Kana
Tick off each row as you finish it in Dr. Moku.
not asked yet learning getting there solid
Vowels
K row
S row
Adds 13 words you can read, like sauce, ice cream, salmon.
T row
Adds 7 words you can read, like cutlet, octopus, takeaway.
N row
Adds 5 words you can read, like crab, sea urchin, mushrooms.
H row
Adds 2 words you can read, like coffee, half.
M row
Adds 1 word you can read, like thigh.
Y row
R row
Adds 10 words you can read, like cola, curry, salmon roe.
W row and ン
Adds 4 words you can read, like wine, corn, coin.
Tricks, taught here
Long bar ー
ー holds the sound before it for an extra beat. カ is ka, カー is kaa.
Small ッ
A small ッ is a tiny pause: skip a beat, then hit the next sound hard. It doubles that consonant.
Adds 1 word you can read right now, like cookie.
Two dots ゛
Two dots make a sound buzz: k becomes g, s becomes z, t becomes d, h becomes b. カ ka, ガ ga.
Nothing new to read with it yet. It needs more rows first.
Little circle ゜
A little circle only goes on the H row and turns it into p. ハ ha, パ pa.
Nothing new to read with it yet. It needs more rows first.
Small ャ ュ ョ
A small ャ, ュ or ョ melts into the sound before it. キ ki + ヤ ya = キャ kya, one beat.
Nothing new to read with it yet. It needs more rows first.
Small ァ ィ ェ ォ
A small vowel replaces the vowel before it, for sounds Japanese lacks. フ fu + ァ = ファ fa.
Nothing new to read with it yet. It needs more rows first.