It's honestly ridiculous how much time and effort was put into this video. Such an amazing job, you guys. If there ever was a kana learning video to end all kana learning videos, that must be it. While I'm way past this stage personally, the newcomers into Japanese who will find this are so, so lucky. Me, I'm just gonna watch it slowly for the heck of it, and because I'm very interested in the historical origins of kana (seriously, that one is just a cherry on top).
Like a lot of latchkey baby boomer kids in Hawai'i, I attended Japanese language school classes after elementary school. To this day I am familiar with the very baby language. So I can say "The little bunny eats candy" but I can't say "I'll meet you at the restaurant after work." Now that I'm retired, I can finally return to learning Japanese again, leaning on what I remember from kid-time but also studying as a successful adult LOL Thanks so much for your videos!
I must say, this is an absolute UA-cam Hall-of-Fame-worthy video. An amazing effort. Wonderful teaching. This is going to be a go-to classic that benefits people for many, many years. A great example of how passion and commerce can combine to serve others and add a worthwhile and lasting gift to the human family.
I've been dabbling with Japanese for a little while (I started in preparation for a trip earlier this year, and the small amount I had learnt was really worthwhile!), but only just came across your channel via a Reddit recommendation. Great timing! Learning Hiragana and Katakana together makes so much sense. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into this one. Thanks for your marathon effort.
I started learning Japanese today, and I'm so thankful i found your channel from the very start ! Thank you so much for all the effort and creativity ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I just came back from Japan and I saved this video while I was over there. This is the perfect video to kickstart my learning journey. Thank you so much for producing this!
I already can recognise enough kana (except tsu vs shi, so vs n and katakana nu) but this MA visual would have helped me recognise that in a heartbeat. great work💯
Thank you so much! I just bought a course book where hiragana and katakana are learned separately. Your approach is much more effective! ❤ and i love the pictures, they get really stuck in my memory 😊😊😊😊
wowww this is helping me so much! i just started and i’m worried my writing isn’t good enough since sometimes i tend to make the letters way more curve than how they really are. Anyways thank you so much for all your work!! you deserve much more recognition ❤
Updt: I know Kana now! I studied one section of video per day (one consonant row of kana) along with taking notes and writing practice + evening revision on the app. My middle-school self would be proud we can finally read Japanese : )
Amazing video and resource, thank you! One small bit of feedback. It would be good to caveat that the example pronounciation words given in English, e.g. "Na", as in "Nod" or "Nocturnal", are given from what appears to be an American POV. I'm Scottish and some of these I found a little confusing at first as I would pronounce these English words as "Nawd" and "Nawcturnal".
this is the best video ever, thank you tokini andy! i'm writing & speaking along with all of the provided kana & vocabulary !! tokini yuki's calligraphy is beautiful! 💝
I just started learning Hiragana and Katakana and this video is exactly what I needed. I totally agree with learning both at the same time and using the example of upper case and lower case is a really amazing way to describe them. Thank you 👍
I can't believe the effort put into this video, it motivated me finally begin my studies. Thank you so much, I wish I could do more to support your channel
I've been using this along with anki to learn kana thoroughly, about halfway through the video after 3 days. hopefully a week or two from now I'll have good recognition when it comes to speaking and listening to all hiragana and katakana :D
Greatly appreciate the video. Carefully studying it and making notes was my very first step in learning Japanese. Question to all readers: could you please recommend any free to use Android apps with dictionary and characters hand recognition? I tried 3-4 different apps, and all of them were bad.
You seem to be confused in choosing the title of this video. So As a viewer, I think the most appealing title would be "learn Both Japanese hiragana and Katakana in Only 2 Hours" or "You only need this video to learn Japanese hiragana and Katakana" or "You'll be able to read (and write) japanese after watching this video"
Perfect video for me since i asked my mom that i will go to japan and seek my collage degree there Since in my country its not even worth to take collage schools too many economy crisis and corruption
Obviously a great amount of effort have been put to make this video. Thanks. The practice words are especially well chosen and useful (although I’d like to see some kanji without putting emphasis on it with the furigana, just as an introduction of Japanese real reading and writing). In other hand, the memorizing tips are far too fancy and complex ( except a couple of them like MU) to reminds them quickly when reading furigana. I found origin parts totally a waste of time, and typing tips too, except a couple of them that are not intuitive like SI/SHI or HU/FU… This video could be greatly improved with under 1h45 duration.
56:50 I don't really understand why かぬき and カヌー are being pronounced the way they are. The ぬ sounds like its being pronounced as に edit) To add to the list: ネクタイ
Bro genki 1 textbook is finished I mean sold in amazon jp.I didn't order the genki books.I wanted to order genki on march next year.Now how can i order genki,please tell me😢😢
I like this! I learned kana with mnemonics too but I like the idea of treating them like upper & lower case and learning them in pairs. I had used remembering the kana back in the day and he was showing characters in such a random order 😅 Anyways great job on this!
Thanks so much! I also used Remembering the Kana. I enjoyed it, but I wanted to give teaching them TOGETHER a shot! 😊 Hopefully it will help some new learners out.
My Sensei is teaching us that if が、ぎ、ぐ、げ、ご are in the middle or end of the word, it is pronounced as nga, ngi, ngu, nge, ngo. Is that right? I just wanna make sure, It's so hard for me to adjust 😢
Some people do that, yes. But not everyone. Sometimes it’s regional, sometimes personal. Some people don’t do it at all. It’s good to be aware of I suppose, but not something you absolutely need to do. And it’s a bit more complicated than just being in the middle of a word sadly. 😅
blud telling me to take a break not knowing I used to play Rust for 36 hours straight, sleep for 6 hours then do it again. Then do that for weeks. DO not underestimate how much of a looser I am
I'd be super curious to know what region you're from, if you wouldn't mind me asking. 🙏 The "o" in otter and rot in the north eastern United States sounds closer to the あ・ア sound to me (but not quite right), and definitely not the お・オ.
@@ToKiniAndy so in the Northeastern U.S., I'm assuming the 'o' in 'otter' or 'rot' sounds a bit more open, almost like the 'ah' sound in 'father'? I don’t want to disclose my location online, but I’m not from the U.S., so it might be an accent thing. However, to me the 'o' in 'go' or 'no' has a subtle 'w' sound at the end, which makes it different from the pure vowel sounds in Japanese in お/オ. Besides 'otter' and 'rot,' here are some other English words that sound like お/オ to me: 'moss,' 'boss,' 'got,' and 'not.' I'm curious what they sound like to you
It's honestly ridiculous how much time and effort was put into this video. Such an amazing job, you guys. If there ever was a kana learning video to end all kana learning videos, that must be it. While I'm way past this stage personally, the newcomers into Japanese who will find this are so, so lucky. Me, I'm just gonna watch it slowly for the heck of it, and because I'm very interested in the historical origins of kana (seriously, that one is just a cherry on top).
Thank you so much Lezer!
Maybe I should change the title to "The Kana Video to End All Kana Videos".
I really like that. haha
Like a lot of latchkey baby boomer kids in Hawai'i, I attended Japanese language school classes after elementary school. To this day I am familiar with the very baby language. So I can say "The little bunny eats candy" but I can't say "I'll meet you at the restaurant after work." Now that I'm retired, I can finally return to learning Japanese again, leaning on what I remember from kid-time but also studying as a successful adult LOL Thanks so much for your videos!
I must say, this is an absolute UA-cam Hall-of-Fame-worthy video.
An amazing effort. Wonderful teaching.
This is going to be a go-to classic that benefits people for many, many years. A great example of how passion and commerce can combine to serve others and add a worthwhile and lasting gift to the human family.
Thank you so much David! I’m glad to hear that you think it’s useful!
Doing hiragana and katakana side by side is a BRILLIANT idea thank you so much for making this.
I've been dabbling with Japanese for a little while (I started in preparation for a trip earlier this year, and the small amount I had learnt was really worthwhile!), but only just came across your channel via a Reddit recommendation. Great timing!
Learning Hiragana and Katakana together makes so much sense. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into this one. Thanks for your marathon effort.
Welcome! I hope that you'll find this video helpful, then! 😊
I started learning Japanese today, and I'm so thankful i found your channel from the very start !
Thank you so much for all the effort and creativity ❤❤❤❤❤❤
You’re very welcome! I’m glad you’re finding it helpful! 😊
As the bilingual speaking Chinese and english at the same time, ur video helps a lots!! Thank u so much❤
I just came back from Japan and I saved this video while I was over there. This is the perfect video to kickstart my learning journey. Thank you so much for producing this!
Thank you for helping us gain a better understanding of Japanese.
You're a savior😍❤
I already can recognise enough kana (except tsu vs shi, so vs n and katakana nu) but this MA visual would have helped me recognise that in a heartbeat. great work💯
holy moly this channel has grown so much in the past 3 years! wishing all the best
Thank you so much! I just bought a course book where hiragana and katakana are learned separately. Your approach is much more effective! ❤ and i love the pictures, they get really stuck in my memory 😊😊😊😊
I’m glad to hear that you’re finding it helpful!
I cant believe how helpful this video is!!! keep up the good work 👍
Thank you Jacob! I’m glad you found it helpful!
wowww this is helping me so much! i just started and i’m worried my writing isn’t good enough since sometimes i tend to make the letters way more curve than how they really are. Anyways thank you so much for all your work!! you deserve much more recognition ❤
Thanks!
Thank you so much @minhnl!
This video is incredibly helpful! It took me several days but I finally learned all of the fundamental kana!
I'm so glad to hear that you found it useful!! 😊
What an amazing lesson! Super comprehensive yet provides everything you need. Thank you for your dedication 🙏🏻
Updt: I know Kana now! I studied one section of video per day (one consonant row of kana) along with taking notes and writing practice + evening revision on the app. My middle-school self would be proud we can finally read Japanese : )
Amazing video and resource, thank you!
One small bit of feedback. It would be good to caveat that the example pronounciation words given in English, e.g. "Na", as in "Nod" or "Nocturnal", are given from what appears to be an American POV. I'm Scottish and some of these I found a little confusing at first as I would pronounce these English words as "Nawd" and "Nawcturnal".
This is an amazing video, very much appreciate your hard work, and very creative!
Thank you!
This video is actually so great to learn both Hiragana and Katakana. Thanks! 👍
I'm glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
You bet! 😎👍
this is the best video ever, thank you tokini andy! i'm writing & speaking along with all of the provided kana & vocabulary !! tokini yuki's calligraphy is beautiful! 💝
Thank you so much Zerokamu! I’m glad you found it useful. 😊
I just started learning Hiragana and Katakana and this video is exactly what I needed. I totally agree with learning both at the same time and using the example of upper case and lower case is a really amazing way to describe them. Thank you 👍
I’m glad you are finding it helpful! 😊
Thanks for making this video 👍
Really well made video! Thanks :)
Glad you found it helpful! 😊
Obviously I’m more than a little biased, but I truly believe in this method. Epic long-form video.
ありがとう！ Thank you so much! 😊
Your book actually looks really cool!
@@ToKiniAndyThank you so much!😅. Again, really fantastic video! I’m amazed at how much you guys managed to pack in.
I can't believe the effort put into this video, it motivated me finally begin my studies. Thank you so much, I wish I could do more to support your channel
I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you for watching, and congratulations on getting started! 😊
Thank you very much for the video. The memorization techniques our awesome, it must have taken a long time to make and edit. Im suscribed
Great video man, keep it up!!
Thank you!
Outstanding Video. You really make it fun to learn Japanese. Keep up the great work.
I've been using this along with anki to learn kana thoroughly, about halfway through the video after 3 days. hopefully a week or two from now I'll have good recognition when it comes to speaking and listening to all hiragana and katakana :D
I hope that you've found it helpful so far!
I think you'll definitely have it down by the end! 😊
@@ToKiniAndy Would you consider publishing an Anki deck with your material please?
ありがとう😊❤
Greatly appreciate the video. Carefully studying it and making notes was my very first step in learning Japanese.
Question to all readers: could you please recommend any free to use Android apps with dictionary and characters hand recognition? I tried 3-4 different apps, and all of them were bad.
hey this is so aura and skibidi
real
My 10 year old just told me she wants to learn Japanese. Hopefully this will be helpful
this is so underrated 😭
Thank you! I’m glad you’re finding it useful!
You seem to be confused in choosing the title of this video. So As a viewer, I think the most appealing title would be "learn Both Japanese hiragana and Katakana in Only 2 Hours" or "You only need this video to learn Japanese hiragana and Katakana" or "You'll be able to read (and write) japanese after watching this video"
Thank you Yatogi! Very much struggling with picking a good thumbnail and title. 😅
@@ToKiniAndy I hope I was helpful
Awesome Video!!! No wonder ive been subscribed to you for over two years, he ce my 24month badge... Woah!🎉
Thank you so much for your support Oscar! 😊
Perfect video for me since i asked my mom that i will go to japan and seek my collage degree there Since in my country its not even worth to take collage schools too many economy crisis and corruption
I hope you'll find it useful, and that your plans work out! 😊
Obviously a great amount of effort have been put to make this video. Thanks. The practice words are especially well chosen and useful (although I’d like to see some kanji without putting emphasis on it with the furigana, just as an introduction of Japanese real reading and writing).
In other hand, the memorizing tips are far too fancy and complex ( except a couple of them like MU) to reminds them quickly when reading furigana.
I found origin parts totally a waste of time, and typing tips too, except a couple of them that are not intuitive like SI/SHI or HU/FU…
This video could be greatly improved with under 1h45 duration.
I appreciate the feedback. 😊
The origin of each kana is nice
Glad to hear that you liked that. 😊
Hey Andy, Out of the topic question, But What do we do after finishing your Kanji lessons 1-23 videos?
56:50
I don't really understand why かぬき and カヌー are being pronounced the way they are.
The ぬ sounds like its being pronounced as に
edit) To add to the list:
ネクタイ
Hi there, do you have a Discord group for people who are trying to learn and would like to practice?
I learnt O as the o in golf because the ball is going into a hole. Dont know if it makes sense but thats what I learnt
I would like to sign up for the course directly but I'm Italian. Are there subtitles like on yt?
Unfortunately, no. We don't have subtitles yet. 😭
thanks anyway, I hope there will be a day to be able to follow this wonderful path you have created❤️❤️
Best Kana video ever!🎉
ありがとー！！！
Bro genki 1 textbook is finished I mean sold in amazon jp.I didn't order the genki books.I wanted to order genki on march next year.Now how can i order genki,please tell me😢😢
Introducing mnemonics for hiragana and katakana is such a good idea to prepare learners for kanji. I wish Kenny was in ALL of them 😂
Kenny is the boss.
Thank you for commenting for the algorithm!! 😉
can anyone tell me which book should I follow ???
when do we read *い * and *う*? because im pretty confused lol
This is super cute 😊 I will be recommending the video to everyone who wants to learn Kana 😊
Thank you!!!
I like this! I learned kana with mnemonics too but I like the idea of treating them like upper & lower case and learning them in pairs. I had used remembering the kana back in the day and he was showing characters in such a random order 😅
Anyways great job on this!
Thanks so much!
I also used Remembering the Kana. I enjoyed it, but I wanted to give teaching them TOGETHER a shot! 😊 Hopefully it will help some new learners out.
the a in japanese is gonna be easy to remember for me because my name is atlas
My Sensei is teaching us that if が、ぎ、ぐ、げ、ご are in the middle or end of the word, it is pronounced as nga, ngi, ngu, nge, ngo. Is that right?
I just wanna make sure, It's so hard for me to adjust 😢
Some people do that, yes. But not everyone. Sometimes it’s regional, sometimes personal. Some people don’t do it at all.
It’s good to be aware of I suppose, but not something you absolutely need to do. And it’s a bit more complicated than just being in the middle of a word sadly. 😅
@@ToKiniAndy Thank you!
blud telling me to take a break not knowing I used to play Rust for 36 hours straight, sleep for 6 hours then do it again. Then do that for weeks. DO not underestimate how much of a looser I am
Andy, become my dad and read me bedtime stories in Japanese.
😂…👨🏫
Hahaha the Taco skit reminds me so much of Polar Bear Cafe 😂 watching it currently for immersion 😊 so cute!
how is this free
Where was this when I was first learning Japanese???……😂
It was inside of you. In potential form. 😂
I like the banana computer
They're the best on the market. 😂
The お/オ sound more similar to me to the 'o' in otter or rot than to the 'oh' sound
I'd be super curious to know what region you're from, if you wouldn't mind me asking. 🙏
The "o" in otter and rot in the north eastern United States sounds closer to the あ・ア sound to me (but not quite right), and definitely not the お・オ.
@@ToKiniAndy so in the Northeastern U.S., I'm assuming the 'o' in 'otter' or 'rot' sounds a bit more open, almost like the 'ah' sound in 'father'? I don’t want to disclose my location online, but I’m not from the U.S., so it might be an accent thing. However, to me the 'o' in 'go' or 'no' has a subtle 'w' sound at the end, which makes it different from the pure vowel sounds in Japanese in お/オ. Besides 'otter' and 'rot,' here are some other English words that sound like お/オ to me: 'moss,' 'boss,' 'got,' and 'not.' I'm curious what they sound like to you