The Best Hiragana & Katakana Learning Resources

August 9, 2023 · Pop Culture

Hiragana and katakana are literally the ABCs of Japanese. They’re the most basic types of Japanese characters and essential parts of the Japanese language. Learning these two types…

Tofugu’s Learn Kana Quiz Tool

January 30, 2023 · Pop Culture

Looking for a simple tool to practice reading hiragana and katakana, as many times as you want to? Well, Tofugu’s Learn Kana Quiz might be a perfect tool…

Katakanization: The Secret Rules of Converting English into Japanese

November 21, 2022 · Pop Culture

Japanese words that even the most proficient learners of the language find the hardest to pronounce can be, ironically, the ones borrowed from their own native tongue. My…