Hiragana Made Simple + FREE Gift

A Complete Hiragana Workbook with Stroke Order, Practice, and Memory Tips | PDF Workbook | Print & Digital

Before you can start reading Japanese, you need hiragana. This is the book that gets you there.

Hiragana Made Simple is a complete, beginner-friendly workbook that takes you through the full hiragana system — one character at a time, at a comfortable pace, with everything you need to learn them properly and actually remember them. Colorful, clear, and designed to make the process feel enjoyable rather than like a chore.

What's Inside

This is a complete hiragana workbook — and that means truly complete. You'll work through all 46 basic hiragana characters, plus ten-ten (the dakuten marks that create voiced sounds), maru (the handakuten marks for the p-sounds), and yoon (the combined characters that create blended sounds like kya, shu, and myo). By the time you finish, you won't have gaps. You'll know the full hiragana system.

Every character gets its own dedicated practice space with everything in one place. Stroke order diagrams show you exactly how each character is drawn — the right way, from the very beginning, so you build good habits that stick. Memory tips and visual associations help your brain connect each character to something meaningful, making recall faster and more natural. And generous repetition practice gives your hand and your memory the reinforcement they need to make each character truly yours.

The workbook is designed to be colorful and visual — because learning a new writing system should feel engaging, not like copying characters into a grey grid for hours.

How to Use It

Hiragana Made Simple works however you work best. Print it out at home or at a local print shop and practice with a pen or pencil the traditional way — which is one of the most effective methods for memorizing writing systems. Or use it digitally on a tablet with a stylus and trace directly on screen. Either way, everything you need is already on the page.

Who This Is For

This workbook is for the absolute beginner — someone starting Japanese from zero who needs to learn hiragana before anything else. No prior knowledge required. No Japanese experience needed. Just the readiness to sit down, pick up a pen, and start.

If you've been putting off learning Japanese because hiragana felt like a wall — this is the book that takes that wall down, one character at a time.

Perfect for:

Complete beginners starting Japanese from scratch

Self-study learners who want a structured, visual approach to learning the full hiragana system

Anyone who has tried to learn hiragana before but didn't make it stick

Learners who want to cover not just the basics but ten-ten, maru, and yoon too

Learners preparing to move on to grammar and reading practice

The Natural First Step

Once you finish Hiragana Made Simple, you'll be ready to move straight into reading and grammar practice — and that's exactly what the rest of the Cozy Japanese Learning series is designed for. Japanese Made Simple and Small Stories in Japanese are waiting for you on the other side.

Format: PDF Workbook | Print Ready | Digital Tracing Compatible

Hiragana Made Simple is a PDF workbook — download it instantly and use it however suits you best. Print it for traditional pen-and-paper practice, or open it on your tablet and trace digitally with a stylus. Colorful, clear, and ready to use from the very first page.

Free Bonus Gift

Along with the workbook, you’ll receive:

Say It in Japanese: Your First 30 Essential Phrases

A Free Beginner's Japanese Phrase Guide | PDF eBook

46 basic characters. Ten-ten. Maru. Yoon. The complete hiragana system.

+ A free phrase guide to start speaking from day one.

This is where your Japanese journey begins.