Study & Learn: Base Hiragana
A guided introduction to all 46 base hiragana (あ→ん) with flashcards, row-by-row character cards, and reading practice sentences. Start here if hiragana is new to you.
Hiragana – Part 1: Base Exercises
Drill recognition of all 46 base hiragana with flip-card practice and type-the-romaji exercises. Includes a See Why phonology guide and a full Gojūon reference chart.
Study & Learn: Hiragana – Dakuten & Yōon
Learn voiced (dakuten ゛), semi-voiced (handakuten ゜), and contraction sounds (yōon 拗音). Covers G/Z/D/B/P rows plus 33 two-character combinations with context sentences.
Hiragana – Part 2: Dakuten & Combinations
Drill all voiced/semi-voiced hiragana and yōon combos with flashcards and type-the-reading exercises. Full reference table and phonology notes included.
Study & Learn: Base Katakana
A guided introduction to all 46 base katakana (ア→ン). Flashcards and reading practice sentences use real loanwords — コーヒー, テレビ, アイスクリーム — to build context from day one.
Katakana – Part 1: Base Exercises
Drill all 46 base katakana (ア→ン) with flip-card practice and type-the-romaji exercises. The See Why section covers confusable pairs: シ/ツ, ン/ソ, ア/マ, ノ/メ.
Study & Learn: Katakana – Dakuten & Yōon
Learn voiced katakana (ガ, ジ, ド, バ, パ…) and yōon combinations (ジャ, チュ, ショ…). All sentences use authentic loanwords — ガス, ドア, ジュース, ショッピング.
Katakana – Part 2: Dakuten & Combinations
Drill voiced/semi-voiced katakana and all 33 yōon combos. Covers ヂ/ヅ usage notes, full reference grid, and how katakana yōon maps foreign sounds like sh, ch, and j.
Kanji – Batch 01 日 一 人 年 大
The first 5 N5 kanji — sun/day, one, person, year, big — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 02 十 二 本 中 出
The next 5 N5 kanji — ten, two, book/origin, middle, exit — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 03 三 見 月 生 五
Kanji 11–15 — three, see/look, moon/month, life/birth, five — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 04 上 四 金 九 入
Kanji 16–20 — above/up, four, gold/money, nine, enter — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 05 学 円 子 八 六
Kanji 21–25 — study/learn, circle/yen, child, eight, six — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 06 下 気 小 七 山
Kanji 26–30 — below/down, spirit/energy, small, seven, mountain — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 07 女 百 先 名 川
Kanji 31–35 — woman, hundred, previous/ahead, name/fame, river — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 08 千 水 男 校 土
Kanji 36–40 — thousand, water, man, school, earth/soil — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 09 木 車 白 天 火
Kanji 41–45 — tree/wood, car/vehicle, white, heaven/sky, fire — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 10
Kanji 46–50 — right, left, rest/vacation, stand, hand — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 11
Kanji 51–55 — power/force, eye, rice field, correct/proper, sentence/writing — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 12
Kanji 56–60 — mouth, town, sky/empty, rain, foot/leg — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 13
Kanji 61–65 — early/fast, character/letter, sound/music, flower, red — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 14
Kanji 66–70 — blue/green, village, evening/dusk, stone/rock, bamboo — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 15
Kanji 71–75 — forest, woods/grove, king, dog, jewel/ball — with flashcards, type the on-yomi, type the meaning, pictographic mnemonics, vocabulary examples, and practice sentences.
Kanji – Batch 16 🏆 N5 Complete
Kanji 76–80 — grass/plant, ear, insect/bug, thread, shellfish — completing all 80 essential JLPT N5 kanji.
🏆 N5 Ultimate Review
Flashcards for all 80 N5 kanji, a meaning-matching game (8 rounds), and a complete character reference list.
Kanji – Batch 17 → 120
N5 complete! The series continues with N4 kanji — building on your 80-kanji foundation through N4, N3, N2, and advanced N1 characters.
Grammar 01 — Pronouns & Demonstratives
だいめいし と こそあど — Personal pronouns (わたし, かれ, かのじょ) and the これ/それ/あれ + この/その/あの demonstrative system.
Grammar 02 — The Copula: だ / です
だ と です — Present, past, negative, and polite forms of the copula, plus か for yes/no questions and A-or-B questions.
Grammar 03 — Core Particles: は, が, も
は・が・も — Topic marker は vs subject marker が, the inclusive particle も, contrastive は, and なにも/だれも negative patterns.
Grammar 04 — Object & Direction: を, に, へ
を・に・へ — Direct object を, multi-purpose に (destination, time, target, existence), direction へ, and を for traversal.
Grammar 05 — Location & Means: で, に
で と に — Distinguishing で (action location, means, material, reason) from に (existence location).
Grammar 06 — Connecting Particles: の, と, や, から, まで
つなぐ じょし — Possession, listing, and range particles for connecting nouns.
Grammar 07 — Question Words
ぎもんし — All N5 question words with か, も, and でも patterns.
Grammar 08 — Existence: あります & います
あります と います — Existence and possession with location patterns.
Grammar 09 — Verb Groups & ます-Form
どうしの グループ と ます — Identifying verb groups and conjugating to polite ます-form.
Grammar 10 — Plain Form & Negative ない
じしょけい と ないけい — Dictionary form and plain negative conjugation for all verb groups.
Grammar 11 — Past Tense: た-Form
たけい — Plain past tense sound-change rules for all verb groups.
Grammar 12 — て-Form Basics
てけい の きほん — て-form for requests, ongoing actions, sequences, and permissions.
Grammar 13 — Desires: たい & ほしい
たいけい と ほしい — Expressing "want to do" and "want a thing" with conjugation patterns.
Grammar 14 — い-Adjectives
いけいようし — Full conjugation of い-adjectives: present, past, negative, adverb, and connecting forms.
Grammar 15 — な-Adjectives
なけいようし — な-adjective conjugation, noun modification with な, and common traps.
Grammar 16 — Adverbs & Degree Words
ふくし — Frequency, degree, and status adverbs including あまり〜ない and ぜんぜん〜ない patterns.
Grammar 17 — Time Expressions & Counters
じかん と すうし — Time words with/without に, and common N5 counters with sound changes.
Grammar 18 — Before, After & Sequence
まえ と あと — Ordering actions with まえに, あとで, てから, and sequence markers.
Grammar 19 — Giving Reasons: から & ので
りゆう: から と ので — Two ways to say "because" with different registers and nuance.
Grammar 20 — Permissions, Prohibitions & Probability
きょか・きんし・すいりょう — てもいい, てはいけない, でしょう, and とおもいます.
Lesson 01 — First Meeting
はじめまして — Tanaka and Suzuki meet for the first time. Covers greetings, self-introductions, and asking where someone is from. Includes flashcards, listening comprehension, response selection, and shadowing practice.
Lesson 02 — Asking for Help
たすけをもとめる — Three scenes across formal, casual, and slang registers. Covers すみません、～てください、～ていただけますか, and how to ask for help at every politeness level.
Lesson 03 — Clarification Phrases
もう一度 — Three scenes across formal, standard, and casual registers. Covers もう一度、ゆっくり、わかりません, and how to ask someone to repeat or slow down.
Lesson 04 — Asking Directions
みちをきく — Three scenes across formal, standard, and casual registers. Covers ～はどこですか、みぎ・ひだり・まっすぐ, and how to ask for and give directions.
Lesson 05 — Personal Information
じこしょうかい — Three scenes across formal, standard, and casual registers. Covers ～は…です、どこから来ましたか、～にすんでいます, and how to introduce yourself.
Lesson 06 — Countries & Nationalities
くにと ことば — Three scenes across formal, standard, and casual registers. Covers ～から きました、～人です、～語を はなします, with a full country & EU reference table.
Lesson 07 — Basic Verbs
きほんの どうし — Three scenes across formal, standard, and casual registers. Covers います vs あります, ほしい vs ～たい, あげます vs くれます, できます, and 16 essential verb meanings.
Lesson 08 — Possession
じぶんの もの — Three scenes across formal, standard, and casual registers. Covers の as possessive, noun modifier, and noun drop. Includes どちらさま and pronoun register chart.
Lesson 09 — Question Forms
しつもんの かたち — Three scenes across formal, standard, and casual registers. Covers か, なに/なん, どこ, いつ, だれ, なぜ, どう, でしょうか, and casual の? questions.
Lesson 10 — Numbers 0–100
すうじ — Three scenes covering prices at a market, asking ages, and counting with friends. Covers ひとつ/ふたつ vs いち/に, ～えん prices, ～さい ages, and ずつ (each).
Lesson 11 — Negations & Affirmations
ひていと こうてい — Three scenes covering office corrections, drink preferences, and homework chat. Covers ～ません, ～ませんでした, ～ない, ～くない, ～じゃない, and yes/no patterns across all registers.
Lesson 12 — Days of the Week
ようびと じかんひょうげん — Three scenes covering meeting scheduling, weekend plans, and casual friend arrangements. Covers all 7 days, ～ようびに, きょう/あした/きのう, らいしゅう/こんしゅう/せんしゅう, and ～までに.
Lesson 13 — Months & Dates
つきと にち — Three scenes covering birthday questions, meeting scheduling, and festival plans. Covers all 12 months, irregular date readings (1st–10th), なんがつ/なんにち questions, and the casual topic marker って.
Lesson 14 — Telling the Time
じこく — Three scenes covering hotel enquiries, office meeting scheduling, and café chat. Covers hours (よじ/くじ irregulars), ふん/ぷん alternation, じはん (half past), and ごぜん/ごご across formal, standard, and casual registers.
Lesson 15 — Family Members
かぞく — Three scenes covering a job interview, colleagues at lunch, and friends looking at photos. Covers うち/そと family vocabulary pairs, counting family members, stating ages, occupations, and animate existence with います across formal, standard, and casual registers.
Lesson 16 — Describing People
ひとを せつめいする — Three scenes covering describing a friend at a meeting point, a new teacher, and a celebrity chat. Covers physical description adjectives, い-adj て-form chaining, ～ている for states, どんなひと questions, and ～より comparison across standard and casual registers.
Lesson 17 — Colours
いろ — Three scenes covering shopping for clothes, art class, and party decorations. Covers い-adjective colours vs noun colours with の, なにいろ questions, [COLOR]で + verb, and colour preferences across standard and casual registers.
Lesson 18 — Basic Shapes
かたち — Three scenes covering craft class instructions, describing objects, and a guessing game. Covers shape nouns with の, い-adjective shapes (まるい/しかくい), ～がた suffix, ～みたい, ～つ counters, and polite requests across standard and casual registers.
Lesson 19 — Likes & Dislikes
すき と きらい — Three scenes covering a food survey, music preferences, and casual gaming chat. Covers すき/きらい with が particle, degree scale (だいきらい→だいすき), にがて as soft dislike, comparative のほうがすき, superlative いちばんすき across standard, casual, and slang registers.
Lesson 20 — Simple Opinions
かんたんな いけん — Three scenes covering a formal meeting, restaurant discussion, and movie debate. Covers ～とおもいます (quoting thoughts), ～ですね/だね (tag questions), そうですか vs そうですね, ちょっと… soft disagreement, ～でしょう (probably), ～かもしれません (maybe) across formal, standard, and casual registers.
Lesson 21 — Daily Routines
まいにちの せいかつ — Three scenes covering a student's school day, colleagues comparing mornings, and friends chatting about weekday vs weekend routines. Covers time expressions, ～てから sequence, frequency adverbs, and ～まえに across standard and casual registers.
Lesson 22 — My Job / Studies
しごと と べんきょう — Three scenes covering a formal job interview, exchanging job info at a party, and friends catching up about work/school. Covers ～をしています (occupation), ～ではたらいています (workplace), ～をべんきょうしています (studying), ～にかよっています (attending), ～になりたいです (future goals) across formal, standard, and casual registers.
Lesson 23 — School Subjects
がっこうの かもく — Three scenes covering teacher asking about subjects, students comparing timetables, and friends discussing homework and grades. Covers とくい/にがて, subject names, むずかしい/かんたん, and がんばる across standard and casual registers.
Lesson 24 — Free-Time Hobbies
しゅみ — Three scenes covering a club self-introduction, weekend chat between colleagues, and friends discovering shared hobbies. Covers しゅみは～です, frequency adverbs (よく/ときどき/あまり/ぜんぜん), duration with ～ねんかん, ～のがすきです, ～たいです across standard and casual registers.
Lesson 25 — Music Preferences
おんがく — Three scenes covering a music class, friends sharing playlists, and karaoke. Covers どんな～ (what kind of), instrument verbs ひく/ふく/たたく, ～のファン, じょうずですね, ～ことがある across standard, casual, and slang registers.
Lesson 26 — Sports & Exercise
スポーツ と うんどう — Three scenes covering a gym reception, PE class discussion, and friends planning weekend sports. Covers ～をします for sports, とくい/にがて, ～しませんか invitation, ～ましょう/やろうよ volitional, and frequency patterns across standard and casual registers.
Lesson 27 — Favourite Foods
すきな たべもの — Three scenes covering food preferences with a host family, choosing food at a food court, and reacting to delicious food. Covers がすきです, taste adjectives (からい/あまい/しょっぱい/すっぱい/にがい), ～たことがある, ～てみる, potential form ～られません, and slang expressions うまい/やばい across standard, casual, and slang registers.
Lesson 28 — Cooking Verbs
りょうりの どうし — Cooking class instructions, following a recipe at home, and friends making a dish together. Covers ～てください, sequence words まず/つぎに/さいごに, ～てから, and cooking verbs やく/にる/きる/まぜる/あげる.
Lesson 29 — Ordering in a Café
カフェで ちゅうもん — Ordering at an upscale café, a regular café visit, and friends ordering casually. Covers ～をください/おねがいします, ～にします, ～はありますか, A or B questions, and counter ～つ.
Lesson 30 — Restaurant Etiquette
レストランの マナー — Fine dining arrival and seating, ordering at a family restaurant, and paying the bill. Covers いらっしゃいませ, なんめいさま, ごちゅうもん, ～にします, and ごちそうさまでした.
Lesson 31 — Shopping for Groceries
かいもの — Asking supermarket staff for help, paying at the checkout counter, and friends shopping for dinner ingredients. Covers ～はどこにありますか, ～をください, counters ～つ/～こ, and ～がやすい/たかい.
Lesson 32 — Clothes & Prices
ふくと ねだん — Shopping at a department store, comparing items in a clothing shop, and friends giving outfit opinions. Covers この/その/あの, ～てもいいですか, ～のほうが, ～にします, and colour + の + noun.
Lesson 33 — My House / Apartment
わたしの いえ — Describing your home to a new colleague, discussing apartment details with a real estate agent, and friends comparing living situations. Covers ～にすんでいます, えきから～ふん, ～かい (floors), and ～のちかくに.
Lesson 34 — Rooms & Furniture
へやと かぐ — Describing rooms and placement of furniture using position words. A real estate agent showing an apartment, a new roommate asking where things are, and friends video-calling to show their room. Covers ～に～があります, position words (うえ/した/なか/よこ), and ～はどこにありますか.
Lesson 35 — Pets & Animals
ペットと どうぶつ — Talking about pets at a vet clinic, classmates doing show-and-tell, and friends at a pet café. Covers ～をかっています, ～がいます, animal descriptions, and counters ～ひき/～わ.
Lesson 36 — Places in Town
まちの ばしょ — Tourist asking a police officer, new resident asking a neighbour, and friends deciding where to go. Covers ～はどこですか, ここ/そこ/あそこ, ～のちかく, and ～まであるいて～ふん.
Lesson 37 — Simple Directions
かんたんな みちあんない — Asking a stranger for directions, colleague explaining a route, and friend texting quick directions. Covers みぎ/ひだり/まっすぐ, ～てください, ordinal ～め, and ～がみえます.
Lesson 38 — Transport Tickets
こうつうの きっぷ — Buying a long-distance ticket, asking station staff about platforms, and colleagues figuring out the best route. Covers ～までいくらですか, かたみち/おうふく, のりかえ, and ～にのります/おります.
Lesson 39 — City vs Countryside
まちと いなか — Teacher asking students to compare, colleagues discussing hometowns, and friends debating where to live. Covers ～より～のほうが, ～とどちらが, いちばん, and な-adj vs い-adj comparisons.
Lesson 40 — Weather Today
きょうの てんき — Office morning weather chat, planning an outing with the forecast, and friends texting about going out. Covers ～でしょう, ～かもしれません, ～たほうがいいです, ～すぎます, and ～くなります.
Lesson 41 — Environment Words
しぜんの ことば — Tour guide pointing out scenery, hiking and noticing things along a trail, and friends enjoying the view at a park. Covers ～がみえます, ～がきこえます, ～がいっぱい, and nature vocabulary.
Lesson 42 — Parts of the Body
からだの ぶぶん — Student at the school nurse, a stretching class naming body parts, and a friend complaining after exercise. Covers ～がいたいです, ～んです, body part vocabulary, and みぎ/ひだり.
Lesson 43 — Health Basics
けんこうの きほん — Calling in sick to work, asking for cold medicine at a pharmacy, and a friend checking on someone who's ill. Covers かぜをひきました, symptom vocabulary, ～たほうがいいです, and おだいじに.
Lesson 44 — At the Doctor
びょういんで — Checking in at reception, explaining symptoms to the doctor, and a pharmacist explaining how to take medicine. Covers どうしましたか, ～からつづいています, and medicine instructions.
Lesson 45 — Celebrations & Birthdays
おいわいと たんじょうび — Formally congratulating a colleague, a family birthday dinner with gifts, and a friends' surprise party with slang. Covers おめでとう(ございます), ～になりました, あげます/もらいます/くれます, and たんおめ.
Lesson 46 — Holiday Plans
やすみの よてい — Colleague asking about Golden Week plans, discussing a trip itinerary with a travel agent, and friends excitedly planning a trip. Covers ～つもりです, ～よていです, ～たいです, and まだ～ていません.
Lesson 47 — Basic Technology
きほんの テクノロジー — Asking hotel staff about WiFi, helping someone use a smartphone, and friends troubleshooting an app. Covers ～のつかいかた, ～てください (tech instructions), ～ことができます, and device vocabulary.
Lesson 48 — Emails & Postcards
メールと はがき — Writing a formal email to a teacher, discussing a thank-you postcard, and colleagues talking about a received email. Covers ～さんへ, よろしくおねがいします, ～について, and written keigo.
Lesson 49 — Simple Phone Calls
かんたんな でんわ — Calling a company to reach a specific person, calling a friend's house where a parent answers, and a quick casual call to make plans. Covers もしもし, ～ですが, いらっしゃいますか, and でんごんをおねがいします.