RI in hiragana: り

り (hiragana ri) stroke order

How to write RI in hiragana (one of the Japanese kana syllabaries), with illustration and mnemonics. り has two strokes. Mnemonic: り is a reel of thread. → Read more

Japan in Japanese: Nihon · にほん · 日本

日本: Japan in Japanese

Japan in Japanese is Nihon. The hiragana for this are にほん, and the kanji are 日本. If you’re a beginner, learn a little bit about Japanese and its writing system. → Read more

Does your first language accent affect your Japanese?

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If you have a strong ‘non-standard’ accent in your native language, will it affect your accent in Japanese or another foreign language? Yes, but it shouldn’t be an issue. → Read more

Chinese and Japanese list numbering in CSS

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Did you know you can set up numbered HTML lists to use Chinese or Japanese numbering with CSS? It’s actually very easy, you just change the css-list-style property. → Read more

RU in hiragana: る

ru

How to write RU in hiragana (one of the Japanese kana syllabaries), with illustration and mnemonics. る has one stroke. Mnemonic: る is roulette. → Read more

RO in hiragana: ろ

ろ

How to write RO in hiragana (one of the Japanese kana syllabaries), with illustration and mnemonics. ろ has one stroke. Mnemonic: ろ is a rower. → Read more

I in hiragana: い

i

How to write I in hiragana (one of the Japanese kana syllabaries), with illustration and mnemonics. い has two strokes. Mnemonic: い is two eels. → Read more

TA in hiragana: た

ta

How to write TA in hiragana (one of the Japanese kana syllabaries), with illustration and mnemonics. た has four strokes. Mnemonic: た is the letters t and a. → Read more

KU in hiragana: く

ku

How to write KU in hiragana (one of the Japanese kana syllabaries), with illustration and mnemonics. く has one stroke. Mnemonic: く is a bird going “coo”. → Read more

N in hiragana: ん

n

How to write N in hiragana (one of the Japanese kana syllabaries), with illustration and mnemonics. ん has one strokes. Mnemonic: ん is a nose. → Read more