In this Course we will cover :

1. Hiragana Characters

2. Katakana Characters

3. Hiragana and Katakana Strokes 

4. Dakuten and Combined Words

In this Course we will provide worksheets and Assignments. All things will be provided in Soft copy format.

All About Hiragana and Katakana:

The Japanese language’s writing system consists of three character types called: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Each type has a different purpose. Hiragana is used for native Japanese function words, Katakana is used for borrowed words from other languages, and Kanji are Chinese origin characters that have been adapted to the Japanese language.

Hiragana is a phonetic writing system, which means that each character represents one character syllable. It was first developed in the 5th century and is still used today to write Japanese words. Hiragana is also used to write words that are not easily spelt using kanji or Katakana.

Katakana was first developed in the 9th century and is used mainly to write borrowed words from other foreign languages. Just like Hiragana, Katakana has a phonetic value, and each character represents one syllable. It is written in the same way and has the same sounds as Hiragana, with each character representing a sound.