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Writing practice sheets

Squared boxes with faint quarter guides, the way Japanese schools do it. Each row gives you two faded models to trace and then eight empty boxes. Print as many copies as you need.

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Hiragana, a to ko

あ a
い i
う u
え e
お o
か ka
き ki
く ku
け ke
こ ko
さ sa
し shi
す su
せ se
そ so

Hiragana, sa to to

た ta
ち chi
つ tsu
て te
と to
な na
に ni
ぬ nu
ね ne
の no

Katakana, a to ko

ア a
イ i
ウ u
エ e
オ o
カ ka
キ ki
ク ku
ケ ke
コ ko
サ sa
シ shi
ス su
セ se
ソ so

Write left to right along the row. Trace the two models first, then work from memory. Stroke order matters more than neatness at this stage.

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Hiragana and katakana on a sheet each, the 109 N5 kanji across two, and the writing practice sheets. Free, no address needed, and licensed for classroom use.

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