Writing System

Chapter 2 of the Japanese 101 lesson describing basic Hiragana, Katakana, and KanjiDuration : 0:5:24

Learning Japanese Through Poster Phrases #1

This Japanese Poster Phrases lesson explains a number of Japanese phrases you will see on posters in Japan. In this Japanese Poster Phrases lesson, you will learn Japanese phrases you will find on the Japanese Autumn Jumbo poster, such as hurry up! and for a limited time only! Where you will find many more fantastic [...]

Days of the Week Song + Japanese Writing

My days of the week song! Duration : 0:2:58

Hiragana Pronunciation: Japanese Alphabet Syllabary

Hiragana (平仮名, ひらがな or ヒラガナ, Hiragana?) is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana and kanji; the Latin alphabet is also used in some cases. Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each symbol represents one mora. Each kana is either a vowel (such as a あ); a [...]