SideNoteHiragana
Listen and build common daily words written only with full-size hiragana.
Japanese for Beginners · 日语入门
Start Japanese with hiragana and katakana words you can hear.
Choose hiragana for native Japanese words or katakana for common loanwords. Both beginner paths use audio clues, full-size kana, and everyday vocabulary.
Three Japanese practice modes.
Katakana
Use the same listening-first rules with everyday katakana vocabulary.
Advanced
Rearrange kanji and kana to solve four-character idioms or onomatopoeia.
Japanese beginner questions
Is this suitable for Japanese beginners and 日语入门?
Yes. Start with full-size hiragana, move to common katakana words, and use repeatable Japanese audio throughout.
Should I learn hiragana or katakana first?
Most beginners start with hiragana, then add katakana for loanwords and foreign names. SideNote keeps them as separate game modes.
Are small kana used in beginner mode?
No. Beginner puzzles avoid small kana so new learners can focus on the basic full-size characters.
ひらがなから始めよう。
Beginner kana games are free.