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Practice kana, learn with memory pictures and build your Japanese with 3,000 vocabulary flashcards.
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Hiragana and katakana, at your own pace.
Free kana practice for beginners: learn the shapes, check a chart, then test your reading with a quiz or romaji typing. Add Japanese audio and short daily rounds to build familiarity.
Hiragana
The foundation for Japanese readings, endings and particles.
Katakana
Read loanwords, foreign names and everyday signs.
Hiragana and katakana are the two Japanese phonetic scripts, often called kana. Once the basics feel familiar, continue with 3,000 vocabulary flashcards and spaced repetition in Review.