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