See the sounds.
Hear the English.

Phonemuzu — Make sound visible.

2025 e-Learning Award

Japan e-Learning Awards 2025

JEPA Chairman’s Award

Patent award

Patent granted in Japan

PCT application pending

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3 learning challenges

Illustration for starting to hate English

Starting to hateEnglish

Illustration for being stuck in katakana English

Stuck in katakanaEnglish

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Can’t remembervocabulary

Maybe you’re just not
seeing the sounds yet.
Phonemuzu solves it
by making sounds visible.
Phonemuzu turns sounds into
characters to teach English pronunciation.
Phonemuzu turns sounds into
characters to teach English pronunciation.

Unknown sounds go unheard.

English has many sounds that don’t exist in Japanese.

Once you learn to recognize them with Phonemuzu, you’ll start to understand spoken English.

Hear the sound

See the difference in sounds

If they all sound the same, that’s a warning sign.

Phonemuzu character for English /iː/

English /iː/

Phonemuzu character for Japanese 「い」

Japanese「い」

Phonemuzu character for English /I/

English /I/

Reading with andwithout Phonemuzu

BEFORE

AFTER

Sheep

ShPhonemuzu character for English /iː/eep

Ship

ShPhonemuzu character for English /ɪ/ip

Now able to distinguish/iː/ and /ɪ/ clearly

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8th Grade Student

Sounds I used to hear the samenow sound clearly different.

3 Reasons toChoose Phonemuzu

01

Sound becomesCharacters

Even unfamiliar sounds,you instantly see the differencein shape, color, and expression.

02

Get the Sounds Right

Characters help you learn new wordswith accurate sounds.

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03

Expand yoursounds

By learning 11 new English sounds,you’ll start to hear even subtle differences clearly.

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Practice every day

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Phonemuzu character V08

Active learning is key.Practice 10 minutes a day.

What our customers say

“Read with confidence”

“With the characters above,I feel confident reading new words.”(Grade 7 student)

“English is fun again”

“My son started to dislike English in middle school,but now he enjoys practicing every day like a game.”(Parent of Grade 8 student)

“It wasn’t too late”

“I was worried about my child’s pronunciation before,but I’m glad they could learn the right sounds at this stage.”(Parent of Grade 7 student)

How It Works

Just 10 minutes of funlearning

Listen

Learn sound differences andcompare with characters.Through various lessons,you connect sounds andcharacters.

Phonemuzu listening quiz screenPhonemuzu story lesson screen

Speak

AI evaluates your pronunciationand shows the gap from correctsounds.You can see and fix ityourself.

AI pronunciation feedback screen

Monthly nativefeedback

A native instructor checks yourpronunciation regularlyand helps you sound morenatural.Even subtle habits youmight miss get corrected.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)