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Practical notes on learning katakana, reading loanwords, and getting started with Japanese. Written for people actually doing the work.

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May 9, 2026 · Learning Katakana

How to tell hiragana and katakana apart

They cover the same 46 sounds. They look nothing alike. And yet almost everyone mixes them up at first. The difference is simpler than you think, and it matters more than you'd expect.

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