Learning kana・かな

  • Posted on June 17, 2021
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Japanese has multiple writing systems.

When learning Japanese, the first system to know is hiragana. The second is katakana. These two systems are phonetic, and with them, you can write any word in Japanese.

HiraganaKatakana

This is hiragana:

Table hiragana.svg

This is katakana:

Table katakana.svg

Resources for learning kana:

LEARN HIRAGANA: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE on Tofugu.com
Japanese flashcard/quizzes on Memrise
Hiragana flashcards on Quizlet

Both kana charts by User:Pmx – Based upon Image:Table hiragana.jpg
Original author: Karine WIDMER. ( http://www.escale-japon.com )
From:http://www.escale-japon.com/cours/table_katakana.jpg
http://www.escale-japon.com/cours/table_hiragana.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link