Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Flash Cards Kit: Learn the Two Japanese Alphabets Quickly & Easily with this Japanese Flash Cards Kit (Online Audio Included)

I’m 60 years old (yeah I can’t believe it either) and am taking a non-credit Japanese language class. Leaning kana seemed daunting but I learned them all with these cards. Here’s how I did it:1. Kicked back, got comfy2. Grabbed the first 6 hiragana cards3. Memorized the 6 cards then shuffled them to make sure I actually learned them4. Set them aside, grabbed the next 6, repeated step 35. Shuffled together all the cards I’d learned and reviewed them6. After passing my review 100% I got the next 6 cards and repeated steps 3, 5, and 6 (this step)7. Kept at it until I got through them all8. Reviewed cards daily, even when I didn’t take time to learn new kana. Reviewing what I’d already learned was the least I’d do daily.It seemed like it took no time at all to get through all the cards. I bought extra binder rings to keep cards organized out of the box.Here’s what I like about these cards (almost as much as I like bulleted lists!):* No romaji on front. I bought Dr. Moku’s flash cards at the same time as these and haven’t really touched them.* The mnemonics work. Some seemed odd or hard to picture at first but they actually stuck in my head. A few of my own came immediately to mind so of course I went with those.* The posters are useful. Every once in a while I get a couple of characters mixed up (i/ri and re/wa I’m looking at you!) and looking at the posters is easier than looking through piles of shuffled cards.* They’re flash cards. I am easily distracted so flash cards on a device would not work for me. Devices are kept well away from my comfy flash card spot.That being said I also use Duolingo. The gamification is good enough to keep my attention, however, I would not recommend using Duolingo to learn kana. It takes forever to get through them all. I mean, not literally forever but since I haven’t finished them I don’t know how long it will take. Seriously, it’s a slog.These cards are the sauce. Buy them.Side note: I’ve downloaded the audio but haven’t used it since my class is taught by a native speaker.Side note 2: I work full time, have 3 cats, and play way too many video games. I’m talking PC video games, not Candy Crush, so don’t sass me or I’ll have to chase you young punks off my lawn! 🙃 My point is if I can somehow do it, so can you!

Nice small flash cards on a metal ring with the character on one side and the phonetic pronunciation on the other side. Great for working on hiragana and katakana (yes, both of them) by yourself. Not only does this include the basic characters, but all the additional katakana and hiragana characters- not many flash cards have all 200+ characters.Only downsides is that the cards are fairly flimsy, but would be a huge stack of cards if they weren't this thin. Also, the characters on the card are the handwritten characters, which differ a little from the printed characters you usually see. But thats a small complaint

Ok girlfriend, I bought this set along with kanji volume 1 & 2. Will the CD’s work or be helpful I don’t know but I probably won’t even attempt to use them so the world may never know. Is a card missing, is stuff incorrect on the cards... well I’m to lazy right now to glance threw 200 cards for this set let alone the others to find out.I am the classic Amazon shopper tho & saw what I liked looked at the pictures & read some reviews then bought it after it sat in the cart for way to long but I am glade I bought this set. Not only do you get 200 cards plus the CD but you also get the two posters, one for hiragana & one for katakana. They have a good picture example to help you remember plus a good example of how to prounance along with the correct way to write, this is also included on the cards. The cards themselves are a little thicker then paper & could survive a few second fight against spilled water etc but they’ll get damaged eventually.The biggest thing here tho is the price & the person who buys these. You can have way to many FREE apps or apps for 1.99 or more with all this on it... but they are apps... apps on your device... your device that’s only good to be used for social media.. your device that you turn to for constant scrolling when bored... sooooooo unless you’ll use the apps & stick to them these are a must buy.Main thing with these tho if your a beginner & wanting to learn & buying these I’d say use the posters first, & the CD if it’s got good pronunciation audio & get the writing pronunciation & hirigana & katakana memorized before turning to the cards given everything on the cards will be to distracting & overwhelming verse focusing on the basics & learning the basics, just know sometimes audio pronunciation is done by actual Japanese & then sometimes by English speakers who pronounce a bit off plus the difference between male & female along with adult & child well it’s noticable but who prounounces in this CD.... the world may never know.All in all If your interested in this I’d say buy it given it’s a hands on solid way to help you learn but stay audio about it given voice wise their is always a difference in the sound, way & form pronuncing changes from product to product.Toodalo!

These are nice flash cards. Only real problem is that the cards have the card number on the question side instead of the answer side of the card. I like most of the other features of the cards. The corner hole can be useful, even if not for me, and the overall size of the cards will allow me to use TCG deck boxes with them. The fact that there are instructions on how to write the character is a nice addition to have, as are the example uses. I really have to come back to the one problem, the card number on the question side. I know that it seems like a small issue when their are two hundred cards, but it is too much of a giveaway for some cards. Best examples, cards 1 and 101 are both "a" and cards that are a multiple of 5 are likely to end with "o". If the manufacturer reads this, please move the card number to the answer side of the card in the next revision.

These came with more than expected including a slim book to review, posters for review, and the handy dandy flash cards. The flash cards come with easy to remember visuals and bonus words on the back of the characters. I definitely recommend adding these to your language studying.