I believe Hiragana is easy or hard depending on what method you use to learn it. If you're a student learning Japanese or want to know how to pronounce those symbols on a Japanese menu I would recommend JapanesePod101's Kantan Kana. I used it and can read Hiragana well. After learning Hiragana it is easy to learn Katakana because they're both simplified cursive Chinese Characters.

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