Learn Kana Easy - Basic is a free application for learning the Japanese alphabet which runs on windows. Allowing anyone wanting to learn the Japanese alphabet to do just that, in easy steps through an intuitive user interface. For free? For free.
A simple interface makes learning the Japanese alphabet easy, your workload can be broken down into manageable chunks allowing you to study with ease. All the symbols are presented in a clear manageable fashion allowing you to work at your own pace. Each symbol can then be expanded on its own, allowing you to view more info on it.
Simply select as many symbols as you like to study, mark them as 'studying' & go to the study page. A clear understandable study process will allow you to soon master the kana. You can study symbols at completely your own pace with the marking system, just mark cards as 'studying' or 'learned', or if you're moving to fast mark them back to 'in-active'. When you next start up learn kana easy it will remember which symbols are 'studying' & 'learned'.
Fully interactive puzzles will help you memorise the symbols. The puzzles even range from easy to hard, so you can start using them to learn almost straight away instead of having to learn the whole kana first.
When you're ready you can take a test on what you've learned, this will clarify to you what you have learned & show you what you should be focusing on. The tests are very versatile; they can test you in several different ways. Testing your Japanese in English, or your English in Japanese.
The progress page is where you can view & track your progress. Showing since you installed the application with the aid of an easy to read graph how many symbols you've learned & are studying. Also over how long, allowing you to set yourself realistic goals & give you confidence that you are making progress with what may be seen as the daunting process of undertaking the kana.
Free support & prompt updates fixing any bugs if & when found.