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Memorizing the Hiragana

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Dakuten

Dakuten ( ﾞ ) and Handakuten ( ﾟ ) are marks placed after certain hiragana that modify the way the consonant is pronounced. These marks indicate that the consonant of the syllable should be voiced.

normal	with dakuten ( ﾞ )	with handakuten ( ﾟ )
か = ka	が = ga
さ = sa	ざ = za
た = ta	だ = da
は = ha	ば = ba	ぱ = pa

Exceptions

"Shi" (し) turns into "Ji" (じ)
"Chi" (ち) also turns into "Ji" (ぢ)
"Tsu" (つ) turns into "Zu" (づ)

Iteration marks

Iteration marks ( ゝ) indicate that a sound is to be repeated. Iteration marks can also be combined with dakuten.

normal	with iteration ( ゝ )	with dakuten iteration ( ゞ )
す = su	すゝ = susu	すゞ = suzu

Sokuon

Sokuon (っ) is a symbol consisting of a small Tsu (compare with normal Tsu: つっ). It is used to insert a slight pause.

For example: うた = song うった = hard

The Sokuon gives a pause to make a meaningful sound.

Chōonpu

Chōonpu (ー) is a symbol used to indicate a long vowel sound. Long vowels can also be written by using the corresponding vowel hiragana.

normal	with chōonpu ( ー )	is the same as
ぷ = pu	ぷー = puu	ぷう = puu

Easy Quiz

Note

1. All questions are to be answered using the English equivalent of the hiragana (e.g. ha, ru, shi etc.)
2. Please answer using only lowercase letters

Peek at Vowel answers
Astronaut Hawaii Beat up U Eagle Golfball

1 Identify the following vowel hiragana:

え :

お :

い :

あ :

う :

Peek at K_ answers
Kat Ki (key) Kuku bird Kestrel Koi fish

2 Identify the following K_ hiragana:

こ :

け :

き :

か :

く :

Peek at S_ answers
Samurai Shi has long hair Sunlight Setting sun Soing machine

3 Identify the following S_ hiragana:

さ :

し :

す :

そ :

せ :

Peek at T_ answers
Ta similar Chicken Tsunami Tennis Toe

4 Identify the following T_ hiragana:

ち :

て :

た :

つ :

と :

Peek at N_ answers
Nativity Ni (knee) Nudle Nectarine No entry N similar

5 Identify the following N_ hiragana:

の :

ね :

ん :

な :

に :

ぬ :

Peek at H_ answers
Ha ha Hi! Fuji Heaven Hockey

6 Identify the following H_ hiragana:

ほ :

へ :

ふ :

ひ :

は :

Peek at M_ answers
Mailbox Mi (me) I'm 21 Music note & face Medal More worms

7 Identify the following M_ hiragana:

め :

む :

ま :

も :

み :

Peek at Y_ answers
Yak Yu-turn Yo-yo

8 Identify the following Y_ hiragana:

ゆ :

や :

よ :

Peek at R_ answers
Rabbit River Ruby earring Reisin (raisin) Row row row your boat

9 Identify the following R_ hiragana:

ら :

り :

る :

れ :

ろ :

Peek at W_ answers
War grave Worried about water

10 Identify the following W_ hiragana:

を :

わ :

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Hard Quiz

Note

1. All questions are to be answered using the English equivalent of the hiragana (e.g. shi, zu, ji etc.)
2. Please answer using only lowercase letters

1 Identify the following hiragana (10/71):

ぐ :

と :

て :

ろ :

え :

せ :

ぎ :

そ :

ご :

に :

2 Identify the following hiragana (20/71):

ほ :

ぞ :

ず :

む :

こ :

ざ :

じ :

げ :

ん :

ぼ :

3 Identify the following hiragana (30/71):

す :

ら :

く :

ぷ :

ぢ :

た :

し :

ぱ :

へ :

お :

4 Identify the following hiragana (40/71):

あ :

め :

ど :

で :

ぺ :

ぽ :

づ :

か :

い :

も :

5 Identify the following hiragana (50/71):

わ :

を :

う :

の :

ひ :

べ :

ゆ :

ぬ :

ぶ :

ね :

6 Identify the following hiragana (60/71):

み :

り :

つ :

や :

ば :

ち :

れ :

き :

な :

は :

7 Identify the following hiragana (71/71):

ふ :

け :

び :

さ :

よ :

ぜ :

る :

が :

ぴ :

だ :

ま :

8 Identify the mark

ゝ	ゞ	っ	ー	ﾞ	ﾟ
						Chōonpu (makes vowel longer)
						Handakuten (turns h sound into p sound)
						Dakuten (makes consonant voiced)
						Iteration (repeats last hiragana sound)
						Dakuten Iteration (repeats last hiragana sound but with voiced consonant)
						Sokuon (slight pause)

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