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Learn Japanese online for free.
Start from zero with JWAGO’s free five-minute lessons and our free video course, learn hiragana and katakana with the charts, and follow the JLPT guides. We add more resources regularly.

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Start freeFree guides and charts.
- Hiragana Chart and Guide: All 46 LettersThe full hiragana chart with romaji: the 46 basic letters, dakuten, combination sounds, small っ and long vowels, with words to practice.
- Katakana Chart and Guide: All 46 LettersThe full katakana chart with romaji: 46 basic letters, dakuten, combination sounds and the long vowel mark ー, with loanwords to practice.
- JLPT N5: what it tests and how to passThe exam pattern, section times, pass marks and test dates in India.
- JLPT N4: what it tests and why it mattersThe level after N5, and the Japanese level Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker visa asks for.
- A full Kihon demo classWatch a complete live class from the Kihon course, free, before you decide anything.
More free resources are on the way. Meanwhile, our guides to study and work in Japan answer the questions students ask most.
Quick answers.
Can I learn Japanese online for free?
Yes. Start with the hiragana and katakana charts on this page, then watch JWA’s free video course from zero. It is free: sign in with your WhatsApp number and the lessons are on your dashboard.
Where should a complete beginner start?
With hiragana, then katakana. After that, basic grammar and words, which the free course covers, and then the first kanji. That is also the order of JLPT N5.
Is the free course really free?
Yes. You only sign in with your WhatsApp number so the lessons can be saved to your dashboard. There is nothing to pay.
When should I join live classes?
When you want a teacher, speaking practice and a fixed plan to the JLPT. Kihon takes you from zero to N5 in 4 months, or to N5 and N4 in 8 months, in live online classes with recordings.

