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TUTTLE

Learning Japanese
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Ira ana
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Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. , with editorial offices at
61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-1 2 Singapore 534167 and 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 U.S.A.

Copyright © 1990 by Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc.

All rights reserved.

LCC Card No. 90-70374

ISBN-IO: 0-8048-3815-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-3815-3

Previously published in 2005 as A Guide to Learning Hiragana & Katakana ISBN 0-8048-3391-5

First edition, 1990

Printed in Singapore

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 CONTENTS

How to Use This Book 7

An Explanation of Kana 9

PART I: HIRAGANA 17
Practice a - ko 19
Mini Review a - ko 24
Practice sa - to 26
Mini Review sa - to 31
Practice na - ho 33
Mini Review na - ho 38
Practice rna - yo 40
Mini Review rna - yo 44
Practice ra - n 46
Mini Review ra - n 50
Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds 52
Review of Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds 54
Review of Double Vowels and Consonants 57
Combined Sounds 59
Review of Combined Sounds 61
Review through Place Names and Period Names 63
General Review 65

PART II: KATAKANA 69

Practice a - to 71
Mini Review a - to 81
Practice na - n 83
Mini Review na - n 96
Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds 98
Review of Voiced and Half-Voiced Sounds 100
Combined Sounds 102
Review of Combined Sounds and Double Consonants 104
Review through International Place Names 106