Basic Hiragana

Contracted Sounds

L
ka ki ku ke ko kya kyu kyo

shi
tt sha shu sho
Sa SU Se SO

ta chi tsu te to cha chu cho

na ni ne no nya nyu nyo

h
ha hi he ho hya hyu hyo

ma mi mu me mo mya myu myo

y
b
ya yu yo
)ri
ra ru re ro rya ryu ryo
W
wa WO

Voiced and Semi-voiced Variations

ga gi gu ge go gya gyu gyo

Za Zu ze ZO ja ju jo

da di du de do

b
ba bi bu be bo bya byu byo

P
pa pi pu pe po Pya pyu Pyo
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ka : ki ku ke : ko
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eeee eee eeeeeee e eeeeeeeee eeee

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ga ai
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love

Ah!

stomach

Cormorant (name of a bird)

good

to meet
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picture, painting

Huh?

uh-huh

top, upPper part

house

no
1
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to chase

Hey!

many, much

(noun) blue

(adj.) blue

blue house
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Practice writing horizontally.

1
2
a i
e

3
4 5
a e

a i e

Practice writing vertically.

11 10 9 7

8
ka

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((
mosquito

red

face

Squid

detour

pale face

I5
ki

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tree

train station

autumn, fall

machine

garden plant/tree

BBES
big
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air

(it) opens

stem

multiplication table

memory

each/every station: a local train

ke

2READ ANDWRITE

hair, fur

pail

a bet pond

accounting*

business management*

Note the pronunciation of the words with asterisks ("). See p. 31 for an explanation.
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here

carp (name of a sh)

voice

high school*

airport*

EBEK
advertisement*
fi
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toreign country; overseas

gargling, a gargle

movie*

key meeting

(health) condition

play, drama shadow

PM, afternoon

English

chin, jaw

foreign language
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Practice writing horizontally.

ka ki ku ke ko e ki

2 ke i e i
3
ku ko

4 5
a ka ki ko

a ka

Practice writing vertically.

12 11 10
9 7
ga ge ga

ga a ki gi

i ko go 8 qu

ku ka ge

go go

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