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Learn ALL Hiragana in 1 Hour – How to Write and Read Japanese

This is your ultimate compilation to easily master Japanese Hiragana in 1 hour! Learn Katakana fast as well here to be able to read Japanese! ↓Check how below↓

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Step 3: Master Katakana characters with writing focus and interactive practice sections with Risa

In this video, you’ll learn how to be able to perfectly WRITE and READ all Hiragana, characters of the Japanese alphabet. We will teach you those Japanese Kana using simple steps, showing you the correct stroke order, helpful tricks for memorization, and proper usage in common Japanese words. If you want to get started reading and writing Japanese, this is THE place to start.

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76 comments

  1. TC

    10:13 “k” group pronunciation review
    15:54 “s” group pronunciation review
    22:15 smaller “tsu” and how it works.
    23:46 “t” group pronunciation review
    29:25 “n” pronunciation review
    38:15 “h” pronunciation review
    43:32 “m” pronunciation review
    48:13 “r” pronunciation review
    52:35 Combination of “y” column and all the columns with “i” Graph
    54:03 Diagraph pronunciation review
    59:40 the special “n” noise pronunciation variations.
    1:02:45 brief summary of everything.

  2. theartsypengwin

    It’s strangely interesting how I unknowingly associate certain hiragana with certain English words that she taught in this video. So, everytime I try to read Hiragana it is immensely easier for me to recall what I learned. Arigato Gozaimasu!

  3. JustAnotherPKChannel

    I mean, the video is one hour long. But it takes definetly longer to master this. Day two now and i feel safe with the first half hour of the video. Remember learning a language is not a race, it´s marathon though.
    You will have to remember things for a longer time to be good at it

    1. Sefy Levy

      I’ve started exactly last week, every day i repeat the previous lessons and progress one ahead.
      I think after a week, i finally remember “some” characters, but there’s too many similar that are confusing!
      Today i’ve managed to actually read some of the words without doing a double-check, so i’m sorta proud of myself…

  4. Relaxing Vibes

    13:06 timestamp for myself
    18:30 next
    26:49 dont mind me
    31:52
    Took me a week to finish.. and am quite impressed by how well I can read hiragana now. Time to practice on those anime op lyrics

    1. Quote

      Same same, I’m learning Japanese now even though I have no idea when I’ll be able to go to Japan, I have faith that one day I will though lol. Also just learning because I know learning a language is good for mental health and all that.

  5. Ram Srk

    I started learning Japanese a month ago and to my wonder i found Japanese so similar to Tamil(my native language). I was thinking Japanese could be a tough language to understand and speak but now I’m a JLPT N3 certified ? Just wanted to share this with people who just started learning the language and good luck going ?

    1. Ram Srk

      @Nandakumar M I started watching a lot of Japanese web series and anime which gave the exact pronunciation of native Japanese speakers. You can try that method along with learning 20 Japanese characters per day ?

  6. Patricia Espeña

    Finally!!! Thank you, Risa-san!! ? I’m done with all the hiragana lesson and it’s true that this is by far the easiest way to learn hiragana. I’ve been watching this everyday for 1 week and I’ve already mastered hiragana. I could say I’m ready to learn Katakana and….Kanji ??

  7. mahindra sv

    I can’t believe that i literally learnt hiragana in 1 hour … Really the best teacher ever … I am very fond of learning new languages and a huge fan of Japanese movies which dragged me into learning Japanese … Thanks alot for this video , i am just freaking perfect in hiragana now ?? …
    The techniques you use to make us remember the letters is just amazing … No words are enough to appreciate her , god bless you

  8. Sefy Levy

    I’m following this video every single day, and advancing one lesson ahead on each day.
    today on the 5th time, going back to lesson 2, i finally figured why i’m not managing to remember some of the characters
    The KA and KO in the writing area you draw it one way and in the place where you repeat it, they look totally different and it confused the heck of me!

    Update: I’m now after almost 2 weeks of re-playing this every single day (while advancing) and I can actually manage to read some Japanese (some fast some takes me time to “decode” it), so i’m kinda proud of myself, thank you JapanesePod101! ?

  9. socks

    22:06 small 「つ」
    26:00 「ぢ」 or 「じ 」
    33:58 how 「は」 is used
    34:14 different pronunciation of 「は」 explanation
    36:52 how 「へ」is used
    58:36 how 「を」is used
    59:42 different pronunciation of 「ん」 explanation

  10. Hobi's Sprite

    I love this video. She breaks down every character and what role each of them play. Duolingo could NEVER help me with this much. It’s only a hour long and it’s also free. All it takes is discipline to actually sit down and comprehend everything being taught in the video. Thank you so much for this. Very helpful ??

  11. Rhyaz

    Even nearly 6 years later, this is the most easy and understandable way for me to learn hiragana. Whoever came up with this idea of explaining it is a genius! Thank you so much! You made me learn something in a fun way which put me off from learning Japanese before I found the video!

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