/otaku/ - Japan / Otaku / Anime

you can learn the kana in like 2-4 weeks, depends on how dedicated you are to study. if you're just learning casually it might take a few months.

you just use flashcards.

you don't need to download any app, there's probably like a dozen flashcard websites that do the kana just in your browser. like just google "kana flashcards" and go from there.

it can be fun to learn how to handwrite the kana too, but idk if that's in your scope.

you'll be able to read but you won't know what the words mean. maybe that's not as important for you right now.

okay, bye bye, good luck, have fun.

I like the Assimil and Pimsleur courses combined with a textbook. Just beware that while it does help you read and listen to Japanese it doesn't train the active speaking element at all but Pimsleur is good for that. Now combine these with either Genki and Minna No Nihongo, just make sure you pick one. Textbooks are more structured and teach you the grammar and there's no substitute for that. Download them as they are very expensive. This here is a nice little reference grammar focused on manga:
https://archive.org/details/japanese-the-manga-way

You can use online dictionaries. Again, just pick one you feel comfortable with. Pimselur/Assimil, textbook + reference materials is all you need. Remember to consume a healthy amount of Japanese daily. I don't mean just listening to stuff, but actively interacting with Japanese audio/text so you are mentally parsing what they are saying and letting it sink in. Focus on learning kana first and like the other sushi said, you can use flashcards, anki etc.

You can pick up everything you need from libgen.

pure kana is borderline unintelligible without spaces.

But if you only want to learn to read the pronunciation for karaoke purposes or something, I second what >>7735 said, you just need to practice flash cards or writing them repeatedly.

Genki 1 and 2

thank you all sincerely

I really like these practice sheets.