I started learning japanese a few days ago and have some questions. I’m learning the hiragana book and it says the sequence in which the lines should be written. is it really important? And should i focus on repeating every symbol EXACTLY like it’s in the book, cause imo they are pretty different.

3 comments

1. Stroke order? Yeah it’s important in writing.

   I mean maybe you can skip it temporarily, if you play to never handwrite.

   I still don’t know stroke order or how to handwrite, but I have Dysgraphia.

2. Stroke order is important, especially later when you start learning kanji.
   Learn it the way the book says. They wrote it that way for a reason. I know it probably seems like a pain, but that’s Japanese. It gets worse from here.
   Good luck 👍

3. Yes, be careful to learn the kanji exactly how they should be written.

   Just like in English with the Latin alphabet, everybody will develop their own handwriting eventually, but this is not something you should do from the get-go. You need to firmly grasp the basics first.