Japanese writing
Articles for your first kana steps.
Short guides to hiragana, katakana and handwriting. Read a little, then put it into practice in the trainer.
Hiragana
What it is, where to begin, and how to learn the Japanese syllabary without cramming.
Katakana
Where it appears, how it differs from hiragana, and why some characters are easy to mix up.
Writing hiragana
Why stroke order matters and how to practise Japanese handwriting one sign at a time.
Japanese from zero
A calm first 30-day plan: what to learn, in what order, and how to keep going.
After kana
What comes after hiragana and katakana: words, grammar, kanji, and your first reading.
Type in Japanese
How to enable a Japanese keyboard on phone and computer and type your first words.