But kids also learn their alphabet before writing too. It will help with the pronunciation of certain words.
When attending a formal class, they teach Hiiragana and Katakana first.
Kanji comes way later.
By learning the alphabet, you can distinguish words like Yuki vs Yuuki. Look similar in Romanji and kana but with totally different meanings. To the untrained ear, it could sound similar too, but there is a difference. If they were written in Kanji, its obvious which is which as both have their own unique character.
Also, men tend to use 'Boku' instead of 'watashi' when referring to themselves. Mostly kids and women use watashi, but formal classes do teach primarily 'watashi'.
If you want to watch anime to help learn, The Prince of Tennis is THE best to pick up words and basic/everyday vocab.
They literally repeat the same type of words in every episode.
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