I've been living in Japan for the past 25 years and my Japanese writing went out the window a very long time ago! I have decided to watch every single video starting with this one, throughout 2025, with a view to improving my writing and reading in Japanese. I'm okay speaking, but definitely need a good refresher on reading and writing!
Thank you so much for this video. The agonizing 30 minutes of writing a grid with the characters in it over the course of the past 2 days was well worth it. Towards the end I was able to write the characters over twice as fast as when I started. Now I have 3 pages of Hiragana written along with it’s sound to study. ❤
お and を broke my brain, its also very interesting to see the differences from handwriting to what i've been learning so far on duolingo. Great video, thank you!
Thanks for your video sir, it really help out on my journey to conquer Japanese. At first, I was thinking this video gonna help nothing but now, I cant pretty much write and recognize 90% Hiragana words. Thanks so much sir .
thank you sensei, learning with you is very easy and relaxing, a big hug from Spain I am preparing my trip to Japan for next spring. A cordial greeting
Thank you for always watching my videos! First, I recommend learning hiragana and katakana, then moving on to vocabulary and grammar. Once you understand basic words, gradually start learning kanji. On my channel, there is a playlist for N5 kanji. Please take a look at those videos. Even if you don't understand at first, through consistent and repeated study, I believe your understanding will deepen gradually, and your Japanese proficiency will improve.
@@LearnJapaneseChannel Thank you sensei, for your tips. I have a keen interest in Japanese culture and language l hope your videos will help me. Can you tell that in day to day conversations, Japanese people use which script.
This is really helpful and I’m learning Japanese! Each day I go back to this video to learn more, so far so good thanks so much for this video a true life saver! ❤️
@@LearnJapaneseChannelI learned that Japanese words and hindi are mostly have similar pronunciation😄😊 It's awesome with you i want to meet you 💕 どうもありがとう❤🎉☺
"ぢゃ、ぢゅ、ぢょ" is rarely used today. We use "じゃ、じゅ、じょ." The pronunciation of both is the same. In the past, there used to be a distinction in the usage of both characters, and people would differentiate between them. However, that distinction gradually faded away, leading to the discontinuation of the use of 'ぢゃ, ぢゅ, ぢょ.' Nevertheless, due to historical remnants, there are still instances, albeit rare, where they are used in certain Japanese words, such as place names. That's why they continue to be included in lists even today.
@@LearnJapaneseChannel Wonderfully done. But WHERE can I find such paper? Trying to desgin one with Exel, but it is very cumbersome... Thank you for any reply. Regards from Zurich, Switzerland 🌸👍🏻🇨🇭
. . .A-ri-ga-to-u go-za-i-ma-su sen-sa. . . 'Sensa / Sensei' adalah Kun-Yomi 😊😊😊 Untuk Hiragana & Katana, masing - masing ada 74 karakter masih bisa dihapal. Namun untuk Kanji, setidaknya ada 1500 karakter yang harus dipahami baik pelafalan, penulisan, maupun identifikasi 😢😢😢 Karakter Kanji ada sekitar 40k, namun yang dipakai masyakat 3k - 4k saja. Dan kita setidaknya harus bisa 1.5k agar bisa berkomunikasi dengan baik 😅😅😅
Bonjour je viens de découvrir votre vidéo, elle est superbe. Depuis 10 mois j'apprends le japonais je connais tous les hiragana les katakana... Et là je me suis commandée 409 cartes pour apprendre les kanjis ... Je sais qu'il y en a plus de 3000 il me faudra quelques années. Merci pour cette vidéo.
Bonjour ! C’est génial ! Merci beaucoup d’avoir regardé mes vidéos. En effet, il y a plus de 3000 kanjis, mais pour lire les journaux japonais ou les livres en général, il suffit de connaître les « kanjis d'usage courant », qui sont au nombre de 2136. J’ai posté de nombreuses vidéos sur les kanjis, alors n’hésitez pas à les regarder tout en vous amusant !
That system is used for writing any regular Japanese words, in comparison to Kanji. Every hiragana character has a certain sound, but does not have a meaning by itself.
Thank you for always watching my videos! There are two ways to write the character 'そ'. Either the style shown in this video or the one that looks like a 'Z' is perfectly fine.
How magnificent! Since I was a little boy I am in utter awe of Japanese culture! This is so helpful! Thank you! :) Can I ask what is this pen you are using? It is amazing!
I have a lecturer who teaches Japanese in my university but he said that we have to follow his way of writing but for his writing of "a". You have no idea how slanted he wrote it but he still believes that he is correct.
Thank you😊💐Unfortunately, I'm not doing online classes, but I'm posting various other videos, so I'd be happy if you could check them out. I also have videos with short sentences written.😊
can anyone please explain at 3:38 why the teacher is writing " so " like that but i saw in a different video that it looks more like a Z instead of Y at the top.
I have noticed in the Hiragana contracted sound, There are two of the same Hiragana letters like ja/ju/jo. Kindly confirm, thank you. All of the above, is so helpful. :)
「ぢゃ、ぢゅ、ぢょ」and「じゃ、じゅ、じょ.」part? "ぢゃ、ぢゅ、ぢょ" is rarely used today. We use "じゃ、じゅ、じょ." The pronunciation of both is the same. In the past, there used to be a distinction in the usage of both characters, and people would differentiate between them. However, that distinction gradually faded away, leading to the discontinuation of the use of 'ぢゃ, ぢゅ, ぢょ.' Nevertheless, due to historical remnants, there are still instances, albeit rare, where they are used in certain Japanese words, such as place names. That's why they continue to be included in lists even today.😊💐
HELP TOMORROW IS MY JAPANESE CLASS BUT I DONT KNOW HOT TO WRITE HIRAGANA I CANNOT REMEMBER IT PLS TELL ME A WAY TO REMEMBER HOW TO WRITE ALL HIRAGANA PLZ
I know it's painful, but the only way to learn is to repeat the process of writing and reading a little bit every day. Then you can use flashcards, color-code them, put the list on the wall, or find a method that works for you and have fun with it. I am rooting for you!😊💐
What I did: Day One: Row 1 1. Write the first character 100 times (repeat for next character) 2. Say aloud each time I write the character 3. After writing and saying aloud each character 100 times, I then attempt to write each character in order (20 times) without looking at the previous characters if possible. Day Two: Rows 2 & 3 1. Revise yesterday’s work as desired 2. Same exercise as Day 1 but for Rows 2 & 3 instead Day Three: Rows 4 & 5 1. Revise Rows 1-3 as desired 2. Same exercise as Day 1 but for Rows 4 & 5 instead Day Four: All remaining Rows (2-3 hours) 1. Revise yesterday’s work 2. Same exercise as Day 1 but with all remaining characters up to ‘ん’ 3. After ‘ん’, we’re reintroducing existing characters with a slight addition to its character AND pronunciation (か becomes が). Instead of writing these new characters 100 times, I only practice the character 20 times. Day Five: All out Revision 1. Practice the standard table 20x (from あto ん) checking any errors I between each take. 2. Download ‘AnkiApp’ to utilise the flashcard. I don’t have a せんさい(teacher), so unfortunately I don’t have an external character randomiser to have me identify any/all characters. AnkiApp’s free version can achieve this with the use of flash cards. Days 6 & 7 1. Similar to ‘Step 1’ above but 10x 2. AnkiApp: Review 100x minimum I can truly say that I feel like the top student in my class (even though I’m the only student 😂), but for me to learn Hiragana in a week because of this video is crazy. Thank you so much for this video! I will look for a Katakana video on this channel for when I continue my journey in Week Three, and perhaps Kanji will just have to be something I learn as I go… apparently there’s too many kanji characters to learn as a beginner… so just learn whatever I think would be useful?
A = 0:08
Ka = 1:32
Sa = 2:52
Ta = 4:09
Na = 5:20
Ha = 6:46
Ma = 7:58
Ya = 9:17
Ra = 10:05
Wa = 11:23
N = 11:47
If you need to repeat each line.
Thanks for effort 😃
役に立ちます。＾＾
Jjaihsihaihwi😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉
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😊
Basic harigana 0:02
Harigana with diacritical marks 12:12
Harigana with diacritical marks 2 17:41
Harigana contracted sound 19:08
I've been living in Japan for the past 25 years and my Japanese writing went out the window a very long time ago! I have decided to watch every single video starting with this one, throughout 2025, with a view to improving my writing and reading in Japanese. I'm okay speaking, but definitely need a good refresher on reading and writing!
I already know hiragana but wanted to learn how Japanese people write it because they are good at calligraphy so this video was helpful for me.
same, but i know about half of the hiragana
ありがと
this is good for beginners who start learning Japanese.
Thank you so much for this video. The agonizing 30 minutes of writing a grid with the characters in it over the course of the past 2 days was well worth it. Towards the end I was able to write the characters over twice as fast as when I started. Now I have 3 pages of Hiragana written along with it’s sound to study. ❤
This is the absolutely best and most complete hiragana I have ever seen. I am so thankful to have found this. Thank you very much.
Thank you for your wonderful comment! I'm honored to be of help. I will continue to work hard to provide good content😊💐
I didn't know Japanese but I can see her handwriting is so good
Iyitktjtjyhh😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
お and を broke my brain, its also very interesting to see the differences from handwriting to what i've been learning so far on duolingo. Great video, thank you!
such a splendid handwriting! you could have also written arabic letters so well if you had already learned how to write.
非常にきれいに書けていますね。
Thanks for your video sir, it really help out on my journey to conquer Japanese. At first, I was thinking this video gonna help nothing but now, I cant pretty much write and recognize 90% Hiragana words. Thanks so much sir .
thank you sensei, learning with you is very easy and relaxing, a big hug from Spain I am preparing my trip to Japan for next spring. A cordial greeting
この動画のおかげで日本語をしっかりと習得することができました。
これからも繰り返し学習し、さらなる知識を身につけていきたいと存じます。
厚く御礼申し上げます。
H8❤❤❤❤❤
ンヒねぬっでぬぬ idk what i said
Just a bunch of gibberish! ;)
~:~
Thank you for posting this masterpiece, Now I can learn how to write in hiragana, so I can catch up in Class
非常好的视频，让我仿佛回到了小学学习的时光，我相信在这种状态下我去学习日语是高效的❤
Thank you so much sensei. It's very clearly and beautiful handwriting.🤩
I am new to Japanese and watch your videos daily to improve it. 先生、ヒントをください
Thank you for always watching my videos!
First, I recommend learning hiragana and katakana, then moving on to vocabulary and grammar. Once you understand basic words, gradually start learning kanji.
On my channel, there is a playlist for N5 kanji. Please take a look at those videos.
Even if you don't understand at first, through consistent and repeated study, I believe your understanding will deepen gradually, and your Japanese proficiency will improve.
@@LearnJapaneseChannel Thank you sensei, for your tips. I have a keen interest in Japanese culture and language l hope your videos will help me. Can you tell that in day to day conversations, Japanese people use which script.
Your lessons are easier than 'DUOLINGO'……
THANK YOU SO MUCH 💖💖💖
Omgggg...a heart, thankyou ❣️
Yes 👍👍
Yeah it's correct 😊
Help I got a Duolingo add while watching this 💀💀
@@sophiaclubu 💀💀
Thank you! well done and such beautiful handwriting.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
I was tired of memorized hiragana but this videos helped me a lot to memorized . Thank you so much .Sensei . God bless you 💗
This is really helpful and I’m learning Japanese! Each day I go back to this video to learn more, so far so good thanks so much for this video a true life saver! ❤️
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad to hear that the video is helpful for your Japanese learning!🌟
Thank you so much Sensei! I’m starting to learn Hiragana as well ^_^
Really helpful sensei 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you❤
This Video Is Very Helpfull, I Learning Daily With Your Videos 😊😊😊😊
Thank you soo much I just started learning Hiragana it helps me alot🥰❤️❤️
I really enjoy these classes. I'm 53 years old and I'm from Brazil. I'm very happy to learn from you. Thank you very much.
Thank you! It's fantastic to know that you find my lessons helpful. Keep learning and best wishes from Japan!
What a great lesson 😍
thank you so much for information ❤🎉
The Japanese writing system is the most beautiful in the world, but western alphabets are more efficient I think 😅
How
Yeah it's good but so hard
Technically our alphabet comes from Europe and the Middle East.
Bro you forgot about Chinese 😂😂
Hell yeah
Thank you ありがと
ありがとう！！
thanks
@@masud667 ええ？なんで？
@@KiiruG Dōitashimashite.Riyū mo naku
ありがとうございます
This lesson helped me learn a lot of Japanese. Thank you ♥
老師寫的好漂亮 對想學日語的我非常有幫助
謝謝😊💗
@@LearnJapaneseChannelI learned that Japanese words and hindi are mostly have similar pronunciation😄😊
It's awesome with you i want to meet you 💕
どうもありがとう❤🎉☺
Thank you so much my dear..you are a very good teacher.. I like you ❤🎉..😊
Thank you madam very nicely you teaching, proud of you my dear adorable teacher
I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you!
one question though, in the 'combos' after dakuon is there a difference between 'ja' and 'ja'? 26:25 - 27:45
"ぢゃ、ぢゅ、ぢょ" is rarely used today.
We use "じゃ、じゅ、じょ."
The pronunciation of both is the same.
In the past, there used to be a distinction in the usage of both characters, and people would differentiate between them. However, that distinction gradually faded away, leading to the discontinuation of the use of 'ぢゃ, ぢゅ, ぢょ.' Nevertheless, due to historical remnants, there are still instances, albeit rare, where they are used in certain Japanese words, such as place names. That's why they continue to be included in lists even today.
Thank you so much, laking tulong ulit
I’m making my own one as well. Thanks for the video. Tysm
well done its make lot easy to learn heragana
あなたのおかげで私はすでに日本語を知っています。私はあなたから初めて基本的な日本語を学びました、ただありがとう！
Vihaan kya Japanese likha love you from Aarav Datta and also adira ❤❤❤❤❤
Dutta
ありがとう！
私は日本語を書くことができますよ！
Could you please write what books/websites did you use to learn Japanese?
すごい
Your handwriting so beautiful
ありがとう
7:06 7:07 7:07 7:07 7:08 7:09 7:09 7:10 7:10 7:11 7:11 7:12 7:13 7:14 7:15 7:15 7:16 7:16 7:17 7:17 7:18 7:18 7:18 😅 7:19 7:19 7:20 7:20 7:20 7:20 7:20 7:20 7:21 7:21 7:21
Thank you so much for this video was helpful for me..
Finally i know how to write あ and か 😭🙏❤️
Your handwriting is so beautiful. I will also follow the same. Thanks
ありがとうございます！😊
sensei. this is perfect, thank you.
I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you!☺️💐
thank you so much! It was wonderful.
This is very helpful thank you! I'm going to watch it everyday until I get it right!
This channel is wonderful. My congratulations to the person behind the channel.
Thank you😊❤️
@@LearnJapaneseChannel Wonderfully done. But WHERE can I find such paper? Trying to desgin one with Exel, but it is very cumbersome... Thank you for any reply. Regards from Zurich, Switzerland 🌸👍🏻🇨🇭
Look at the description section of this video, there's a link to the pdf, and you can download it for free from there.😊 Zurich! Lovely!❤️
@@LearnJapaneseChannel Thank you sooo much🙏🏻
Wonderful, thank you very much!
ありがとうございます先生！ I wasn’t to be able to pronounce some alphabet Thanks a lot!
. . .A-ri-ga-to-u go-za-i-ma-su sen-sa. . .
'Sensa / Sensei' adalah Kun-Yomi 😊😊😊
Untuk Hiragana & Katana, masing - masing ada 74 karakter masih bisa dihapal. Namun untuk Kanji, setidaknya ada 1500 karakter yang harus dipahami baik pelafalan, penulisan, maupun identifikasi 😢😢😢
Karakter Kanji ada sekitar 40k, namun yang dipakai masyakat 3k - 4k saja. Dan kita setidaknya harus bisa 1.5k agar bisa berkomunikasi dengan baik 😅😅😅
@@andryvokubadra2644 you need just 2100+ kanji and the rest of them aren’t used that much!
Thanks for guideline
Your handwriting is beautiful Mashallah, and the vibe of your video is too cozy.💞💞💞 I love it, thank you so much.🫶🏻
Thank you very much! ☺️❤️
Akhirnya saya dapat guru privat semangat jangan bosan upload videonya saya baru memulai
素晴らしいビデオ
Bonjour je viens de découvrir votre vidéo, elle est superbe. Depuis 10 mois j'apprends le japonais je connais tous les hiragana les katakana... Et là je me suis commandée 409 cartes pour apprendre les kanjis ... Je sais qu'il y en a plus de 3000 il me faudra quelques années. Merci pour cette vidéo.
Bonjour ! C’est génial ! Merci beaucoup d’avoir regardé mes vidéos. En effet, il y a plus de 3000 kanjis, mais pour lire les journaux japonais ou les livres en général, il suffit de connaître les « kanjis d'usage courant », qui sont au nombre de 2136. J’ai posté de nombreuses vidéos sur les kanjis, alors n’hésitez pas à les regarder tout en vous amusant !
That system is used for writing any regular Japanese words, in comparison to Kanji. Every hiragana character has a certain sound, but does not have a meaning by itself.
I am indian 🇮🇳 but your language I don't know😮
@@manas9017 bhai basic hindi sa bhi kam chal jayega Japanese sikhna ma
Thanks you so much ❤
Thank YOU SO MUCH💗
Your "so" looks so different from mine.
The way I learned to write and recognize that hiragana is a Z with a C connected to the bottom.
Thank you for always watching my videos!
There are two ways to write the character 'そ'. Either the style shown in this video or the one that looks like a 'Z' is perfectly fine.
This is great. Thank you for this video. Looking forward to progressing and watching the rest of your videos. Thank you so much.
thank you very much
How magnificent! Since I was a little boy I am in utter awe of Japanese culture! This is so helpful! Thank you! :) Can I ask what is this pen you are using? It is amazing!
Thank you!💐
pen→ZEBRA / SARASA CLIP 1.0mmです😊
@@LearnJapaneseChannel yay! Domo Arigatou
Thank YOU teacher frm Pakistan
Thanks you so much sensei!!
Very useful for me.arigatho gusaimasu
I have a lecturer who teaches Japanese in my university but he said that we have to follow his way of writing but for his writing of "a". You have no idea how slanted he wrote it but he still believes that he is correct.
Thats so annoying :(
😊
japanese people have different hand writing okay
@@ocioneswho said the lecturer was japanese 🙄
@@ociones exactly no one said the lecturer was japanese so stop making assumptions
Thank you teacher 🙏🏾
I love yours vidioes
Ur writing awesome mam ❤
Thank you!❤
Thank you, very helpful, useful, beautiful 🙂
Your handwriting is incredible❤🎉😊
Mam you have any japnese online classes I want to learn from you thank you 🙏 😊
Thank you😊💐Unfortunately, I'm not doing online classes, but I'm posting various other videos, so I'd be happy if you could check them out. I also have videos with short sentences written.😊
Thanks for teaching i learned 2/half month in all hiragana and and all alphabet could you teach me more please i want to learn.
ありがとう ございます せんせい
I am Saarang 12 years old.I am from India.
Love from India
India❤ありがとう！
THANK YOU SO MUCH
히라기나 외우기에 가장 좋은것 같습니다 감사합니다
고마워요!💗
I study a Korean but this one is hard for me
Thank you so much! this is very helpful. I've been using this video to memorize hiragana and I'm improving. Thank you!
สอนได้ดีมาก_เข้าใจง่าย❤❤❤ขอบคุณครับครู❤❤❤
ดีใจที่คุณชอบค่ะ ขอบคุณค่ะ!🥰
arigato gozaimasu ! sense 🙃🙂
先生、ありがとうございます ！
That is so better than my👌👌👌🎉🎉🎉❤️️❤️️❤️️ and that helped me ty😊😊😊 3:09
Thank you very much! ☺️❤️
i think in 11:23 ri is written like that in katakana
すごい字が上手ですね。
一緒のボールペン使ってるのに全然違う、、、すごいです！！
とんでもないです！日本語勉強のお役に立ちたい一心で、恥を忍んで投稿したんですが、そんなことおっしゃって頂けるなんて感激です。ありがとうございます！！
@@LearnJapaneseChannelyou write really good. Don't worry. Chill at times. 😂
ইসলামিক সাংবিধানিক বাংলাদেশ 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
@@LearnJapaneseChannelইসলামিক সাংবিধানিক বাংলাদেশ 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
Doumo Arigato gozaimasu sensei. This is awesome. ❤
can anyone please explain at 3:38 why the teacher is writing " so " like that but i saw in a different video that it looks more like a Z instead of Y at the top.
There are two ways to write the character 'そ,' and either way is fine. Thank you for watching the video 😊💐
@@LearnJapaneseChannel thank you so much for explaining that
thank you sensei 👍❤
Arigato, sensei!
I will speak Japanese
❤
Me too❤
How fast?
How to fast speak?
こんにちわ
ありがとう❤❤
Good video!
thankyou sensei , for the great lesson . can i know what kind of pen is this ? I like this pen !
ZEBRA / SARASA CLIP 1.0mmです😊
@@LearnJapaneseChannel THANKYOU VERY MUCH SENSEI ! LOVE FROM INDIA !!
I have noticed in the Hiragana contracted sound, There are two of the same Hiragana letters like ja/ju/jo. Kindly confirm, thank you.
All of the above, is so helpful. :)
「ぢゃ、ぢゅ、ぢょ」and「じゃ、じゅ、じょ.」part?
"ぢゃ、ぢゅ、ぢょ" is rarely used today.
We use "じゃ、じゅ、じょ."
The pronunciation of both is the same.
In the past, there used to be a distinction in the usage of both characters, and people would differentiate between them. However, that distinction gradually faded away, leading to the discontinuation of the use of 'ぢゃ, ぢゅ, ぢょ.' Nevertheless, due to historical remnants, there are still instances, albeit rare, where they are used in certain Japanese words, such as place names. That's why they continue to be included in lists even today.😊💐
Can you tell all of these meaning I’m learning words and try to make sentences pls
Each kanji character has its own meaning, but hiragana and katakana characters have no meaning.
@@LearnJapaneseChannel oh ok thanks mam by the way I’m from india
India☺️❤️Thanks for watching my video! 💐
@@LearnJapaneseChannel you’re welcome mam ☺️😊😊
ありがとうがざいます。
HELP TOMORROW IS MY JAPANESE CLASS BUT I DONT KNOW HOT TO WRITE HIRAGANA I CANNOT REMEMBER IT PLS TELL ME A WAY TO REMEMBER HOW TO WRITE ALL HIRAGANA PLZ
I know it's painful, but the only way to learn is to repeat the process of writing and reading a little bit every day. Then you can use flashcards, color-code them, put the list on the wall, or find a method that works for you and have fun with it. I am rooting for you!😊💐
Here begins my journey🎉
Real talk: in 5 days, I managed to clock the Hiragana-hyo thanks to this lesson. 100% back this video.
What I did:
Day One: Row 1
1. Write the first character 100 times (repeat for next character)
2. Say aloud each time I write the character
3. After writing and saying aloud each character 100 times, I then attempt to write each character in order (20 times) without looking at the previous characters if possible.
Day Two: Rows 2 & 3
1. Revise yesterday’s work as desired
2. Same exercise as Day 1 but for Rows 2 & 3 instead
Day Three: Rows 4 & 5
1. Revise Rows 1-3 as desired
2. Same exercise as Day 1 but for Rows 4 & 5 instead
Day Four: All remaining Rows (2-3 hours)
1. Revise yesterday’s work
2. Same exercise as Day 1 but with all remaining characters up to ‘ん’
3. After ‘ん’, we’re reintroducing existing characters with a slight addition to its character AND pronunciation (か becomes が). Instead of writing these new characters 100 times, I only practice the character 20 times.
Day Five: All out Revision
1. Practice the standard table 20x (from あto ん) checking any errors I between each take.
2. Download ‘AnkiApp’ to utilise the flashcard. I don’t have a せんさい(teacher), so unfortunately I don’t have an external character randomiser to have me identify any/all characters. AnkiApp’s free version can achieve this with the use of flash cards.
Days 6 & 7
1. Similar to ‘Step 1’ above but 10x
2. AnkiApp: Review 100x minimum
I can truly say that I feel like the top student in my class (even though I’m the only student 😂), but for me to learn Hiragana in a week because of this video is crazy. Thank you so much for this video!
I will look for a Katakana video on this channel for when I continue my journey in Week Three, and perhaps Kanji will just have to be something I learn as I go… apparently there’s too many kanji characters to learn as a beginner… so just learn whatever I think would be useful?