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Amayui, an Edo-period post town, with its main street and square in autumn

Your Japanese journey

Learn Japanese, one sentence at a time

Start with your first characters and greetings, then find your way through the language. The lessons are free, with explanations in your language.

A sentence to begin

田中たなかさん、おはようございます。

Good morning, Tanaka.

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First steps

Start at the beginning

Meet the writing, greetings and simple questions that will help you make your first sentences.

  1. N5A beginner’s path through Japanese
  2. N5Hiragana vowels: あ い う え お
  3. N5Hiragana k row: か き く け こ
  4. N5Japanese greetings and introductions
  5. N5です: polite noun sentences
  6. N5か: polite questions
  7. N5A four-week Japanese N5 study plan

How learning works

Read, listen and put it together

  • Read the kanji

    Small kana readings sit above the kanji. Beginner lessons use larger type and show readings over every kanji; later lessons show fewer readings.

  • See the pieces

    Example sentences are split into their parts, so you can see how they fit together and rebuild them in practice.

  • Hear Japanese

    Listen with a synthetic Japanese voice on your device. Voice quality varies, and it does not assess your pronunciation.

  • Practise and check

    Each lesson ends with questions, answers and explanations in your language. A free account saves your practice results.

The lesson library

Find your way through Japanese

Explore writing, kanji, grammar and more, from beginner lessons to advanced topics.

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A story to play

A road to Amayui

Meet the people of Amayui, an Edo-period post town, and read and answer in Japanese. Furigana and help in your language guide you through Act I, with 19 N5 scenes.

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Your first sentence awaits

Begin with the characters and words that will help you find your way.

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