Constructive criticism welcome… i’ve only been learning for a couple of months and no idea if i’m doing it right.
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Better than my handwriting (lol). Since I’ve already been nitpicky, I’ll say your ん is the only thing that really bugs me and maybe あ? since the second stroke is supposed to drift to the right, not left but I’ve got 6th grade students who still don’t understand that.
If you’re ever confused on how to write pretty much anything, https://kakijun.jp/ is a pretty nifty place that shows stroke order for kanji and even provides examples of different common ways things are handwritten.
They even have Hiragana (「ひらがな」の書き方（五十音索引） | 漢字の正しい書き順(筆順)) and Katakana (「カタカナ」の書き方（五十音索引） | 漢字の正しい書き順(筆順))
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Your writing is pretty cute.
This is just advice. You don’t have to listen to me.
As mentioned, your え and ん are very similar. See how the ん starts by going downward?
チ ending is a fade, not a hook.
シ based on the dark parks of your pen, it seems like you are writing it from up to down. Stroke order might not be one of your concerns, but シ has an upward stroke, kind of like the hiragana し.
レ is straighter than し.
す is more like ナ with a loop. Try to keep the line flowing the same way it came from.
I would recommend reading up on some handwritten fonts.
Some kana like そ, わ、れ、ふ、り、さ、き have different ways of writing when using a pen.
mostly being detached and adding another stroke.
Your り might accidentally look like a ワ.
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thanks for the feedback @Trainer and @NishiWhat also for being specific with your advice, it really helps. I am trying to get stroke order right, yes.
Is this any better?
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Your さ and き don’t look correct.
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@KeeperofMee is right. When you have that little thing at the end of a stroke, you either want to do it like the western numeral 1 or simply leave the stroke straight (easier when writing fast).
However, I would like to point out that at the end of the day, just like our western alphabet, it comes down to each individual’s writing style, and they all differ.
This is how I write “FU” for example:
I’m quite arbitrary in that I take liberties when it comes to hiragana and katakana but I always write the kanji properly.
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That’s much easier to write さ and き now, thanks! Can’t get pic up but it looks similar to yours.
So glad i took the time to look into this early on, think i was already making some bad habits. Happy with this now, thankyou so much everyone, wasn’t expecting such helpful advice, it’s made a real difference :).
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If you’re ever having trouble with シ and ツ, remember that the stroke ‘direction’ and shape for katakana and hiragana is the same for each respective sound （し and シ share the same stroke ‘direction’ and shape). If that doesn’t make much sense (I’m not the best at explaining this) then here’s a picture that might help
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This is where I got that image. https://kakimakuru.com/blog/00001220170901
It’s all in Japanese, but its explanation is very concise if you want to take the time to read through it
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Just wanted to upload my scribble to show the handwritten variations for そ and ふ, since they deviate a bit from the typed font some people are using.
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I had to make a double take of that ふ, since it’s so similar to my sloppy 子.
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Oh wow, yeah. I actually usually write my 子 like this:
I used to be able to write hiragana for a short period when I first started learning. Then I gave up on Japanese, then started learning again but didn’t learn how to write them again x)
Here’s a sample 
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「ふ」is supposed to be written with four distinct strokes (three at worst). I’ve had many a person call me out for this so be careful! Any Japanese person will see that 「ふ」 and see 「子」 cause that’s darn near identical to how most of my co-workers scribble 「子」
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Terrible photo but I think my Japanese handwriting is already neater than my English. .
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Well, I’m in a lot of trouble then aren’t I? (1 stroke)
(Yes, I’m aware the left-right balance is off; I’ve always had a bit of a problem with that.)
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Ah, the reason why it may look like a 子 is because the left tick in ふ is not so visible.
Your right tick flicks but your left one is kinda like a loop.