We tried loads of websites, online tools and ideas for Japanese learners - here are the ones that made us think 'e! kore' (this is great!)

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Real Kana

Here you can practise hiragana and katakana. You can choose which rows of kana you want to practise, plus the font in which they're displayed.

  • ＋中国語
  • ＋韓国語

e! Kore

I’d like to study Japanese… Where’s the best place to start?

First of all, you might like to try reading up on what kind of language Japanese is. In Start learning Japanese from zero we introduce some websites where you can find a simple summary or a brief overview of the language as a whole.

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