Can you read hiragana and katakana?
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Hiragana and katakana by play. Quick rounds, clear audio, and drills for the characters beginners mix up most.
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Pick the kana that reads shi
These two are among the most-confused characters in Japanese.
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Recognition is easy. Recall is the hard part. Kairou anchors every word to an image and a real sentence you can hear.
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