Get started with reading Japanese by learning hiragana. Knowing this essential script lets learners take their first steps of recognition in a Japanese-language environment.

Learn to write and read Hiragana, one of the basic Japanese syllabaries. Free download of PDF Hiragana chart. Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, provides these reliable Japanese lessons.

Learn to write and read Hiragana, one of the basic Japanese syllabaries. Free download of PDF Hiragana chart. Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, provides these reliable Japanese lessons.