Websites for learning recommended by our students [Kana column: H = , K = ] Below are some recommendations for Kana learning apps, ranked in descending order by our students. Please try few of these and find one that suits your needs. Enjoy learning Kana!

Websites for KANA learning recommended by our students Recommended Points Website Name Kana Listening Handwriting Memory Hints Drills Link

Japanese Online Self-Help ○ http://laits.utexas.edu/japanese/joshu/ Utility (JOSHU) H ○ ○ (Various kinds of drills, highly kana/hiragana.php HIRAGANA recommended for practicing)

Japanese Online Self-Help ○ http://laits.utexas.edu/japanese/joshu/kana/k Utility (JOSHU) K ○ ○ (Various kinds of drills, highly atakana.php KATAKANA recommended for practicing)

Online NIHONGO ○ H&K http://www.onlinenihongo.com/ -A learning resource ○ ○ (Various kinds of drills, highly recommended for practicing)

MARUGOTO+ Basic Training H ○ https://a1.marugotoweb.jp/ja/hiragana.php ○ (Easy understand) – HIRAGANA

MARUGOTO+ https://a1.marugotoweb.jp/ja/hiragana_drill.p H -HIRAGANA Drill ○ hp

MARUGOTO+ Basic Training K ○ https://a1.marugotoweb.jp/ja/katakana.php ○ (Easy to understand) -KATAKANA

MARUGOTO+ https://a1.marugotoweb.jp/ja/katakana_drill.p K -KATAKANA Drill ○ hp

○ (Includes double http://www.coscom.co.jp/hiragana- Coscom Learning Japanese (Drill part only accessible to registered H consonants, labio- katakana/kana_fstep_hiragana/hiragana01.ht -HIRAGANA First Step ○ members) velarized syllables ml etc.)

○ http://www.coscom.co.jp/hiragana- Coscom Learning Japanese (Includes new (Drill part only accessible to registered K ○ katakana/kana_fstep_katakana/katakana01.h -KATAKANA First Step KATANAKA sounds members) tml such as /f/ or /v/.)

MEIJI University ○ -Learning system http://10ct.co.jp/e_learning_new/learning/hira H (Also has separate -Japanese Writing System ○ parts for DAKUON ○ gana/ HIRAGANA and HAN-DAKUON)

MEIJI University ○ E-Learning system http://10ct.co.jp/e_learning_new/learning/kat K (Also has separate -Japanese Writing System ○ parts for DAKUON ○ akana/ KATAKANA and HAN-DAKUON)

http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/js/hi ○ ragana1.htm

GENKI Self-study Room http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/js/hi -HIRAGANA H ○ ragana2.htm Practice

http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/js/hi ○ ragana3.htm

http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/js/k ○ atakana1.htm

GENKI Self-study Room http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/js/k -KATAKANA K ○ atakana2.htm Practice

http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/site/self/site/js/k ○ atakana3.htm

JF Japanese E-Learning: https://minato- (Web user registration is required to HIRAGANA A1 Self-Study H jf.jp/CourseDetail/Index/KC20_HRGS_A100_ ○ ○ take the courses) Course EN03

JF Japanese E-Learning: https://minato- (Web user registration is required to KATAKANA A1 Self-Study K jf.jp/CourseDetail/Index/KC20_KTKS_A100_ ○ ○ take the courses) Course EN02

* ‘Dakuon’ and ‘Han-dakuon’ are part of the Kana (both Hiragana and Katakana) inventory, and refer to sounds that have two dots or a circle attached to them.

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