Dr. Moku's Hiragana and Katakana Flashcards - Learn Japanese for Beginners

The cards are of a good size and quality. The method is genuinely very helpful and you will pick things up quickly. There's a couple of extra cards including one with tables for the characters - it's very helpful. You can also claim a £20 value Premium version of their Android/iOS app by buying the cards. I've rated 5 stars because what you see is exactly what you get, the quality is very good and the value with the app inclusion is superb. There are some things that could make the product better though. I would agree with other reviews that some marker to show if you're looking at the Hiragana or Katakana side of a card would be useful. Just a coloured tag or something in the corner would be fine. It would also be useful if the box had a Velcro top rather than being just a standard cardboard tab. Pokémon TCG deck boxes often have this. It would make things easier when using the cards daily. Extending the set to include full cards for the dakuten etc variants would also be welcome. These things might make the set a little more expensive but I think they'd be worth it.

Very clear and useful mnemonics

The perfect cards for learning Hiragana and Katakana very quickly!

To start with, the product is very well-made. The quality of the cards, the print, and the material they're made from are all excellent. The mnemonics are also quite clever, helping you effectively remember the Japanese alphabet. However, I do have an issue with the design of these cards. Each card features a hiragana letter on one side and a katakana letter on the other, with both sides having a similar design. For beginners in Japanese, it's not easy to distinguish between the two alphabets. If you mix the cards or flip them over, you'll be completely lost. As a workaround, I had to manually label each card with a "K" for katakana and an "H" for hiragana to keep track. Additionally, I believe the design could be improved overall. The cards would be more useful if they could also serve as a revision tool. Because one side has a katakana letter and the other a hiragana one, it's impossible to use the cards to test your knowledge. A better design would feature a Latin alphabet letter on one side and both the katakana and hiragana letters on the other. This would eliminate any confusion and make the cards a more effective revision tool.

Really does help you remember all the Symbols for the Hiragana and Katakana! Comes with a great app too!

I recently bought the Dr. Moku flashcards here on Amazon, and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I contacted their customer service to get access to the app, and they replied super quickly — excellent support! The flashcards and the app work brilliantly together, especially if you’re a visual learner like me. After just a few short sessions (about 10 minutes a day for a couple of days), I’ve already learned the Japanese vowels and the Ka set. I’ve been trying to learn Japanese for years with little success, but this method is finally helping it stick. If you’ve struggled with traditional learning methods, give this a try — it’s fun, intuitive, and actually effective. Highly recommended!

What a great product. I used this on the start of my Japanese language journey and it allowed me to learn Hiragana and Katakana in a few days with a busy lifestyle! The scenes they put on the cards really helps you memorize what the sounds should be, and I find them to be way easier to remember than any of the other cards online. Totally recommend!

I am very happy with this purchase. I can absolutely recommend it to other people. Very good easy to learn from it. And it’s very handy! Its very functional for people who are interested in Japanese. The size of these cards are perfect and makes it very clear to read it. It’s definitely worth the value of this product.

Muy útiles, dan trucos muy buenos y una tabla que puedes consultar siempre que quieras.

My daughter struggled to learn katakana and hiragana but once I bought these cards for her she memorized the kana in two days. Highly recommend to all learners of Japanese language.

Sehr gut zum Erlernen der Hiragana und Katakana Zeichen. Ich hätte gern noch eine Box wo man sie auswendig lernen kann und Teile der Karte verdeckt sind.

Excellent outil pour apprendre seul les bases hiragana et katakana, même s'il est en anglais ! Bien entendu, certains moyens mnémotechniques sont moins évidents, et on en aurait trouvés des mieux en français, mais ce n'est pas vraiment gênant, et ça fait réviser quelques mots d'anglais au passage ! De plus, l'application est offerte dans sa version complète quand on achète le produit, il suffit d'envoyer un mail, c'est expliqué sur l'une des cartes, donc c'est un gros plus !! (L'application est également en anglais, mais ça n'est pas gênant si on parle déjà un peu cette langue) Je recommande !!

I purchased these cards to help study for an adult online Japanese language class that I enrolled in. I thought it would be a gentle introduction to Japanese but I had unknowingly enrolled in an accelerated course! Learning Hiragana quickly was necessary. These cards have been essential in reaching that goal. They are designed simply with just the right amount of information. The vivid colors, creative graphics and mnemonic memory tools on the cards are captivating and linger in your memory without even trying. With purchase of the cards, you also get their app. It's fun and easy to use. I like to use the physical cards best because the tactile aspect helps me to remember better, but using the app helps and is nice to use on the go.