Your 7-unit kana course
Start with one row of kana at a time, then build up to dakuten, yōon, special sounds and katakana.
Course progress
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Seion ① — あ・か・さ rows
Read and write あいうえお, かきくけこ and さしすせそ, one row at a time.
Lessons
Seion ② — た・な・は rows
Add たちつてと, なにぬねの and はひふへほ to your reading.
Lessons
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Seion ③ — ま・や・ら・わ rows and ん
Finish the seion with まみむめも, やゆよ, らりるれろ, わを and ん.
Lessons
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Dakuten and handakuten
Hear the difference between か and が, は and ば／ぱ, and read all 25 voiced kana.
Lessons
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Yōon — small ゃ・ゅ・ょ
Blend a consonant with ゃ, ゅ or ょ: きゃ, しゅ, ちょ and the rest.
Lessons
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Special sounds — っ, ー, ん
Sokuon (small っ), long vowels and the moraic ん in real words.
Lessons
- Chart: っ・んChart
- Choose the romajiPractice
- Type the romajiPractice
- Reading: small っ and long vowelsReading
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Katakana and loanwords
Read loanwords like コーヒー and ファン, plus combinations such as ティ and ウィ.
Lessons
- Chart: ア・カ・サ…Chart
- Choose the romajiPractice
- Listen and choosePractice
- Reading: loanwords and foreign soundsReading
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Final test
10 mixed questions across everything you have learned.