Ikigai Noto
Hiragana & Katakana
Digital Workbook
Garden Edition
Learn and memorize hiragana and katakana through writing with Ikigai Noto, Garden Edition: a 418-page, portrait-layout digital PDF workbook and Japanese lesson notebook.
- 235 lesson pages: 105 hiragana lessons and 130 katakana lessons, including modified sounds and combinations.
- Stroke-order guides: Follow numbered pictures, trace the examples, then practise freehand.
- 62 practice tests: Review kana with recall, reading and writing exercises after each family.
- Linked answer keys: Open the answers from a test, check your work, then tap the heading to return.
- Three kana indexes and two fill-in charts: Find lessons, compare the scripts and practise recalling kana from memory.
- 12 numbered side tabs and 40 linked notes pages: Organize vocabulary, grammar, class notes and extra practice.
- 49 paper template pages: 25 basic and 24 essential pages for study notes, planning and everyday use.
- Hyperlinked navigation: Move between indexes, lessons, tests, answers, notes and templates.
- Beginners learning hiragana and katakana.
- Learners who want to memorize kana through writing practice.
- Reviewing characters you keep mixing up.
- Practising stroke order and character shapes.
- Testing yourself and checking your own answers.
- Keeping notes alongside a Japanese class or course.
- Collecting vocabulary, grammar explanations and example sentences.
- Extra practice between lessons.
- 105 hiragana lesson pages
- 130 katakana lesson pages
- 62 practice test pages
- 6 answer-key pages
- 3 kana indexes: hiragana, katakana, and hiragana/katakana together
- 2 fill-your-own kana charts
- 3 how-to and sound guide pages
- 1 main index
- 1 notes index
- 12 numbered section pages
- 40 notes pages
- 1 paper template index
- 25 basic paper templates
- 24 essential template pages
- 1 cover page
- 2 welcome and tips pages
418 pages in total. The 235 lesson pages include kana combinations and modified sounds, not 235 separate basic characters.
1 Hiragana & Katakana Digital Workbook PDF, 418 pages, Garden Edition.
The guides, practice tests, answer keys, notes and paper templates are included inside this workbook. Blank, grid, lined and dotted layouts are template pages within the PDF, not four separate versions of the full workbook.
Digital download only. No physical product will be shipped. Personal use only.
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Start Your Kana Practice
- Read the getting-started, writing and sound guides.
- Choose a kana family from the index.
- Follow the stroke order, trace the examples, then write independently.
- Try the family test from memory.
- Open the linked answer key and check your work.
- Use your notes pages for extra practice before continuing.
Write your own section titles in the main index and give each notes page a title in the notes index. Start with one family and keep building from there.
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Other PDF annotation apps may also be suitable. Check your chosen app's PDF import, writing and hyperlink support before purchasing. Page duplication and editing features vary between apps and devices.
A tablet and compatible stylus are recommended for handwriting practice. Your device, stylus and note-taking app are not included and are purchased separately.
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49 template pages inside the workbook: 25 basic and 24 essential.
25 Basic Paper Templates
- Blank: Full Page, 1 x 2, 2 x 2, Left Margin
- Dotted: Full Page, 1 x 2, 2 x 2, Left Margin
- Lines: Full Page, 1 x 2, 2 x 2, Left Margin
- Grid: Full Page, 1 x 2, 2 x 1, 2 x 2, Left Margin
- Cornell: Blank, Lines, Grid, Dotted
- To-Do: 1 x 2, 2 x 2, 3 x 2
- Music Sheet
24 Essential Template Pages
- Yearly Spread
- Yearly Grid
- Yearly Day-Month Tracker
- Monthly Day Tracker
- Monthly Grid
- Monthly Spread
- Weekly Vertical
- Routines
- 30-Day Challenges
- 100-Day Challenges
- Vision Board
- 50 Things
- Multipurpose Table
- Level 10 Life
- 31 Things
- Daily Page - Type 1
- Daily Page - Type 2
- Gantt Chart - Universal
- Gantt Chart - Weekly
These 19 essential template types are provided across 24 pages, including layout and week-start variations.
In a PDF app that supports page duplication, copy a template before writing on it. Add the copy where you want to use it and keep the original ready for next time.
