a, i, u
e, o, Lengthening Character, Special Combinations
ka, ki, ku
ke, ko, Voiced Counterparts, Practice
sa, shi, su
se so, Voiced Counterparts, Special Combinations
Revision 1
ta, chi, tsu
te, to, Glottal Stop, Voiced Counterparts, Special Combinations
na, ni, nu
ne, no, Practice
ha, hi, fu
he, ho, Voiced and Semi-Voiced Counterparts, Special Combinations
Revision 2
ma, mi, mu
me, mo, Practice
ra, ri, ru
re, ro, Practice
ya, yu, yo
wa, o, n
Revision 3
Special Combinations
Non-English Loanwords
Idiomatic Terms
Sounds
Menu
First Names
North America
Europe
Asia
Oceania
Practice Space
The Origins of Katakana Inside back cover
How to Use This Book
In both printed and handwritten Japanese, the characters occupy imaginary squares of equal size, with each character centered within its square.
All of the writing practice in this book involves writing characters within squares, and the squares have centerlines to provide the correct balance and feel for writing Japanese.
Traditionally, Japanese is written with a brush or fude, and this fact is reflected in many typographic styles today. Although the fude is no longer widely used, some principles of using a fude still apply to writing Japanese with a pencil or ballpoint pen — in particular, the stroke endings.
The strokes of Japanese characters terminate in one of three ways, as illustrated below.
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