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You froze when it's your turn to talk.
Yuki is the Japanese partner who waits while you find the word. Ten minutes a day. You talk. She writes back in Japanese.
The emails put the Japanese in your head. Yuki pulls it out of your mouth.
Included with your subscription. No upgrade.
Stewart built Yuki because he froze too. He was the first student.
Yuki
online · Kyoto
きょうは なにを しましたか？
kyou wa nani o shimashita ka? — What did you do today?
🎙 you said
いちばを いきました。
ichiba o ikimashita.
おしい (oshii)。 いちばに いきました。なにを かいましたか？
oshii. ichiba ni ikimashita. nani o kaimashita ka? — Almost. You say “ichiba ni ikimashita.” What did you buy?
You can read it. You just can't say it.
You read Japanese fine. You can guess the verb. But when a real person talks to you, your mouth locks.
“I can read it. I can almost understand it. But when somebody talks to me, I freeze.”
That's not your fault. Apps make you tap. Class makes you drill. Neither one waits while you talk.
Yuki waits.
Yuki is a Japanese speaker from Kyoto. She is patient. She is kind. She was built for people who are just starting.
She says hi in Japanese. The English sits right under it. You talk back, out loud. She writes a short reply and fixes what you got wrong, gently. Tomorrow she picks up right where you stopped.
A patient tutor costs $40 an hour.
Yuki is included with what you already pay. So use her.
How a session goes.
01
Tap the mic.
Say a sentence in Japanese. Up to a minute. Don't think. Just say it.
02
Read it back.
Yuki turns your voice into words. Fix anything wrong, then send. That fix is the practice.
03
She writes back.
She fixes your Japanese, kind and short. Then she asks one more thing. You keep going.
What you get when you sign in.
A partner who waits
You talk. She listens. You fix it. She writes back. Two short lines, Japanese and English, every time.
A new phrase every Monday
Tied to the email you got that morning. The chat and the inbox stay in step.
A new question every day
Five per phrase, one a weekday. You never get the same chat twice.
She remembers you
Tell her about your abuela Monday. She asks about her Thursday.
Ten real minutes
Not taps. Not multiple choice. Real talk. A bar at the top fills as you speak.
Every chat saved
Scroll back. See how far you came. It's yours forever.
90-Day Promise
Hold a five-minute Japanese conversation by Day 90.
Or every penny back. No hoops. No phone call. Just reply to your receipt.
Your 90 days start the day you start.
Begin today and you stop freezing by November 11.
Wait a week, and that's a week the freeze stays.
Yuki is open right now. Your first session takes ten minutes.
Included with your subscription. No upgrade.
Frequently asked.
Do I need a paid subscription?
Yes. Yuki is included with your active Sunrise Sensei subscription — no separate upgrade. Not a member yet? Join at sunrise-sensei.com.
How is this different from other apps?
Most apps make you tap. Yuki makes you talk. You speak. She turns it to text. You fix it. She writes back in Japanese. Voice first, the whole way.
What if I'm a total beginner?
She's built for you. Easy words. Easy tenses. English always sits underneath. You won't feel lost.
Does she really fix my Japanese?
Yes. When you slip, she starts her reply with the right way to say it. Then one more question. No grammar lessons.
What does "ten minutes" mean?
Ten minutes of you talking, tracked by the bar. Reading and editing don't count. Just your mouth moving.
Can I see past chats?
Yes. Every day you practiced is in the left rail, read only. Today's chat is the live one.
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