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)

This site will help to read Japanese.

Here are Kawaii Japanese fonts

 c_japanese fonts.zip: (Protected Content)

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.

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)

Flashcardexchange Hiragana Set

See a list of terms used in these activities.