A conceptual design of Kanji mobile application with augmented reality technology for beginner

Japanese language is the most popular in Thailand. Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology has Japanese language in undergraduate program as the require subjects and elective subject. The most difficult aspects of learning Japanese is Kanji. The aim of this research were as follow (1) to find out the problems and learning behaviors of Kanji learner, (2) to design Kanji mobile application with Augmented Reality technology. The populations were TNI students. Sampling of this research were 141 TNI students. The instrument of this research was questionnaire to collect data. The result was found were not able to read kanji, not able to write kanji by stroke order, able to guess the meaning but not able to read and not able to know meaning of kanji. In learning behaviors aspect was found the most learning behaviors were practice of writing often in paper or in the air, learning through printing media, learning through the game and learning through entertainment media. In the term of a conceptual design that selected Augmented Reality to resolve Kanji learning problem. And the color theme of an application designed by used blue tone that blue can help to focusing and to keep user engaged that color can be very effective in learning and educational. And the user interface designed by Flat design that benefit majority of Flat design were easy to use, beautiful and responsive.