Japanese Language Lessons: Let’s Learn Japanese!

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Hiragana Drills

Japanese characters on computers

In order to do quizzes on this site, you need to install Japanese on your computer. How to install it, please refer the following links.

Web-based Japanese Input without installing anything.

You can write Japanese script even the computer has no Japanese input
software installed. All you

need is internet connection to use this page.

Put the IME on (make it blue)
and type in any romaji, and press space key. You will have a pull down menu on the web page. Select the right one and press enter key.

Even your machine OS is English Windows 98, you should be able to write Japanese script. Some pupils may have this system at home.

For Windows :
University of Redlands has detailed information on how to do this.

For Mac OS X:

There is nothing to do. But if you have problems, go to System Preferences and change the order of language preferences and add Japanese Input.

My lesson slides in a pdf format.

151 pages, 4.7 Mb

Updated on 24.Feb.2008

 Hiragana Lesson Slides ver.2: (Protected Content)

Hiragana Practice Sheets
The pdf has updated on 21October 2008.

iKnow practice

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Once the front sides have finished printing, keep the printed cards in the same order as they were printed. In other words, the first page on the top and the last page on the bottom with printed sides face up. Then, place the paper back into your printer such that the back side can be printed.

 Hiragana Flashcards (front): Download (2441)
 Hiragana Flashcards (back): Download (1877)

This site will help to read Japanese.

Here are Kawaii Japanese fonts

 c_japanese fonts.zip: (Protected Content)

This will enable you to type normally on a Genkooyooshi on Microsoft Word.

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Hiragana Workbook

 Kana Workbooks: (Protected Content)

Hiragana chart

Hiragana (a-to)　20 lettersLearn hiragana from あ to

See a list of terms used in these activities.

See a list of terms used in these activities.

Mitch’s Rating:

This is a very good software to learn Hiragana and Katakana. There are 12 games as well as lessons.

The video is one of the lessons.

 

 Online Video: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (749)

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DS Games to learn Hiragana

This game is designed for Japanese Elementary School students but it may help you to learn Kanji. It teaches stroke orders of Kanji as well as Hiragana. It also has a dictionary feature.

 

 Kakitorikun Hiragana demonstration: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (634)

Mitch’s Rating:

With this Dictionary, you can find the Kanji simply by writing them! So, you do not have to know how to read or stoke number to check up. Just simply imitate it and it will tell you the meaning.

The following is demonstration.
When you type “Hiragana” it can pronounce it for you.

 

 Rakubiki : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (630)

KanaQ is a free Japanese kana flashcard program designed to run on Java-enabled mobile phones. It creates a set of simulated kana “cards” based on a set of either Hiragana or Katakana as chosen by the user. These cards train the user to recognise the the reading for each kana symbol so they’ll be able to read text written in actual Japanese scripts rather than having to stick to the dull Romanized offerings found in most basic Japanese textbooks.

Hiragana Puzzle

Choose the letter and do the puzzle!

Hiragana a – ko [Study mode] (Link)
Hiragana sa – to [Study mode] (Link)
Hiragana na – ho [Study mode ] (Link)
Hiragana ma – n [Study mode] (Link)
ga, gi, gu, ge, go [Study mode] (Link)
kya, kyu, kyo [Study mode]
Small tsu Match [Study mode] (Link)
Hiragana small tsu Quiz (Link)

Hiragana Song

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Flashcardexchange Hiragana Set