KERO LEARNS JAPANESE YouTube

SENSEI’S CLASS

Learn Japanese

Four short steps, from your first letters to your first sentences. Free, with sound.

New here? Start with What is hiragana?

New? Start with step 1, hiragana. Know your kana already? Jump to Lessons 1-6 (romaji shown).

Your progress stays on this device.

Kero peeks over his desk at a kana practice sheet, by a window onto Kerotown.
Kana strokes from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The four steps

  1. Step 1: Hiragana

    The first 46 letters. Start here.Listen, flip cards, take a quick quiz, then play. About 5 minutes a lesson. 10 lessons

  2. Step 2: Katakana

    The letters for words from other languages.Listen, flip cards, take a quick quiz, then play. About 5 minutes a lesson. 10 lessons

  3. Step 3: Numbers & time

    Count, tell the time, and say the days and months.Cards with sound, a quick quiz and games. About 5 minutes a lesson. 13 lessons

  4. Step 4: Lessons 1-6: words and sentences

    Everyday words and short sentences, with romaji shown.Learn a few words, build sentences, then play. A few minutes a day. 6 lessons

Games

All games