A little Japanese.
Every day.
Practice kanji, hiragana and katakana from your own Japanese sentences. Watch stroke order, hear the words and print a handwriting worksheet.
Your words, one stroke at a time.
Your turn.
Write the character from memory.
Then reveal it and compare.
Any Japanese sentence. Updates as you type.
Tap a character to practice. Small blue readings are clickable too.
Adjust furigana
Automatic readings can be wrong for names or ambiguous words. Correct them here.
Your writing stays on this device. You choose what to save or share.
Know what
comes next?
Five characters. One missing next stroke.
Try to recall it, then see the answer.
The same daily puzzle for everyone.
Your first answer counts. Mistakes are part of learning.
A tiny challenge for today.
No timer. Just you and the next stroke.
Something to write about.
You don't need an eventful day. Just one small observation.
Less guessing. More understanding.
Two dots. A different direction.
Tell shi and tsu apart by following how they move.
See the difference →The little loop that matters.
One finishing movement makes all the difference.
Look a little closer →Your first diary can be one line.
Three useful sentence frames, and a small routine to keep.
Write your first entry →Start with a chart or a sentence
Choose a complete hiragana stroke order chart, a katakana writing chart, or Japanese diary examples with furigana. You can turn any practice text into a free handwriting worksheet.
For handwriting feedback on your phone, try KanjiBrush for iPhone and Android, also made by Gilad Ronen. Grade 1 starts free; additional grades and modes use optional premium plans.
One sentence. A whole study group.
Make a practice link or print a tracing sheet. Every learner gets the same starting point, with no sign-up.
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