Learning Japanese alphabet


Konbanwa,

I just started learning about Japanese alphabets, and I started with Hiragana,
so **is it right to start with Hiragana then Katana?** and if I learned about
the both writing systems **which one should I use in my writing?** and my last
question is **when to start learning about Kanji ?**




  1. Yes, that's absolutely right. Learn hiragana first to get used to the pronunciation, then switch to katakana.
  2. Use hiragana (and later kanji) to write most Japanese, but use katakana when you need to write loan words such as "toilet"
  3. I recommend you to learn kanji as early as possible. You will really need it in order to read Japanese.




  1. Yes, that's absolutely right. Learn hiragana first to get used to the pronunciation, then switch to katakana.
  2. Use hiragana (and later kanji) to write most Japanese, but use katakana when you need to write loan words such as "toilet"
  3. I recommend you to learn kanji as early as possible. You will really need it in order to read Japanese.

