Writing & Language
Why the Second Alphabet Trips Everyone
Four look-alike pairs, a long-vowel bar with no hiragana equivalent, and words you have to decode back into English. Where katakana really breaks down.
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Tag: hiragana
Writing & Language
The First 92 Characters, in Order
Both kana sets in a working order, with the look-alike pairs flagged before they cause damage. A plan you can finish in a week without a subscription.
Writing & Language
Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji: How Japanese Writing Works
Three scripts in one sentence, each doing a job the others cannot. What each one is for, why Japanese never dropped kanji, and how to read the layout before you read the words.