The KiC-Anki method is designed for the pre-intermediate student who has completed the equivalent of two years of college-level Japanese (Genki I and II or Minna no Nihongo is sufficient). If that’s not you, don’t worry! We have materials available for beginners as well. Whether it’s kana or beginner kanji, you can find solid self-study methods and carefully crafted Anki decks on our site.
The beginner Japanese language learner should start with the Genki textbook series. Minna no Nihongo is a viable alternative, but Genki was created for English speakers specifically, and therefore is a little more efficient in its presentation of content. (Minna no Nihongo is often used in classes where the students’ backgrounds are varied and not everyone speaks English.)
Learning Kana (Hiragana and Katakana)
Once you’ve purchased the Genki I textbook and the workbook, you can get started on learning to read and write hiragana and katakana (collectively, “kana”). The Genki workbook has an entire section devoted to teaching how to write kana for the first time. Students should first complete the section of the workbook that teaches kana writing, and then review the kana using the KiC-Anki Hiragana and KiC-Anki Katakana decks in Anki.
Learning Basic Kanji
(Content forthcoming)
The KiC-Anki Method 