A Flashcards
(132 cards)
1
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What is the hiragana character for ‘a’?
A
あ
2
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What is the hiragana character for ‘i’?
A
い
3
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What is the hiragana character for ‘u’?
A
う
4
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What is the hiragana character for ‘e’?
A
え
5
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What is the hiragana character for ‘o’?
A
お
6
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True or False: The hiragana character ‘あ’ is pronounced as ‘o’.
A
False
7
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character ‘い’ represents the sound ____.
A
i
8
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Multiple choice: Which of the following is the correct hiragana character for ‘u’? A) え B) う C) お
A
B) う
9
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What sound does the hiragana character ‘お’ represent?
A
o
10
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True or False: The hiragana character ‘え’ is pronounced as ‘e’.
A
True
11
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What is the correct order of the first five hiragana characters?
A
あ, い, う, え, お
12
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character ‘う’ represents the sound ____.
A
u
13
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Multiple choice: Which sound does the hiragana character ‘あ’ represent? A) a B) i C) u
A
A) a
14
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What is the hiragana equivalent of the English letter ‘A’?
A
あ
15
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What is the hiragana equivalent of the English letter ‘I’?
A
い
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Which hiragana character is used to represent the sound ‘e’?
A
え
17
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True or False: ‘お’ is the hiragana character for the sound ‘e’.
A
False
18
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What character comes after ‘い’ in the hiragana chart?
A
う
19
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character ‘お’ represents the sound ____.
A
o
20
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Multiple choice: Which of the following is not a hiragana character? A) あ B) い C) A
A
C) A
21
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What is the hiragana character for the sound ‘a’?
A
あ
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True or False: All hiragana characters are used to represent sounds in the Japanese language.
A
True
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What is the first hiragana character in the Japanese syllabary?
A
あ
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Fill in the blank: The character ‘い’ is used to represent the sound ____.
A
i
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What is the last of the first five hiragana characters?
お
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Multiple choice: Which character represents the sound 'u'? A) え B) う C) あ
B) う
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What is the sound represented by the hiragana character 'え'?
e
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What is the hiragana character for 'ka'?
か
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What is the hiragana character for 'ki'?
き
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What is the hiragana character for 'ku'?
く
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What is the hiragana character for 'ke'?
け
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What is the hiragana character for 'ko'?
こ
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Which of the following is the correct hiragana for 'ka'? A) き B) か C) く
B) か
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True or False: The hiragana character for 'ki' is く.
False
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character for 'ke' is ____.
け
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Short Answer: How many hiragana characters are there in the 'ka' row?
Five
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What sound does the hiragana character こ represent?
'ko'
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Which character comes first in the 'ka' row: か or き?
か
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True or False: The character く represents the sound 'ku'.
True
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Multiple Choice: Which hiragana character represents 'ki'? A) け B) き C) こ
B) き
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What is the stroke order for writing the hiragana か?
Start with a vertical line, then a curve to the left, and finish with a horizontal line.
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Which hiragana character is used for the sound 'ke'?
け
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana for 'ku' is ____.
く
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Short Answer: List the five hiragana characters in the 'ka' row.
か, き, く, け, こ
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True or False: The character け is used for the sound 'ka'.
False
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Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT in the 'ka' row? A) か B) し C) き
B) し
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What is the corresponding romaji for the hiragana character こ?
'ko'
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Which character is the last in the 'ka' row?
こ
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True or False: The character き can be used to represent the sound 'ki'.
True
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Fill in the blank: The sound represented by く is ____.
'ku'
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Short Answer: What is the difference between か and き?
か is 'ka', while き is 'ki'.
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Multiple Choice: What is the first character in the 'ka' row? A) け B) か C) く
B) か
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What is the hiragana character for 'ku' when written in a word?
く
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True or False: The hiragana け looks similar to the English letter 'c'.
False
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What is the hiragana character for the sound 'ga'?
が
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Which hiragana character represents the sound 'gi'?
ぎ
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character for 'gu' is ____.
ぐ
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What is the hiragana character for the sound 'ge'?
げ
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Which hiragana character represents the sound 'go'?
ご
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True or False: The hiragana character 'sa' is さ.
True
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What is the hiragana character for 'shi'?
し
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character for 'su' is ____.
す
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What is the hiragana character for the sound 'se'?
せ
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Which hiragana character represents the sound 'so'?
そ
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True or False: The hiragana character 'za' is ざ.
True
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What is the hiragana character for 'ji'?
じ
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character for 'zu' is ____.
ず
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What is the hiragana character for the sound 'ze'?
ぜ
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Which hiragana character represents the sound 'zo'?
ぞ
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True or False: The hiragana character 'ta' is た.
True
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What is the hiragana character for 'chi'?
ち
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character for 'tsu' is ____.
つ
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What is the hiragana character for the sound 'te'?
て
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Which hiragana character represents the sound 'to'?
と
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True or False: The hiragana character 'da' is だ.
True
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What is the hiragana character for 'ji' when used in the context of 'da'?
じ
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Fill in the blank: The hiragana character for 'dzu' is ____.
づ
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What is the hiragana character for the sound 'de'?
で
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Which hiragana character represents the sound 'do'?
ど
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What is the purpose of Hiragana in the Japanese writing system?
Hiragana is used for native Japanese words and grammatical elements.
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How many basic Hiragana characters are there?
There are 46 basic Hiragana characters.
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True or False: Hiragana characters represent syllables.
True.
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Fill in the blank: The Hiragana character た is pronounced as _____ in romaji.
ta
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Which of the following is a Hiragana character? a) あ b) 𠜎 c) い
a) あ and c) い are Hiragana characters.
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What does the Hiragana character す represent in romaji?
su
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List three Hiragana characters that begin with the 'k' sound.
か (ka), き (ki), く (ku)
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True or False: Hiragana is used exclusively for foreign words.
False.
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What is the Hiragana character for 'no'?
の
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How do you write 'me' in Hiragana?
め
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Fill in the blank: The Hiragana character え is pronounced as _____ in romaji.
e
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Which character represents the sound 'na' in Hiragana?
な
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What is the Hiragana character for 'shi'?
し
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True or False: The Hiragana character ん is used to represent a vowel sound.
False.
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What is the stroke order for the Hiragana character る?
The stroke order is a single stroke that goes from top to bottom, then a curve to the left.
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Which of the following is NOT a Hiragana character? a) も b) 𠜎 c) け
b) 𠜎
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What is the Hiragana character for 'yo'?
よ
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Fill in the blank: The Hiragana character ふ is pronounced as _____ in romaji.
fu
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What is the function of the Hiragana character は when used as a particle?
It marks the topic of the sentence.
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How do you write 'ko' in Hiragana?
こ
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True or False: Hiragana can be used to write every Japanese word.
False.
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Which Hiragana character represents the sound 'te'?
て
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What is the Hiragana character for 'ta'?
た
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Fill in the blank: The Hiragana character り is pronounced as _____ in romaji.
ri
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List two Hiragana characters that represent the 's' sound.
さ (sa), し (shi)
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What is the Hiragana character for 'me'?
め
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True or False: Hiragana is used for writing kanji.
False.
107
What is the Hiragana character for 'u'?
う
108
What is the native writing system of Japan?
The native writing system of Japan includes Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana.
109
True or False: Japanese is an isolating language.
False: Japanese is an agglutinative language.
110
Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for 'thank you' is __________.
Arigatou
111
What does 'Kanji' represent in the Japanese writing system?
Kanji represents logographic characters borrowed from Chinese.
112
Which of the following is a phonetic script used in Japanese? (A) Kanji (B) Hiragana (C) Romaji
B) Hiragana
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What is the primary function of Katakana in the Japanese language?
Katakana is primarily used for foreign words, onomatopoeia, and scientific terms.
114
True or False: Japanese has a fixed subject-verb-object (SVO) word order.
False: Japanese typically follows a subject-object-verb (SOV) order.
115
What is the term for the Japanese honorifics used to show respect?
Keigo
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Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT a Japanese dialect? (A) Kansai (B) Hokkaido (C) Mandarin
C) Mandarin
117
What is the meaning of 'nihongo' in English?
'Nihongo' means 'the Japanese language.'
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Fill in the blank: The Japanese word for 'yes' is __________.
Hai
119
What is the Japanese term for 'goodbye'?
'Sayonara'
120
What is the significance of particles in Japanese grammar?
Particles indicate the grammatical function of words in a sentence.
121
True or False: Japanese has no articles like 'the' or 'a'.
True
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What is the Hiragana character for the sound 'ka'?
The Hiragana character for 'ka' is か.
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Multiple Choice: Which of the following sentences is correct in Japanese? (A) 私は学生です (B) 私は学生 (C) 学生私です
A) 私は学生です
124
What is the Japanese word for 'water'?
'Mizu'
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Fill in the blank: The Japanese writing system that uses Roman letters is called __________.
Romaji
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What does 'kawaii' mean in English?
'Kawaii' means 'cute.'
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True or False: Japanese uses a single script for all its writing.
False: Japanese uses multiple scripts, including Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana.
128
What is the Japanese term for 'family'?
'Kazoku'
129
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a traditional Japanese theater form? (A) Kabuki (B) Ballet (C) Opera
A) Kabuki
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What is the Japanese word for 'friend'?
'Tomodachi'
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Fill in the blank: To say 'good morning' in Japanese, you say __________.
'Ohayou'
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What is the significance of the 'Romaji' system?
Romaji is used to transcribe Japanese sounds using the Latin alphabet.
