On September 15th 2026, I read and understood my first 6 sentences in Japanese. They were written in Hiragana💯 and I only made one mistake. I read the characterり(ri) as れ (re). I’m not mad at all – I’m happy I understood all 6 lines of Hiragana without referring to my notes or my kana chart 🎉🥳 (^..^)

My notebook, Kana chart, Hiragana practice book, and Genkouyoushi practice book I use while learning

This is not an easy language for English speakers to learn because, as you can see from the photo, the Japanese language is completely different from ours.