Hiragana (Gojuon-zu) Flashcards
Memorize the Hiragana (Gojuon-zu) Alphabet's Pronunciation and Forms Key Front: Hiragana letter in type format Back: Phonetic Pronunciation (Romaji Spelling) & Notes Notes: - Pronunciation of [r] sound is different from the one in English. - In English, tip of your tongue is rolled back to pronounce [r], and it is placed behind the upper teeth for [l] sound. - Japanese [r] is in the middle of these two. Tip of your tongue touches the roof of mouth. (46 cards)
1
Q
あ
A
ah (a)
2
Q
い
A
ee (i)
3
Q
う
A
oo (u)
4
Q
え
A
eh (e)
5
Q
お
A
oh (o)
6
Q
か
A
kha (ka)
7
Q
き
A
kee (ki)
8
Q
く
A
koo (ku)
9
Q
け
A
keh (ke)
10
Q
こ
A
koh (ko)
11
Q
さ
A
sah (sa)
12
Q
し
A
shee (shi)
13
Q
す
A
soo (su)
14
Q
せ
A
seh (se)
15
Q
そ
A
soh (so)
16
Q
た
A
tah (ta)
17
Q
ち
A
chee (chi)
18
Q
つ
A
tsoo (tsu)
19
Q
て
A
teh (te)
20
Q
と
A
toh (to)
21
Q
な
A
nah (na)
22
Q
に
A
nee (ni)
23
Q
ぬ
A
noo (nu)
24
Q
ね
A
neh (ne)
25
の
noh (no)
26
は
```
hah (ha)
Pronounced wa (same as わ) when used as a particle
```
27
ひ
hee (hi)
28
ふ
hoo (fu)
| Pronunciation of ふ[fu] is different from English [f]. Create the sound with pursed lips (like whistling).
29
へ
```
heh (he)
Prounounced e (same as え) when used as a particle
```
30
ほ
hoh (ho)
31
ま
mah (ma)
32
み
mee (mi)
33
む
moo (mu)
34
め
meh (me)
35
も
moh (mo)
36
や
yah (ya)
37
ゆ
yoo (yu)
38
よ
yoh (yo)
39
ら
rah (ra)
40
り
ree (ri)
41
る
roo (ru)
42
れ
reh (re)
43
ろ
roh (ro)
44
わ
wah (wa)
45
を
oh (o)
| Only used as a particle in a sentence
46
ん
nn (nn)
| In Japanese, ん is counted as one syllable. It should be pronounced for the same length as other letters.
