This web video describes how writing systems developed in both Western and Eastern cultures.

Here you will find a katakana chart with stroke order and sounds, so you can see how to write the character and what it sounds like.

Fifteen katakana are shown one by one. Choose the correct reading for each character from the three options provided. [by Eri Banno]

Fifteen katakana are shown one by one. Choose the correct reading for each character from the three options provided. [by Eri Banno]

Fifteen katakana are shown one by one. Choose the correct reading for each character from the three options provided. [by Eri Banno]

Choose the character from the three options that represents the sound of katakana you hear. [by Akimasa Kinoshita]

Drag the letters from the bottom and drop them where they belong in the chart above.

Take this quiz to see how well you can read some katakana words.

Here you will find a hiragana chart with stroke order and sounds, so you can see how to write the character and what it sounds like.

Fifteen hiragana are shown one by one. Choose the correct reading for each character from the three options provided. [by Eri Banno]

Fifteen hiragana are shown one by one. Choose the correct reading for each character from the three options provided. [by Eri Banno]

Fifteen hiragana are shown one by one. Choose the correct reading for each character from the three options provided. [by Eri Banno]

Choose the character from the three options that represents the sound of hiragana you hear. [by Akimasa Kinoshita]

Drag the letters from the bottom and drop them where they belong in the chart above.

Through this site you can find a variety of quizzes on hiragana and katakana, just follow the tabs at the top of the page. [Yoshie Arima]

Based on the old-school game Space Invaders, you need to type in the letters before they reach you and destroy your planet. Choose between katakana or hiragana.

There may be a brief add before the numbers video starts up, so be patient!

Before beginning the listening quiz, you will set the number range (1-10, 10-20, 1-20, 1-50 or 1-100), then you will hear a number and choose it from among three options. [by Akimasa Kinoshita]