You can learn Japanese in 15 minutes a day.
Here's how:

Learn to read Japanese characters

First, spend some time with our animated Hiragana and Katakana guides to learn to read & write basic Japanese characters.

Learn Hiragana & Katakana

Study a short Japanese lesson every day

Then, visit Mainichi Japanese every day to tackle a new lesson--each lesson only takes about 15-20 minutes to fully complete.

Lesson 1: Japanese Greetings

Regularly practice what you've learned

Finally, for even more chances to practice Japanese, explore our links to a variety of online and offline learning resources.

Japanese language resources

Why Learn Japanese with Mainichi Japanese?

Features:

  • Animated writing guides help you learn Hiragana and Katakana quickly
  • A growing collection of straightforward Japanese lessons
  • Helpful resources like Japanese-to-English dictionaries and Google-powered translation tools

Ease-of-Use:

  • Learn at your own pace, whenever you have time
  • Japanese lessons that are created with a 15-minute study time in mind
  • Mainichi Japanese is completely free to use and free from distracting ads