Welcome to a beginner’s guide to the Japanese alphabet! In this article, we’ll take you through hiragana, katakana, and kanji to get you prepared to learn Japanese!

You’re probably already familiar with こんにちは konnichiwa, ‘hello’ in Japanese, and may think why do I need to know different greetings if I can already say hello? But did you know that the way you greet someone also depends on the situation, age, gender, and time of the day?