Hiragana Flashcards
(71 cards)
1
Q
あ
A
a
あ (a) makes any hiragana ending in “a” become long.
Ex: かあ - kaa
2
Q
い
A
i
い makes any hiragana ending in “i” become long.
Ex: にい - nii
い (i) makes any hiragana ending in “e” become long.
Ex: がくせい (gakusei) - student
Ex2: せんせい (sensei) - teacher; professor
3
Q
う
A
u
う makes any hiragana ending in “u” become long.
Ex: くう - kuu
う (u) makes any hiragana ending in “o” become long.
Ex: ここ (koko) - here
こうこう (koukou) - high school
4
Q
え
A
e
5
Q
お
A
o
6
Q
か
A
ka
7
Q
き
A
ki
8
Q
く
A
ku
9
Q
け
A
ke
10
Q
こ
A
ko
11
Q
が
A
ga
12
Q
ぎ
A
gi
13
Q
ぐ
A
gu
14
Q
げ
A
ge
15
Q
ご
A
go
16
Q
さ
A
sa
17
Q
し
A
si / shi
18
Q
す
A
su
19
Q
せ
A
se
20
Q
そ
A
so
21
Q
ざ
A
za
22
Q
じ
A
zi / ji
23
Q
ず
A
zu
24
Q
ぜ
A
ze
25
ぞ
zo
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た
ta
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ち
ti / chi
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つ
tu / tsu
A small "tsu" (っ) before the hiragana makes the consonant long (or doubled). The small "tsu" (っ) is not pronounced.
Ex: いつか - itsuka
いっか - ikka
The meaning of a word completely changes if there is a small "tsu" (っ).
Ex: いて ください。(ite kudasai) - Please stay.
いって ください。(itte kudasai) - Please go.
The small "tsu" (っ) cannot be used before the hiragana な (na), に (ni), ぬ (nu), ね (ne), and の (no). To make these consonants long, we add ん (n).
Ex: ✅ correct: さんねん (sannen) - three years
❌ incorrect: さっねん
Ex2: ✅ correct: こんな (konna) - this kind
❌ incorrect: こっな
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て
te
30
と
to
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だ
da
32
ぢ
di / ji
33
づ
du
34
で
de
35
ど
do
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な
na
37
に
ni
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ぬ
nu
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ね
ne
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の
no
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は
ha
The subject particle "wa" is spelled as the hiragana は (ha). This is the only time when we write は (ha) and pronounce it as "wa".
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ひ
hi
43
ふ
hu / fu
44
へ
he
45
ほ
ho
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ば
ba
47
び
bi
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ぶ
bu
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べ
be
50
ぼ
bo
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ぱ
pa
52
ぴ
pi
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ぷ
pu
54
ぺ
pe
55
ぽ
po
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ま
ma
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み
mi
58
む
mu
59
め
me
60
も
mo
61
や
ya
There are small forms of や (ya). It blends with the previous hiragana to create one sound.
Ex: きや (kiya)
きゃ (kya)
We can only combine や (ya) with the hiragana letters that end with the sound "i".
They are き (ki), ぎ (gi), し (shi), じ (ji), ち(chi), に (ni), み (mi), ひ (hi), び (bi), ぴ (pi) and り (ri). Let's start with き (ki) and ぎ (gi)!
62
ゆ
yu
There are small forms of ゆ (yu). It blends with the previous hiragana to create one sound.
We can only combine ゆ (yu) with the hiragana letters that end with the sound "i".
They are き (ki), ぎ (gi), し (shi), じ (ji), ち(chi), に (ni), み (mi), ひ (hi), び (bi), ぴ (pi) and り (ri). Let's start with き (ki) and ぎ (gi)!
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よ
yo
There are small forms of よ (yo). It blends with the previous hiragana to create one sound.
We can only combine よ (yo) with the hiragana letters that end with the sound "i".
They are き (ki), ぎ (gi), し (shi), じ (ji), ち(chi), に (ni), み (mi), ひ (hi), び (bi), ぴ (pi) and り (ri). Let's start with き (ki) and ぎ (gi)!
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ら
ra
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り
ri
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る
ru
67
れ
re
68
ろ
ro
69
わ
wa
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を
wo / o
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ん
nn
