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Read and Write Japanese: Comprehensive Hiragana and Katakana
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Read and Write Japanese: Comprehensive Hiragana and Katakana

Complete step-by-step instruction on how to properly write Hiragana and Katakana the way it's taught in Japanese schools
Created byRichard Heiney
Last updated 10/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • read and write Japanese Hiragana and Katakana
  • know over 300 words

Course content

4 sections48 lectures4h 56m total length
  • Welcome5:40
  • Introduction to Kana4:58
  • Things you should know before you start15:04
  • ANKI Tutorial - How to use the flashcards4:21

    You can download the flashcards under "Resources" of this video

Requirements

  • No previous knowledge of Japanese language or anything really is necessary. Just English!

Description

The goal of this course is to teach you Hiragana and Katakana the RIGHT way. The way it's taught in Japanese schools.

This course is good for anyone interested in taking their Japanese to the next level. A lot of textbooks don't give exact instructions on how to write these characters. They just show you the character and expect you to figure out everything on your own.

The purpose of this course is to take different approach - to really walk you through all the characters while holding your hand (not in a weird way! :D )

Riko-chan - our native speaker - has been overseeing the entire course so all of the content is genuine. She also prepared practice sheets which you can use to improve your handwriting.

The entire course is basically a video course. Plus you're getting the mentioned practice sheets in JPG format which you can print out.

In Module 1 we'll teach you Hiragana.

In Module 2 we'll move onto Katakana, and we'll show you how to write your name in Japanese.

In Bonus Module we'll teach you 22 Kanji characters (numbers 1-10, and the 12 Animals of the Japanese Zodiac).

Throughout the course we'll teach you well over 300 words.

Flashcards to help you practice reading the characters are available for downloading as well.

Anyone aiming to write correctly, be able to read manga (world-wide popular Japanese comic books), children's books and eventually novels and newspapers will benefit greatly from this course.

Who this course is for:

  • This course aims to familiarize students with Japanese Hiragana and Katakana and provide vocab and practice sheets prepared by native speaker for practice of learned characters.
  • This course is perfect for beginners
  • Advanced students may find our detailed instructions for writing Hiragana and Katakana useful.
  • This course is not suitable for people looking to a learn a lot of Kanji characters.