Guides

Short guides for beginners, built from the kanji and hiragana in our videos.

• The 7 Kanji for the Days of the WeekLearn the days of the week in Japanese: Monday to Sunday, their seven kanji (月火水木金土日), readings with romaji, and why they are named after the sun, the moon, and five planets.
• Look-Alike Kanji for BeginnersFive pairs of beginner kanji that look almost the same: 右 and 左, 人 and 入, 大 and 天, 木 and 本, 土 and 士. See the one difference in each pair and a simple way to remember it.
• Similar-Looking HiraganaThe hiragana beginners mix up most: さ and ち, ぬ and め, は and ほ, い and り, and ね, れ, わ. See the stroke order, the one difference in each set, and play the Hiragana Challenge.