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Hiragana Chart
W R

M H N

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KE

KU

KI

KA

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GE

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GU

GI

GA

Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana, saying each word out
loud as you do. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.
SE N SE

K I

1. ___
(teacher)
K U

K O

7. ___ ___ ___

(blue)
K A

10. ___ ___

(shell)
I

RA

NA MA

2. ___ ___
(Kiara [girl s name])

4. ___ ___ ___ ___

(airport)
A

13. ___ _
(house)
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SA N

5. ___ ___
(older brother)
O

K I

8. ___ ___ ___ ___

(big)
U

3. _
(name)
O

11. ___ _
(above)

K A

SA N

6. ___ ___ ___

(mother)
A

K A

9. ___ ___ ___

(red)
K I

K U

12. ___ ___

(chrysanthemum)

K O K O

K O

14. ___ ___

(here)

K O

15. ___ ___ ___ ___

(high school)
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SO

SE

SU

SHI

ZO

ZU

JI

ZA

ZE

SA

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TO

TE

TSU

CHI

DO

DE

TA

DZU

JI

DA

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Fill in the boxes with hiragana in order. Fill out the vertical chart
directly below, starting at the top right going down each row and then
fill out the horizontal chart starting at the top left and filling out the
chart horizantally.

DA

TA

ZA

SA

GA

KA

JI

CHI

JI

SHI

GI

KI

ZU

TSU

ZU

SU

GU

KU

DE

TE

ZE

SE

GE

KE

DO

TO

ZO

SO

GO

KO

KA

KI

KU

KE

KO

GA

GI

GU

GE

GO

SA

SHI

SU

SE

SO

ZA

JI

ZU

ZE

ZO

TA

CHI

TSU

TE

TO

DA

JI

ZU

DE

DO

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Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana saying each word out
loud as you do. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.
T A NO S H I

S A K A NA

1. ___ ___ ___

(fun)
E

CHI

2. ___ ___
(fish)

K I

6. ___ ___
(sushi)
E

TSU KU

7. ___ ____
(shoes)

8. ____ ___ ___

(desk)

T O K E

KA

10. ___ ___ ___

(hand)

S U SHI

5. ___ ___
(there)

KU TSU

S A

3. ___ ___ ___ ___

(small)

S O K O

4. ___ ___
(train station)

T A KA

9. ___ ___ ___

(tall)
A

11. ___ ___

(face)

S A

12. ___ ___

(morning)

First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Then, translate
each phrase into English.
HON wo D A S H I T E K U

DA

S A

13. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

K I

T E KU

DA

S A

14. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

K O C H I RA wa T O mo D A C H I D E

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S U

15. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

O

HA YO

GO Z A

S E

D E

DA

S A

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18. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

A

K E T E KU

DA

S A

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I

19. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

MI S E

T E KU

DA

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S U

17. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

MI T E K U

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MA S U

16. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

S E

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S A

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20. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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NO

NE

NU

NI

NA

HE

FU

HI

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BE

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BU

PO

PU

PI

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PE

BA

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Fill in the boxes with hiragana, in order. Write vertically (start at the
top right) and then horizontally (start at top left).
PA

BA

HA

NA

DA

TA

ZA

SA

GA

KA

PI

BI

HI

NI

JI

CHI

JI

SHI

GI

KI

PU

BU

FU

NU

ZU

TSU

ZU

SU

GU

KU

PE

BE

HE

NE

DE

TE

ZE

SE

GE

KE

PO

BO

HO

NO

DO

TO

ZO

SO

GO

KO

HA

HI

FU

HE

HO

BA

BI

BU

BE

BO

PA

PI

PU

PE

PO

Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana saying each word out
loud as you do. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.
H A N A

H E

1. ___ ___
(flower)

TSU N A MI

4. ___ ___
(tsunami wave)

B I

2. ___ ___
(snake)

P I TSU

7. ___ ___ ___

(pencil)

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J I

5. ___ ___ ___

(Japanese person)

B A

P I

K A

NU

P I

K A

3. ___ ___ ___ ___

(shiny)

S A

8. ___ ___ ___ ___

(grandmother)

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6. ___ ___
(dog)

T A NU

K I

9. ___ ___ ___

(tanuki)

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HO

10. ___ ___

(map)

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F U K U Z A TSU

11. ___ ___

(cheek)

F U N E

H I

13. ___ ___

(boat)

12. ___ ___ ___ ___

(complicated, difficult)

B A CHI

14. ___ ___ ___

(hibachi bar-b-que)

NA KA

15. ___ ___ ___

(stomach)

First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Then, translate
each into English as best you can. The first one is done for you.
TA

DA

MA

16. ___ ___ ___ ___

O

KA

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RI N A S A

17. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

I

CHI G A

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MA S U

18. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _____________________________________

H A

S O

D E

S U

19. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

N I HO

J I

D E

S U

20. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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MO

ME

MU

MI

MA

YU

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Fill in the boxes with hiragana, in order. Write vertically (start at the
top right) and then horizontally (start at top left).

YA

YU

YO

MA

HA

NA

TA

SA

KA

MI

HI

NI

CHI

SHI

KI

MU

FU

NU

TSU

SU

KU

ME

HE

NE

TE

SE

KE

MO

HO

NO

TO

SO

KO

TA

CHI

TSU

TE

TO

NA

NI

NU

NE

NO

HA

HI

FU

HE

HO

MA

MI

MU

ME

MO

YA

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Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana saying each word out
loud as you do. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.
YA MA

1. ___ ___
(mountain)

MO MO

M O N O S A SHI

2. ___ ___
(peach)

3. ___ ___ ___ ___

(ruler)

M U TSU

YU K I

4. ___ ___
(6 things)

F U YU

M I

7. ___ ___
(winter)

YU

ME

5. ___ ___
(snow)

ME

M I

TA TA M I

8. ___ ___
(ear)

9. ___ ___ ___

(tatami)

M I CHI

10. ___ ___ ___ ___

(famous)

M U Z U K A SHI

6. ___
(eye)

YA S U

11. ___ ___

(road)

13. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(difficult)

M I

12. ___ ___ ___

(rest, break)

Y A S A SHI

14. ___ ___ ___ ___

(easy, kind)

MO KU YO

B I

15. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Thursday)

First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Then, translate
each phrase into English as best you can.
O

YA S U

M I NA S A

16. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

YO KU D E

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17. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

H E Y A

n i

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18. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

O

H A Y O

G O Z A

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19. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
M I

TE

K U

DA

S A

20. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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RO

RE

RU

RI

(W)O

WA

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top right) and then horizontally (start at top left).
N

WA

RA

YA

RI

RU

YU

RE

WO

RO

YO

MA

HA

NA

TA

SA

KA

MI

HI

NI

CHI

SHI

KI

MU

FU

NU

TSU

SU

KU

ME

HE

NE

TE

SE

KE

MO

HO

NO

TO

SO

KO

Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana saying each word out
loud as you do. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.
R E

K I SHI

W A T A SHI

1. ___ ___ ___

(history)

2. ___ ___ ___

(I)

KU R U MA

R A

4. ___ ___ ___

(car)

S E

S E

J I

5. ___ ___ ___

(radio)

7. ___ ___ ___ ___

(teacher)

KA

R U

8. ___ ___ ___

(frog)

MU R A S A

K I

3. ___ ___ ___ ___

(purple)
K I

R O

6. ___ ___ ___

(yellow)

B A

GO HA

9. ____ ___ ___ ___ ___

(dinner)

First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Then, translate
each into English.
K I

10.

R I TSU

___ ___ ___

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11.

R I MA S E

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Y O R O SHI K U

12.

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N E GA

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I

SHI M A S U

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E

13.

P I TSU o K A S H I T E K U

DA

S A

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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O

G E

K I

D E

S U KA

14.

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

15.

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

S H I TSU R E

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SHI M A S U

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Combined sounds and doubled consonants (small )
Fill in the boxes with combined sounds. Write vertically (start at the
top right) .The first box is done for you. Remember to make the small
letters smaller and slightly to the right.

PYA BYA JYA GYA RYA MYA HYA NYA CHA SHA KYA

PYU BYU JYA GYU RYU MY

HYU NYU CHU SHU KYU

PYO BYO JYO GYO RYO MYO HYO NYO CHO SHO KYO

Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. When the consonant is
doubled, use a little BEFORE the consonant. Remember to use for
long vowels. Both the small hiragana and and get their
own spaces.

K Y O

DA

1. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(siblings)
K Y U

SHI

N I

2. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(ten people)
U

3. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(ninety)
S H A

5. ___ ___ ___ ___

(photo)

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4. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Jun)
O

C H A

6. ___ ___ ___

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S H I TSU

S H A

7. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(classroom)

B I

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KA

B E

8. ___ ___ ___ ___

(social studies)

TSU

YA

10. ___ ___ ___ ___

(art)

K Y U

K Y O

9. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(study)

C H A

11. ___ ___ ___ ___

(baseball)

KU S E

K I

12. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Sit down!)

First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Then, translate
each phrase into English.
YU

KU

R I

N E GA

SHI M A S U

13. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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MO

CHI D O

T E KU

DA

S A

14. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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C H O

T O MA

T E KU

DA

S A

15. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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HA

S H

YU D E S U

DO

Z O

16. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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R E

S H U

n o

J I

KA

D E S U

17. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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HA

J I

ME MA

S H

18. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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