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Kanakaku takes you from your very first hiragana to reading real sentences — kana, kanji, vocabulary, and grammar, each with a mnemonic that makes it stick and stroke order that teaches your hand. Free, and at a pace that lasts.
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Hiragana and katakana first, each character tied to a little shape-and-sound story, so the alphabet sticks in days rather than months.
Every character is broken into its parts and every word given a memory hook, so readings and meanings stay put instead of slipping away.
Stroke-order animation on every character, so you learn to write Japanese properly — not just recognise it on a screen.
Reviews arrive exactly when you're about to forget. It's the proven way to remember for good, with no pointless busywork.
Verbs and adjectives conjugated properly, then put to work in real example sentences you can actually read and say.
Ten new things a day — a foundation that compounds quietly over time instead of burning you out in a week.
The two Japanese alphabets — hiragana and katakana — with mnemonics that turn each shape into something you can't unsee.
The most useful vocabulary first, each word with its reading, meaning, and a hook to hang it on. Kanji are taught through the words that use them.
Conjugation drills and example sentences turn isolated words into Japanese you can genuinely read and produce.
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