Welcome to Kana Only !

Kana Only will teach you the Japanese phonetic alphabets, called kana, with high quality pronunciations! We use native Japanese speakers to hear the accurate voicing of these writing systems (Hiragana and Katakana). Kana Only does not use romanization, or rōmaji, which is the use of the English alphabet to spell out Japanese words. Although this makes it easier to read in the beginning, the more you use it, the more it will mess with your intonation when you try to speak later on. Your accent and pronunciation will be off, which is crucial when actually trying to speak Japanese. If you want to be understood, use Kana Only!