days and is not even close to realizing the final vision, but we hope to get there someday. Each feature we add is designed with learners in mind—whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your understanding of Japanese.
Attributions
This site wouldn't be possible without the amazing work of various open-source projects and linguistic resources. We're grateful to the following:
- JMDict / EDICT - Japanese-English dictionary project
- KANJIDIC - Kanji character dictionary covering readings, meanings, and stroke counts
- Tatoeba - Collaborative database of example sentences and translations
- MeCab - Japanese morphological analyzer
- UniDic - Dictionary for Japanese morphological analysis
- KanjiVG - Vector graphics dataset of kanji with stroke order information
- Tabler Icons - Open-source SVG icon set
- VOICEVOX Nemo - Character-free Japanese text-to-speech engine
- FSRS - TypeScript implementation of the Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler v4.5 algorithm