Alright, thanks, I've never actually written them all the way through from beginning to end. I've always tried to learn one at a time or use words to learn them like ココロ and ホタル. I know I can read more than I can write, but I will try writing them like you say :D Now that I think of it, that's how I learned how to read and write English. どもありがとう

You're talking about the Kana? if you're stuck with just that little amount of Kana now how would you ever be able to learn the Kanji? Usually people don't need longer than a few hours to learn the complete set of Hiragana and Katakana. Once more, hang in there and focus because the Kana are really world's most easy thing to learn. There is only one way to learn and memorize Japanese and actually be able to read and speak it. Endless, neverending practice. Everyday, write them, from beginning to end, everything. You need discipline to memorize those things. Japanese doesn't come along and says hello to you. Well, the Kana do so though.