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Full charts, the rules that actually matter, and printable practice sheets. All free, all written by the same hand that made the book. The guides and worksheets need no sign-up; the free Kana Starter Pack asks for an email so it can be sent to you.

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The free pages

Kana: the full guideHow hiragana, katakana and kanji fit together, how long kana takes, and a study order that finishes the chart.Hiragana chart and guideAll 46 characters with romaji, voiced forms, combinations and the look-alike pairs.Katakana chart and guideThe second script, the long-vowel bar, and シ vs ツ settled for good.Hiragana worksheetsA printable tracing sheet you can use today. No sign-up.Katakana worksheetsThe same printable practice sheet for the second script.Free Kana Starter Pack15 characters, tracing pages, a mini quiz and a progress tracker. No cost.
FROM THE WORKBOOK

What a finished kana study path looks like

Real pages from the Hikari Kana Workbook: both charts, the look-alike pairs untangled, tracing and handwriting practice, reading drills with no romaji, and a tracker so you can see the chart close.

Cover of the Hikari Nihongo Kana Workbook showing the full hiragana and katakana chart
The workbook
Full hiragana gojuon chart page with romaji readings
Hiragana chart
Full katakana gojuon chart page with romaji readings
Katakana chart
Look-alike kana pairs page explaining シ vs ツ, ソ vs ン, ぬ vs め and れ vs わ vs ね
Look-alike pairs
Kana progress tracker with read, write and vocabulary checkboxes for all 92 characters
Progress tracker
Hiragana tracing worksheet with grey guide characters and blank practice boxes
Tracing practice
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Fifteen characters, real tracing pages, a mini reading quiz and a progress tracker. Enough to finish your first row properly and find out whether this way of studying suits you.

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