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Start Reading Japanese

Learn to read Hiragana! It is the suggested first syllabary of Japanese! After mastering Hiragana, it is suggested you learn Katakana and begin learning the Jouyou Kanji. Note: I use Nihon-shiki romanization over Hepburn romanization.

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First Row - Vowels
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2nd & 3rd Rows - Ka/Sa
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4th and 5th Rows - Ta/Na
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6th and 7th Rows - Ha/Ma
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Last Rows - Ya/Ra/Wa
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Dakuten
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Handakuten
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Combination Characters
 
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