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Writing

The Japanese writing system from zero: the hiragana and katakana charts, how kanji is built, numbers and counters, days and dates, and the signs on the street.

7 articles · Updated Sep 3, 2026

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Ukiyo-e style illustration of a young woman kneeling at a low table arranging a row of blank blocks of different shapes, placing the last dark block in line, with a round white cat sitting in the gap left in the rowJapanese Writing System: 3 Scripts, Which to Learn FirstUpdated Sep 3, 2026
  • Ukiyo-e style illustration of a young woman on a veranda at dusk looking up at seven lights strung in a row across the sky above a tiled roof, while a round white cat on the roof ridge raises one paw as if counting the last of themDays of the Week in Japanese: Seven Planets, Then the DatesUpdated Sep 3, 2026
  • Ukiyo-e style illustration of a young woman in front of a small shop's menu board of blank wooden tags, tracing the edge of one tag with her fingertip, a round paper lantern hanging by the entrance and a white cat weaving between her feetLearn Katakana: The Full 46-Character Chart + 4 Common TrapsUpdated Sep 3, 2026
  • Ukiyo-e style illustration of a woman at a low table sorting pencils, plates and apples into neat rows by shape, a round white cat sitting at the end of the row of round thingsJapanese Numbers: Count to 10,000, Plus the First 5 CountersUpdated Sep 3, 2026
  • Ukiyo-e style illustration of a young man resting against a large tree in a meadow with a white cat asleep at his feetHow to Learn Kanji: Parts, Then Stories, Then CharactersUpdated Sep 3, 2026
  • Ukiyo-e style illustration of a traveler gazing up at a Japanese shopping street full of completely blank signboards, lanterns and banners20 Japanese Signs You See Everywhere (and Can Read Today)Updated Sep 3, 2026
  • Ukiyo-e style illustration of a young woman kneeling at a low desk with a calligraphy brush poised over a blank sheet, a white cat asleep beside herLearn Hiragana in a Week: A Realistic Plan + Shape StoriesUpdated Sep 3, 2026
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