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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Learning to read and write Hiragana and Katakana

If you're reading this lesson I am going to assume that you understand when to use Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. If you don't know. Go to Written Japanese.

How to read/write/pronounce 

Hiragana and Katakana

A great site that shows you the stroke order of writing hiragana.

This is a great site that lets you hear the pronouncation of each Hiragana.

the same site but with Katakana.

Try to memorize and be familiar with them so you can actually practice reading as the lessons progress.

If you're serious about learning, I would definitely practice writing each and every hiragana. Learning how to write a language is a gateway to new freedom: Reading signs on roads, reading books, reading the menu, and being able to write in Japanese! If you know how to write an alphabet/word you will definitely be able to read it.


Tip: Get a notebook and just write each letter MANY times. Try to mimic the stroking order.

Tip: Once you have learned all the hiragana words, you can start typing Japanese on your computer.

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