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Japanese: Hiragana & Katakana in 2 Weeks

Read your first Japanese words with confidence

4.8(1,150 ratings)10,200 learners· 49m
YTCreated by Yuki Tanaka· Updated Oct 2026

What you'll learn

  • Read all hiragana
  • Read all katakana
  • Sound out simple words

Learn both Japanese alphabets with memory tricks and daily practice in two weeks.

Course content

2 sections · 5 lessons · 49m total length

1 · Hiragana3 lessons · 30m
  • 1.2 Vowels and K-row9:30
  • 1.3 The rest of hiragana12:45
2 · Katakana2 lessons · 19m
  • 2.1 Katakana basics10:10
  • 2.2 Loan words9:05

Instructor

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Yuki Tanaka

Japanese teacher for beginners · 10,200 students · 1 course

Yuki makes the first months of Japanese fun: kana in a week, real conversations soon after.

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