- 1Up nextあいう+2あいうえお (vowels)About 3 min★★★★★
- 2かきく+2The か rowAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 3さしす+2The さ rowAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 4Review: あ, か and さ rowsAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 5たちつ+2The た rowAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 6なにぬ+3The な row and んAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 7Review: あ to な rowsAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 8はひふ+2The は rowAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 9まみむ+2The ま rowAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 10Review: は and ま rowsAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 11やゆよThe や rowAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 12らりる+2The ら rowAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 13わをわ and をAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 14Plain kana wrap-upAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 15がぎぐ+2The が rowAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 16ざじず+2The ざ rowAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 17だぢづ+2The だ rowAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 18ばびぶ+7The ば and ぱ rowsAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 19Voiced sounds wrap-upAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 20ゃゅょContracted sounds 1: きゃ, しゃ, ちゃAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 21Contracted sounds 2: にゃ, じゃ, りょ and moreAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 22っSmall っAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 23ーThe long mark ー and katakanaAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 24、。?+3PunctuationAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 25Small kana, ー and punctuation wrap-upAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 26Everyday wordsAbout 3 min★★★★★
- 27Short sentencesAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 28ConversationAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 29A slightly longer passageAbout 2 min★★★★★
- 30Beginner graduation testAbout 2 min★★★★★
Syllabus
- あいうえお (vowels) The five basic keys of romaji input. A is your left pinky on the home row; E (left middle), I (right middle), U (right index) and O (right ring) are all one row up.
- The か row K (right middle finger, home row) + a vowel: ka ki ku ke ko.
- The さ row S (left ring finger, home row) + a vowel. し can be typed as shi or si.
- Review: あ, か and さ rows Words made from the 15 kana learned so far.
- The た row T (left index finger, reaching up and right) + a vowel. ち is chi or ti, つ is tsu or tu.
- The な row and ん N (right index finger, reaching down) + a vowel. ん is nn; before a consonant a single n is enough.
- Review: あ to な rows Short phrases made from the kana learned so far.
- The は row H (right index finger, reaching inward) + a vowel. ふ is fu or hu.
- The ま row M (right index finger, reaching down) + a vowel.
- Review: は and ま rows Short phrases that use は as a particle. The particle は is also typed ha.
- The や row Y (right index finger, reaching up and left) + a, u or o.
- The ら row R (left index finger, reaching up) + a vowel.
- わ and を W (left ring finger, reaching up). わ is wa and を is wo, including the particle を.
- Plain kana wrap-up A wrap-up of all 46 plain kana and ん. Once you clear it at 95% accuracy or better, move on to voiced sounds.
- The が row G (left index finger, reaching inward) + a vowel.
- The ざ row Z (left pinky, reaching down) + a vowel. じ can be typed as ji or zi.
- The だ row D (left middle finger, home row) + a vowel. ぢ is di and づ is du.
- The ば and ぱ rows B (left index finger, reaching down) and P (right pinky, reaching up) + a vowel.
- Voiced sounds wrap-up Short sentences with voiced (゛) and semi-voiced (゜) sounds.
- Contracted sounds 1: きゃ, しゃ, ちゃ きゃ = kya, しゃ = sha or sya, ちゃ = cha or tya. Put Y (or H for し and ち) after the consonant.
- Contracted sounds 2: にゃ, じゃ, りょ and more Contracted sounds in the other rows. じゃ is ja or zya, りょ is ryo.
- Small っ For small っ, type the next consonant twice (きって = kitte).
- The long mark ー and katakana ー is the hyphen key to the right of 0 (right pinky). Katakana is typed with the same romaji as hiragana.
- Punctuation 、 is the comma key and 。 is the period key. ? is Shift + /, ! is Shift + 1, and 「」 are the [ and ] keys.
- Small kana, ー and punctuation wrap-up Sentences that mix small kana, the long mark and punctuation.
- Everyday words Greetings and other words you use every day.
- Short sentences Short sentences with punctuation. Keep going at the end of each sentence.
- Conversation A conversation in 「」 quotation marks.
- A slightly longer passage Type a slightly longer passage with a steady rhythm, phrase by phrase.
- Beginner graduation test The final test of the beginner course. Finish it accurately at the target speed, then move on to the intermediate course.