Hiragana & Katakana :
The first thing to learn is hiragana
(Ê¿²¾Ì¾¡¢¤Ò¤é¤¬¤Ê), since it's the most commonly used writing system and
the easiest to learn. Hiragana and katakana are syllabic writing systems.
Below you can find the tables of the basic hiragana and katakana, known
to the Japanese as the gojuon-zu (¸Þ½½²»¿Þ),
or "the table of the 50 sounds".
The order in which the characters are placed may seem strange, but this
is the order in which the Japanese 'alphabetize'. It's a good idea to
get used to this order.
The katakana (ÊÒ²¾Ì¾¡¢¥«¥¿¥«¥Ê)
table:
hiragana and katakana together are known as kana (²¾Ì¾).
Japanese to English/ English to Japanese Dictionary:
Kanji-A-Day.com uses works from the KANJIDIC, EDICT projects. Stroke order diagrams (SODs) and Stroke Order Diagram Animations (SODA's) are provided via license from KanjiCafe.com
