Table of Contents
Introduction 4
Study tips 12
Part 1 The Hiragana Alphabet
Hiragana charts 14
Lesson 1 Aiueo 16
Lesson 2 Ka ki ku ke ko 18
Lesson 3 Sa shi su se so 20
Lesson 4 Ta chi tsu te to 22
Lesson 5 Na ni nu ne no 24
Lesson 6 Ha hi fu he ho 26
Lesson 7 Ma mi mu me mo 28
Lesson 8 Ya yu yo 30
Lesson 9 Ra ri ru re ro 32
Lesson 10 Wa o(wo) n 34
Lesson 11 Voicing mark and p-mark 36
Lesson 12 Long vowels and double consonants 38
Lesson 13 Palatalized sounds 40
Lesson 14 Reading and writing basic words 42
Lesson 15 Writing sentences and paragraphs 44
Part 2 The Katakana Alphabet
Katakana charts 48
Lesson 16 Aiueo 50
Lesson 17 Ka ki ku ke ko 52
Lesson 18 Sa shi su se so 54
Lesson 19 Ta chi tsu te to 56
Lesson 20 Nani nu ne no 58
Lesson 21 Ha hi fu he ho 60
Lesson 22 Ma mi mu me mo 62
Lesson 23 Ya yu yo 64
Lesson 24 Ra ri ru re ro 66
Lesson 25 Wa o(wo) n 68
Lesson 26 Approximating foreign sounds 70
Lesson 27 Reading and writing basic words 72
Lesson 28 People's names in katakana 74
Lesson 29 Foreign place names 76
Lesson 30 Writing sentences and paragraphs 79
Part 3 Kanji
Chart of 50 common kanji characters 82
How to write kanji 83
Lesson 31 Numbers 84
Lesson 32 Parts of the landscape 86
Lesson 33 Parts of the body 88
Lesson 34 Relative location 90
Lesson 35 Large numbers and money 92
Lesson 36 Days of the week 94
Lesson 37 Actions 96
Lesson 38 Colors 98
Lesson 39 Adjectives 100
Lesson 40 Living beings 102
Lesson 41 Radicals 104
Lesson 42 People's names in kanji 106
Lesson 43 Place names in kanji 108
Lesson 44 Reading basic words 110
Lesson 45 Writing sentences and paragraphs 111
Review 113
Appendix I Examples of commonly used radicals 119
Appendix II Handwritten characters 122
Appendix III Photocopiable practice sheet 123
Answer key 124