Small ゃ ゅ ょ and their combinations
Learn Small ゃ ゅ ょ and their combinations with clear explanations, Japanese examples, a reference chart and practice with explained answers.
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Learn Small っ and ッ: doubled consonants with clear explanations, Japanese examples, a reference chart and practice with explained answers.
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Learn Reading whole words in kana with clear explanations, Japanese examples, a reference chart and practice with explained answers.
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Learn From Hepburn romaji to kana with clear explanations, Japanese examples, a reference chart and practice with explained answers.
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Learn why the particles は, へ and を sound different from their spelling, then practise recognizing and writing them in context.
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Explore the Japanese kana chart, compare hiragana and katakana sound patterns, and practise with examples and explained exercises.
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Compare hiragana and katakana in context, learn where each script is used, and practise recognising Japanese words and endings.
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Learn to read small katakana vowels in words such as sofa and fork, with examples, a sound chart and explained exercises.
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Learn to read katakana loanwords as Japanese, including long vowels and shortened forms, with examples and explained exercises.
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Learn Japanese IME kana typing: enter romaji, make small っ and ん, choose katakana and confirm conversion with practical exercises.
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Learn to separate kanji, hiragana and katakana in the same Japanese sentence, with practical examples and explained exercises.
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Learn how furigana shows Japanese kanji readings, see readings in context and practise with examples and explained answers.
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Learn to write names in katakana, recognise small kana and long vowels, and check a person’s preferred spelling.
Read and practiseKatakana for foreign sounds
Read katakana combinations such as ファ, フィ, ティ and ディ in familiar loanwords and practise their spellings.
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Learn to find words and particles in unspaced Japanese text using script changes, grammar and context.
Read and practisePrinted and handwritten kana shapes
Compare printed and handwritten kana, notice connected or separate strokes, and practise recognising familiar characters in words.
Read and practiseKanji components and radicals
Recognise recurring kanji components, compare person and water forms, and use them to distinguish characters in context.
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Practise the stroke order of 木, 日 and 田, learn common writing patterns, and spot the closing stroke in each character.
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Learn how hiragana after kanji marks Japanese word endings, changes with grammar, and distinguishes related verbs in context.
Read and practiseVoicing in compound spellings
Learn how rendaku changes kana in Japanese compounds, with examples, spelling practice and tips for recognising exceptions.
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