For travelers, movers, and Japan lovers
Read your first real Japanese sign in 10 minutes.
Katakana turns familiar words like “kitchen,” “balcony,” and “coffee” into Japanese. Learn your first five characters now—no account needed.
Try it before you sign up
This appears constantly in Japanese property listings:
e · a · ko · n
What do you think it means?
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You already know the vocabulary
Katakana is English wearing a disguise
These are ordinary words from homes, shops, menus, and stations. The course teaches you to remove the disguise.
A useful skill from day one
This is a real supermarket sign
It says curry, stew, pasta, and ketchup. You do not need years of Japanese to read the practical layer around you—you need the 46-character code.
- ✓Five characters at a time, always shown together
- ✓Audio, memory hooks, and real words before every quiz
- ✓A complete course in twelve short lessons
A weekend, not a semester
Learn, compare, then prove you can read it
Every lesson keeps the whole katakana row beside its romaji, then moves into real vocabulary and a short quiz.
See the whole row
Katakana and romaji stay side by side. Tap any character for audio and a memorable shape hint.
Read useful words
Decode vocabulary from apartments, supermarkets, cafés, stations, and everyday life in Japan.
Check real recall
Hide the romaji for an ungraded self-check, then take a short quiz when you feel ready.
Start learning right now
No account, card, download, or setup. Your first lesson takes about ten minutes.
Fair questions
Is this only for tourists? +
No. It is equally useful if you plan to move, browse Japanese property listings, shop locally, or simply enjoy Japanese culture. Katakana appears throughout daily life.
How long does the course take? +
Each of the twelve lessons takes about ten minutes. Most people finish over a weekend or complete one lesson per day before a trip or move.
Do I need an account to begin? +
No. Open the first lesson and start learning immediately. There is no account, card, download, or setup required to get started.
Ten minutes from now, five characters are yours.
No account. No setup. Start with ア・イ・ウ・エ・オ.
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