Hiragana is the most basic and used form of Japanese writing and it represents all the sounds that exist in the language.

This means that once you learn Hiragana, you will be able to read and pronounce any Japanese words.

This is why learning Hiragana is very crucial and this should be your top priority when you start learning Japanese!

Some people asked me if they could learn Japanese without learning Hiragana.

I would not say that it is not possible but it would be extremely difficult.

What would you think if someone is trying to learn English without learning the English alphabet?

So the answer is clear!

You need to learn Hiragana no matter what if you really want to learn Japanese.

By the way, we usually start learning hiragana when we are around 5 or 6 years old.