Your Japanese Journey with the Basics

Begin with the essentials—learn Hiragana, Katakana, and basic Kanji in a simple and structured way. This course builds a strong foundation in reading, writing, and pronunciation for complete beginners.
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a
aki (autumn)
i
inu (dog)
u
uma (horse)
e
ebi (shrimp)
o
oka (hill)
ka
kasa (umbrella)
ki
kita (north)
ku
kumo (cloud)
ke
keshigomu (eraser)
ko
kodomo (child)
sa
sakana (fish)
shi
shiro (white)
su
sushi (sushi)
se
sensei (teacher)
so
sora (sky)
ta
tako (octopus)
chi
chizu (map)
tsu
tsuki (moon)
te
tegami (letter)
to
tori (bird)
na
namae (name)
ni
nihon (Japan)
nu
nukemichi (shortcut)
ne
neko (cat)
no
nomimono (drink)
ha
hana (flower)
hi
hikari (light)
fu
fune (boat)
he
heya (room)
ho
hon (book)
ma
mado (window)
mi
mizu (water)
mu
mushi (insect)
me
megane (glasses)
mo
momo (peach)
ya
yama (mountain)
yu
yuki (snow)
yo
yoru (night)
ra
rajio (radio)
ri
ringo (apple)
ru
runa (luna)
re
rekishi (history)
ro
rosoku (candle)
wa
watashi (I)
wo
wok (wok)
n
hon (book)
a
amerika (America)
i
itaria (Italy)
u
usagi (rabbit)
e
erebētā (elevator)
o
ōsutoraria (Australia)
ka
kamera (camera)
ki
kirin (giraffe)
ku
kukki (cookie)
ke
kēki (cake)
ko
kōra (cola)
sa
sarada (salad)
shi
shatsu (shirt)
su
supōtsu (sports)
se
sentā (center)
so
sofā (sofa)
ta
takushī (taxi)
chi
chokorēto (chocolate)
tsu
tsūru (tool)
te
terebi (television)
to
tomato (tomato)
na
nattō (natto)
ni
nikon (Nikon)
nu
nūdo (noodle)
ne
netto (net)
no
nōto (note)
ha
hambāgā (hamburger)
hi
hīrō (hero)
fu
furūtsu (fruit)
he
herikoputā (helicopter)
ho
hoteru (hotel)
ma
māketto (market)
mi
miruku (milk)
mu
mūbī (movie)
me
menyū (menu)
mo
mōtā (motor)
ya
yachto (yacht)
yu
yūfō (UFO)
yo
yoga (yoga)
ra
ramen (ramen)
ri
ribon (ribbon)
ru
rūru (rule)
re
resutoran (restaurant)
ro
robotto (robot)
wa
wain (wine)
wo
wokku (walk)
n
pengin (penguin)
nichi, hi
nichiyōbi (Sunday)
getsu, tsuki
つき
getsuyōbi (Monday)
ka, hi
kayōbi (Tuesday)
sui, mizu
みず
suiyōbi (Wednesday)
moku, ki
mokuyōbi (Thursday)
kin, kane
かね
kinyōbi (Friday)
do, tsuchi
つち
doyōbi (Saturday)
hito
ひと
nihonjin (Japanese person)
ō, dai
おお
daigaku (university)
yama
やま
fujisan (Mount Fuji)
kawa
かわ
sumidagawa (Sumida River)
ta
tanbo (rice paddy)
naka, chū
なか
chūgoku (China)
shō, chiisai
ちいさい
shōgakkō (elementary school)
ue, jō
うえ
ue (above)
shita, ge
した
shita (below)
hidari
ひだり
hidari (left)
migi
みぎ
migi (right)
kuchi
くち
kuchibiru (lips)
me
megane (glasses)
mimi
みみ
mimikazari (earring)
te
tegami (letter)
ashi
あし
ashikubi (ankle)
shin, kokoro
こころ
kokoro (heart)
hon
ほん
honbako (bookshelf)
sha, kuruma
くるま
kuruma (car)
gaku
がく
gakkō (school)
こう
shōgakkō (elementary school)
sei, ikiru
せい
seito (student)
sen, saki
さき
sensei (teacher)
mei, na
namae (name)
shi, ko
kodomo (child)
jo, onna
おんな
onna (woman)
dan, otoko
おとこ
otoko (man)
shiro
しろ
shiroi (white)
aka
あか
akai (red)
ao
あお
aoi (blue)
hayashi
はやし
hayashi (grove)
mori
もり
mori (forest)
hana
はな
hana (flower)
sora, kū
そら
sora (sky)