Everything you need to master hiragana—from comprehensive guides and character charts to interactive practice games.
Hiragana is the first writing system Japanese children learn. It's used for native Japanese words, grammar particles, and verb endings—making it essential for beginners.
The basic hiragana set has just 46 characters representing all Japanese sounds. With practice, most learners memorize these in 1-2 weeks.
Once you know hiragana, you can read Japanese children's books, manga with furigana, and start recognizing words in real Japanese text.
Unlike kanji which has thousands of characters, hiragana is a simple phonetic script. Master this first before moving on to katakana and kanji.
