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あおぞら · blue sky

Practice a little Japanese.

Hiragana, words, and phrases. Progress stays on this device, separate for each learner.

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Greetings

How a day starts and ends.

こんにちは

Say hello

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Words you can use today.

GreetingsHow a day starts and ends.Please and thanksShort words that do a lot of work.

Hiragana

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The main script for Japanese words.

VowelsFive sounds. Everything else is built from these.K rowka, ki, ku, ke, ko.S rowsa, shi, su, se, so.T rowta, chi, tsu, te, to.N rowna, ni, nu, ne, no.H rowha, hi, fu, he, ho.M rowma, mi, mu, me, mo.Y rowOnly three: ya, yu, yo.R rowA soft r, between r and l.W and nwa, wo, and the consonant n.Small kanaGlue a small ya, yu, or yo onto a syllable.Voiced marksTwo dots or a circle change the sound.

Katakana

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The script for borrowed words.

Katakana vowelsSame five sounds, sharper shapes.Katakana K rowka, ki, ku, ke, ko again.Borrowed wordsForeign words are written in katakana.

Words

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Numbers, food, travel, people, school.

Numbers 1–5Count on one hand.Numbers 6–10Then you can count to ten.FoodThings you can ask for.Getting aroundStations, trains, and which way to turn.PeopleFamily, friends, and yourself.SchoolBooks, pencils, and studying.ColorsFive colors to start.Around youAnimals, weather, and the sky.

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Full lines for real situations.

AskingQuestions you can actually use.RespondingThanks, confusion, and one more time.