
Learn the second half of Hiragana from the Na to Wa rows, covering N, H, M, Y, R, and W series with drills and chart access.
Learn how dakuten and handakuten marks modify hiragana sounds from k to g, s to z, t to d, h to b or p, plus ya, yu, yo blends.
practice reading common Japanese hiragana words using a chart and romaji input. Learn key phrases like arigato, konnichiwa, sayonara, oyasumi, and desu.
Master color-coded stroke order for hiragana and katakana, following top-to-bottom rules. Practice with guided writing drills to improve legibility and memorize kana.
learn the x wa y desu pattern, where x is noun 1 and y is noun 2, with wa as the topic marker and desu as the linking verb."
Practice reading katakana on everyday konbini items to identify groceries from their scripts, while reviewing hiragana and recognizing foods like onigiri, ramen, melon pan, ramune, and bread.
Explore onyomi, the Chinese reading used with other kanji, and kunyomi, the Japanese reading used for standalone kanji. Note how readings vary by context: yama/san, mizu/sui, jin/hito, nichi/hi.
Learn stroke order to write kanji with consistency, legibility, and faster handwriting, building muscle memory through focused practice on paper. Follow top-to-bottom, left-to-right, horizontal-before-vertical rules.
Practice kanji recognition with a two-round quiz: matching readings and fill-in readings, reinforcing kanji meanings, kunyomi and onyomi, stroke orders, radicals, and 60 kanji learned.
Explore core Japanese sentence structure, learn SOV order, subject omission, and how particles pace verbs, with hands-on practice reordering sentences like watashi wa sushi o tabemasu.
Explore how to negate nouns in Japanese using です to じゃありません, learn polite forms versus casual じゃない, and practice the pattern xは yです with examples.
Discover three natural ways to form questions in Japanese. Use ka for formal speech, rising intonation for casual speech, and question words like 何, どこ, 誰, いつ, and どう.
Practice builds flexible Japanese sentence construction by applying the SOV pattern, particles, and existence verbs (imasu, arimasu) through translation, negation, and error spotting.
Learn to tell time in Japanese using 時 for hours and 分 for minutes, and practice military time like 十九時 and 二十時 to distinguish day and night.
Explore the two main adjective types in nihongo: i-adjectives, which end in i and attach directly to a noun, and na-adjectives, which require na before the noun.
Learn Japanese irregular adjectives, including ii and kakkoii, with yokunai, yokatta, yokunakatta forms, plus yoi as the root; and na adjectives like kirei na and shizuka na.
Learn how to conjugate Japanese adjectives: ii adjectives form non-past negatives by removing the final i and adding kunai; na adjectives use da or janai.
Practice describing and comparing Japanese adjectives, including i- and na-adjectives and their past and negative forms, using yori and no hou ga, plus ichiban superlatives and suki desu preferences.
Identify ru verbs and u verbs, learn how the masu form changes their stems, and use dictionary clues to tell them apart with examples like taberu, miru, kakimasu, nomimasu.
Explore Japanese verb conjugations, including te form uses for connecting actions and requests, present progressive teiru form, masu form, ru and u verbs, nai form, and irregulars like suru, kuru.
Learn the polite negative in Japanese using masen and masen deshita with tabemasen, ikimasen, and shimasen, and contrast it with plain nai forms for ru and u verbs.
Explore how to connect ideas in Japanese using そして, でも, だから, なので, and から, with example sentences and notes on usage in essays and everyday conversations.
Learn practical japanese shopping dialogues: ask prices これはいくらですか, ask for cheaper items 他に安いものはありますか, try on clothes 試着してもいいですか, ask about sizes 他のサイズを試してもいいですか, and pay お会計お願いします, カードで払いますか, レシートをお願いします.
Have you ever wanted to learn Japanese? Whether you're planning a trip to Japan, interested in Japanese culture, anime, manga, business opportunities, or simply want to challenge yourself with one of the world's most fascinating languages, this course is the perfect place to start.
Japanese is spoken by over 120 million people and offers access to a rich culture, incredible history, unique traditions, and one of the world's largest economies. While Japanese may seem intimidating at first because of its writing systems and grammar, learning it becomes much easier when you follow a structured path designed specifically for beginners.
This course takes you from complete beginner to a confident Japanese speaker through a carefully designed learning journey. You'll begin by mastering Hiragana and Katakana, the two essential Japanese writing systems, before moving on to beginner Kanji, sentence building, grammar, numbers, dates, adjectives, verbs, and real-life conversations. From there, you'll continue expanding your skills through practical topics, dialogues, travel situations, everyday communication, and increasingly advanced grammar structures.
Unlike many Japanese courses that focus only on memorization, this course combines reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, and real-world communication. You'll learn not only how Japanese works, but also how to use it naturally in everyday situations.
Throughout the course, you'll practice introducing yourself, ordering food, shopping, asking for directions, discussing hobbies and interests, talking about your family, navigating transportation, making reservations, and much more. You'll also learn essential grammar concepts, common vocabulary, useful phrases, and practical expressions that Japanese speakers use every day.
The course is taught by multiple experienced Japanese instructors, each bringing their own expertise and teaching style. Together, they guide you through a comprehensive curriculum that builds a strong foundation while continuously reinforcing previously learned concepts.
Whether your goal is travel, work, study, relocation, cultural exploration, or personal development, this course will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to start communicating in Japanese.
After taking this course, you will be able to:
Read and write both Hiragana and Katakana confidently, allowing you to navigate basic Japanese texts, signs, menus, and learning materials with ease.
Understand and use essential beginner Kanji, giving you a strong foundation for future Japanese study and helping you recognize commonly used characters in everyday situations.
Build grammatically correct Japanese sentences using the most important particles, verb forms, adjectives, and sentence structures used by native speakers.
Introduce yourself, talk about your background, discuss your interests, describe people and places, and participate in basic everyday conversations in Japanese.
Handle practical situations such as ordering food, shopping, asking for directions, making reservations, using transportation, and interacting with locals during travel.
Understand and use key grammar structures including questions, negatives, comparisons, continuous forms, short forms, opinions, requests, permissions, and sentence connectors.
Expand your Japanese vocabulary across a wide variety of real-world topics including family, emotions, weather, clothing, food, transportation, hobbies, work, travel, and daily activities.
Continue your Japanese learning journey with confidence, having built a strong foundation in reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, and communication skills.