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a 2

1
3

Ah! There is a snake!

i 1 2

ears

u 1

Woo! This is heavy.

e 1

exercise

o 2
3
1

on the green

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ka 2
3
1

cup and spoon

ki 3

1
2
4

key

ku 1

cuckoo’s beak

ke 1
3

cane

ko
1

coin

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sa 2

1
3

surfing

shi 1

She has long hair.

su 2

swimming

se 2
3

sailing

so
1

sewing zig zag

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ta 2

1
3
4

ta

chi 2

cheer girl

tsu
1

tsunami

te
1

table

to 1
2

toe

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na 2

3
1
4

nuts

ni 1

knee

nu 1
2

noodle with chopsticks

ne 1

net

no 1

NO sign

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ha 1 3

hammer

hi
1

Hee - hee - hee

fu 1

2 4
3

Mt. Fuji

he
1

head

ho 1
2
4

Hotel

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ma 3

1
2

mushrooms

mi
1
2

“Who is 21?” “Me!”

mu 2
3
1

moo

me 1
2

make pretzels

mo 1

more fish

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ya 3 2

yacht [yatt]

yu 2
1

U - turn

yo 2

yo - yo

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ra 1
2

lion

ri 1 2

listen

ru
1

ruby

re 1

Let’s wait another fish.

ro
1

robbed!

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wa 1

worm around a stick

(w)o 2

1
3

Oh! I can ride

a unicycle!

N 1

‘n’ sound

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Worksheet Booklet

HIRAGANA Memory Hint Worksheets are designed to

support teachers in introducing how to write Hiragana characters with
correct stroke orders and provide practice for their students.
The illustrations on these worksheets are based on
the HIRAGANA Memory Hint app / Flashcards. To get the most out of
these resources and learn more effectively,
students are encouraged to use the HIRAGANA Memory Hint Worksheets
in combination with the app / flashcards.

For more information on the HIRAGANA Memory Hint app,

visit: https://kansai.jpf.go.jp/en/resource/e-learning/memoryhint.html

For more information on the HIRAGANA Memory Hint Flashcards,

visit: https://jpf.org.au/classroom-resources/resources/hiragana-memory-hint-flashcards/

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