May 16, 2025

How to Remember Japanese Katakana Characters Using Web Apps

Can you remember hiragana "yu"?
If not, we suggest alphabetical sequences of "AAU" for "ヲ".

In the above case, "A" and "U" mean a horizontal line and a lower left line, respectively.

The following is an example of handwriting katakana recognition for "ヲ".
Can you imagine an alphabetial sequence of "IIU" for "ヲ".



We show you major katakana characters in alphabetical sequences in the following.
If you click a link of the following katakana, you can hand-tracing the hiragana character on your screen.

If you click the following URL and a button of "Go to Hand Tracing", you can handtracing katakana characters.
https://www.icampusj.net/u/tracing.jsp?m=3

You can view all katakana characters at a katakana learning site.

ReadingKatakanaStrokesAlphabetsWriting on the Air with Speech
aアフ↓FIふぃ
iイ↙↓UIうい
uウ↓↓フIIFいいふ
eエ→↓→AIAあいあ
oオ→↓↙AIUあいう
kaカ↴↙TUつ
kiキ→→↘AAEああえ
kuク↙フUFうふ
keケ↙→↙UAUうあう
koコ↴→TAた
saサ→↓↙AIUあいう
shiシ↘↘↗EEOええお
suスフ↘FEふぇ
seセフ↳FLふる
soソ↘↙EUえう
taタ↙フ↘UFEうふぇ
chiチ↙→↙UAUうあう
tsuツ↘↘↙EEUええう
teテ→→↙AAUああう
toト↓↘IEいえ
naナ→↙AUあう
niニ→→AAああ
nuヌフ↘FEふぇ
neネ→フ↓↘AFIEあふぃえ
noノ↙Uう
haハ↙↘UEうえ
hiヒ→↳ALある
fuフフFふ
heヘヘHへ
hoホ→↓↙↘AIUEあいうえ
maマフ↘FEふぇ
miミ↘↘↘EEEえええ
muム∠↘MEめ
meメ↙↘UEうえ
moモ→→↳AALあある
yaヤフ↘FEふぇ
yuユ↴→TAた
yoヨ↴→→TAAたあ
raラ→フAFあふ
riリ↓↓IIいい
ruル↙レURうれ
reレレRれ
roロ↓↴→ITAいた
waワ↓フIFいふ
woヲ→→↙AAUああう
Nン↘↗EOえお


May 11, 2025

Hiragana Reading Practice Using Web Apps

We suggest web apps for "Hiragana and Katakana Reading Practice" in autonomous Japanese learning.

The url is https://www.icampusj.net/u/reading.jsp.

The following image is an example of reading practice by parameters of r=1, s=3, p=600.

You can start reading practice after clicking at a button of "Start Practice".


If you use https://www.icampusj.net/u/reading.jsp of reading practice at your CMS on Zoom, please write the following HTML codes for hiragana reading.

In the following HTML, "a=1" means a hiden command for automatic start, and "t=1" means a hidden command for reading examination.

<iframe style="display:block;margin:0px auto" 
src="https://www.icampusj.net/u/reading.jsp?m=1&r=1&r=2&r=3&a=1&t=1" 
name="iCampusj reading" width="100%" height="530" frameborder="0">
This is inline frame.
</iframe>

The following parameter values in bold are default for reading practice.
For more details, please access a help page for uPal.

ParametersNameValuesItems (No.)
Content Modesm 1Hiragana (104)
2Katakana (104)
Range of Items m=1

r

1 あ~そ (15)
2た~ほ (15)
3ま~ん (16)
1,2,3Simple Hiragana (46)
4が~ぽ (25)
5きゃ~ぴょ (33)
1,2,3,4,5All Hiragana (106)
m=2

r

11ア~ソ (15)
12タ~ホ (15)
13マ~ン (16)
11,12,13Simple Katakana (46)
14ガ~ポ (25)
15キャ~ピョ (33)
11,12,13,14,15All Katakana (106)
Maximum Number of Itemsn55 items
1010 items
2020 items
3030 items
4040 items
5050 items
6060 items
8080 items
100100 items
120120 items
150150 items
200200 items
250250 items
300300 items
400400 items
500500 items
Display Speeds30.3 sec.
40.4 sec.
50.5 sec.
60.6 sec.
70.7 sec.
80.8 sec.
90.9 sec.
101.0 sec.
121.2 sec.
151.5 sec.
202.0 sec.
303.0 sec.
404.0 sec.
505.0 sec.
606.0 sec.
Points of Fontp400Small (400 points)
600Medium (600 points)
800Large (800 points)
1200Extra Large (1200 points)
1600Huge (1600 points)
Automatic Starta0Manual Start
1Automatic Start
Examination Modet0Reading Practice
1Reading Examination

May 2, 2025

How to Remember Japanese Hiragana Characters?

Can you remember hiragana "yu"?
If not, we suggest alphabetical sequences of "PI" for "ゆ", and "AIP" for "あ".

In the above case, "A", "I" and "P" mean a horizontal line, a vertical line and a large clockwise curve, respectively.

The following is an example of handwriting hiragana recognition for "ゆ".
Can you imagine an alphabetial sequence of "PI" for "ゆ".

We show you major hiragana characters in alphabetical sequences in the following.
If you click a link of the following hiragana, you can hand-tracing the hiragana character on your screen.

If you click the following URL and a button of "Go to Hand Tracing", you can handtracing hiragana characters.
https://www.icampusj.net/u/tracing.jsp?m=2

You can view all hiragana characters at a hiragana learning site.

ReadingHiraganaStrokesAlphabetsWriting on the Air with Speech
aあ→↓⤾AIPあい+large clockwise
iい↓↓IIいい
uう↘⤾EPえ+large clockwise
eえ↘乙EZえず
oお→⥁↘ABEあ+small loop & large clockwise+え
kaか↴↙↘TUEつえ
kiき→→↘↘AAEEああええ
kuくくKく
keけ↓→↓IAIいあい
koこ→→AAああ
saさ→↘↘AEEあええ
shiし⤿Glarge counter-clockwise
suす→⥁ABあ+small loop & large clockwise
seせ→↓↳AILあいる
soそ𠄎Wわ
taた→↙→→AUAAあうああ
chiち→⤾APあ+large clockwise
tsuつ⤾Plarge clockwise
teて⤿Glarge counter-clockwise
toと↘⤿EGえ+large counter-clockwise
naな→↙↘⥁AUEBあうえ+small loop & large clockwise
niに↓→→IAAいああ
nuぬ↘⥁EBえ+large clockwise & small loop
neね↓⥁IBい+large clockwise & small clockwise loop
noの⤾Plarge clockwise
haは↓→⥁IABいあ+small loop & large clockwise
hiひ⤿Glarge counter-clockwise
fuふ↘↓↙↘EIUEえいうえ
heへヘHへ
hoほ↓→→⥁IAABいああ+small loop & large clockwise
maま→→⥁AABああ+small loop & large clockwise
miみ⥁↓BIsmall loop & large clockwise+い
muむ→⥀↘AQEあ+small loop & large counter-clockwise+え
meめ↘⤾EPえ+large clockwise
moも→→⤿AAGああ+large counter-clockwise
yaや⤾↓↘PIElarge clockwise+いえ
yuゆ⤾↓PIlarge clockwise+い
yoよ→⥁ABあ+small loop & large clockwise
raら↘⤾EPえ+large clockwise
riり↓↓IIいい
ruる⥁Bsmall loop & large clockwise
reれ↓⤿IGい+large clockwise & small counter-clockwise
roろ⤾Plarge clockwise
waわ↓⤾IPい+large clockwise
woを→く⤿AKGあく+large counter-clockwise
Nん⤿Glarge counter-clockwise

Hiragana Chart with Alphabetical Stroke Names

Hiragana Chart with Alphabetical Strokes