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N5 foundations / category
Hiragana
The rounded script for native Japanese words and grammar endings.
Lessons
Read at your pace, then use the quiz to make the knowledge stick.
01
The five vowel sounds
Meet あいうえお and the rhythm beneath every Japanese word.
02
The K-row
Read かきくけこ and combine a consonant with each vowel.
03
The S- and T-rows
Add さしすせそ and たちつてと to your reading toolkit.
04
The N-, H-, and M-rows
Read three more regular rows and begin spotting kana in words.
05
The Y-, R-, and W-rows
Complete the main hiragana table and read common short words.
06
Dakuten and small kana
Read voiced sounds, contracted sounds, and the small っ pause.