Hiragana and Katakana worksheets 0608 ひらがなカタカナ. Three types of letters. Ro _ ma-ji, Hiragana and Katakana. Hiragana worksheets and quizzes -9 4. The rules in Hiragana 0-5. The rules in Katakana 6. Katakana worksheets and quizzes - Japanese Language School, Tokyo, Japan Meguro Language Center TEL.: 0-49-77 Email: info@mlcjapanese.co.jp http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp
There are three types of letters in Japanese.. Hiragana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for particles, words and parts of words.. Katakana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for foreign/loan words.. Kanji (Chinese characters) are used for the stem of words and convey the meaning as well as sound. Hiragana is basically used to express 46 different sounds used in the Japanese language. We suggest you start learning Hiragana, then Katakana and then Kanji. If you learn Hiragana first, it will be easier to learn Katakana next. Hiragana will help you learn Japanese pronunciation properly, read Japanese beginners' textbooks and write sentences in Japanese. Japanese will become a lot easier to study after having learned Hiragana. Also, as you will be able to write sentences in Japanese, you will be able to write E-mails in Hiragana. Katakana will help you read Japanese menus at restaurants. Hiragana and Katakana will be a good help to your Japanese study and confortable living in Japan. To master Hiragana, it is important to practice writing Hiragana. Revision is also very important - please go over what you have learned several times.
Ro _ ma-ji, Hiragana and Katakana A I U E O - a あ ア i い イ u う ウ e え エ o おオ K ka か カ ki き キ ku く ク ke け ケ ko こコ S sa さ サ shi し シ su す ス se せ セ so そソ T ta た タ chi ち チ tsu つ ツ te て テ to とト N na な ナ ni に ニ nu ぬ ヌ ne ね ネ no のノ H ha は ハ hi ひ ヒ fu ふ フ he へ ヘ ho ほホ M ma ま マ mi み ミ mu む ム me め メ mo もモ Y ya や ヤ yu ゆ ユ yo よヨ R ra ら ラ ri り リ ru る ル re れ レ ro ろロ W wa わ ワ o をヲ - n,m ん ン n before b, m and p becomes m wichi is pronounced like m in sample. n m G ga が ガ gi ぎ ギ gu ぐ グ ge げ ゲ go ご ゴ Z za ざ ザ ji じ ジ zu ず ズ ze ぜ ゼ zo ぞ ゾ D da だ ダ ji ぢ ヂ zu づ ヅ de で デ do ど ド B ba ば バ bi び ビ bu ぶ ブ be べ ベ bo ぼ ボ P pa ぱ パ pi ぴ ピ pu ぷ プ pe ぺ ペ po ぽ ポ kya きゃ キャ kyu きゅ キュ kyo きょ キョ sha しゃ シャ shu しゅ シュ sho しょ ショ cha ちゃ チャ chu ちゅ チュ cho ちょ チョ nya にゃ ニャ nyu にゅ ニュ nyo にょ ニョ hya ひゃ ヒャ hyu ひゅ ヒュ hyo ひょ ヒョ mya みゃ ミャ myu みゅ ミュ myo みょ ミョ rya りゃ リャ ryu りゅ リュ ryo りょ リョ gya ぎゃ ギャ gyu ぎゅ ギュ gyo ぎょ ギョ ja じゃ ジャ ju じゅ ジュ jo じょ ジョ bya びゃ ビャ byu びゅ ビュ byo びょ ビョ pya ぴゃ ピャ pyu ぴゅ ピュ pyo ぴょ ピョ Foreign words representation by Katakana she シェ che チェ je ジェ tsa ツァ tse ツェ tso ツォ fa ファ fi フィ fe フェ fo フォ ti ティ dhi ディ dyu デュ wi ウィ we ウェ wo ウォ quo クォ va ヴァ vi ヴィ ve ヴェ vo ヴォ
Printing Meguro Language Center a i u e o あああああああ いいいいいいい ううううううう えええええええ おおおおおおお ka かかかかかかか ki き き ききききき ku くくくくくくく ke けけけけけけけ ko こここここここ Write the following words in hiragana.. aka (red) 5. ie (house). ao (blue) 6. kaki (oyster). aki (autumn) 7. o _ kii (big) 4. eki (station) 8. ue (on top)
sa さささささささ ししししし shi しし su すすすすすすす se せせせせせせせ so そそそそそそそ Meguro Language Center Simillar Hiragana きき そ OK. asa (morning). shio (salt). osushi (o-sushi) 4. osake (sake) ta たたたたたたた ちちちちち chi ち ちつつつつつ tsu つ つ te to 4 ててててててて ととととととと ささ. ashita (tomorrow). tokei (watch). chikatetsu (subway) 4. kutsu (shoes) 4
na ななななななな 4 ni ににににににに nu ぬぬ ぬぬぬぬぬ ne ねねねねねねね no ののののののの た. kono neko (this cat). sono inu (that dog). nani (what) 4. niku (meat) ha は は ははははは *wa hi fu ひひひひひひひ ふふふふふふふ 4 he へへへへへへへ ho ほほほほほほほ 4 け けは Note that the particle WA is represented by は, the E is represented by へ.. fune (ship). hito (people). hoshi (star) 4. hako (box) 5
ままままま ma まま mi みみみみみみみ mu むむむむむむむ めめめめめ me めめ ももももも mo も も ぬ ま. ame (rain). mushi (insect). namae (name) 4. Moshi moshi (Hello) ya ややややややや yu ゆゆゆゆゆゆゆ yo よよよよよよよ ま. yasumi (day off). fuyu (winter). yuki (snow) Note that u and o are represented by adding う.. yu _ mei (famous). kino _ (yesterday). yo _ fuku (Western clothes) 4. ku _ ko _ (airport) 6
ra ri ru re ro ららららららら りりりりりりり るるるるるるる れれれれれれれ ろろろろろろろ ち い ね る wa わわわわわわわ o particle ををををををを んんんんん n, m んん ねれ Note that the particle O is represented by を, not お.. kore (this) 5. kuro (black). sore (that) 6. kuruma (car). Sayo _ nara (Goodbye) 7. watashi (I) 4. hon (book) 8. Sumimasen (I m sorry.) Similar characters (Write the following characters in hiragana.) a/o ki/sa chi/ra ta/na me/nu i/ri ma/mo ru/ro ke/ha/ho wa/re/ne 7
ga ががが gi ぎぎぎ gu ぐぐぐ ge げげげ go ごごご Meguro Language Center. mado (window). mada (not yet). sugoi (great) za ざざざ ji じじじ 4. Arigato _ gozaimasu. (Thank you.) zu ずずず ze ぜぜぜ 5. denwa (telephone) zo ぞぞぞ 6. Komban wa. da だだだ ji ぢぢぢ 7. shimbun (newspaper) zu づづづ de ででで 8. tomodachi (friend) do どどど ba ばばば bi びびび bu ぶぶぶ be べべべ bo ぼぼぼ pa ぱぱぱ pi ぴぴぴ pu ぷぷぷ pe ぺぺぺ po ぽぽぽ 9. ginko _ (bank) 0. chizu (map) particle 8
kya きゃ きゃ gya ぎゃ ぎゃ kyu きゅ きゅ gyu ぎゅ ぎゅ kyo きょ きょ gyo ぎょ ぎょ sha しゃ しゃ ja じゃ じゃ shu しゅ しゅ ju じゅ じゅ sho しょ しょ jo じょ じょ cha ちゃ ちゃ nya にゃ にゃ chu ちゅ ちゅ nyu にゅ にゅ cho ちょ ちょ nyo にょ にょ hya ひゃ ひゃ bya びゃ びゃ hyu ひゅ ひゅ byu びゅ びゅ hyo ひょ ひょ byo びょ びょ pya ぴゃ ぴゃ mya みゃ みゃ pyu ぴゅ ぴゅ myu みゅ みゅ pyo ぴょ ぴょ myo みょ みょ rya りゃ りゃ ryu りゅ りゅ ryo りょ りょ. To _ kyo _ 4. shu _ matsu (weekend). ju _ sho (address) 5. shashin (photo). Ja, mata. (See you.) 6. shukudai (homework) Meguro Language Center 9
The rules in Hiragana () Long vowels a _ is represented by adding あ. oka _ san (mother) おかあさん ma _ ma _ (so-so) ii and _ i are represented by adding い. oniisan (older brother) おにいさん ojiisan/oji _ san (grandfather) u _ is represented by adding う. yu _ gata (early evening) ゆうがた chu _ goku (China) taifu _ (typhoon) 4 e _ is represented by adding え in the words of Japanese origin. one _ san (older sister) おねえさん 5 ei is written in えい in the words of Chinese origin. Eigo (English) えいご yu _ mei (famous) sensei (teacher) gakusei (student) 6 o _ is represented by adding う. sayo _ nara さようなら byo _ in (hospital) kyo _ (today) Do _ mo arigato _ gozaimasu. 7 In some words it is traditionally written in お. o _ ki おおきい to _ (ten) to _ ri (street) () Double consonants Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, and tt) are represented by small っ. As small っ indicates a one-syllable pause, the mouth prepares for the pronunciation of the next syllable. gakko _ (school) がっこう kippu (ticket) kitte (stamp) Chotto matte kudasai. (Just moment, please.) Gambatte kudasai. (Go for it. Good luck.) 0
() ji and zu are usually written in じ and ず. In few cases, they are traditionally written in ぢ and づ. sanji (:00) chizu (map) jisho (dictionary) mizu (water) (4) wa using as a particle is written in は, not わ. Kyo _ wa doyo _ bi desu. (Today is Saturday.) きょうはどようびです Watashi wa nihonjin desu. (I m Japanese.) Watashi wa nihonjin dewa arimasen. (I m not Japanese.) (5) o using as a particle is written in を, not お. Osake o nomimasu. (I drink sake.) おさけをのみます Sore o misete kudasai. (Please show me that.) Kore o kudasai. (Please give me this one.) (6) e using as a particle is written in へ, not え. Shibuya e ikimasu. (I m going to Shibuya.) しぶやへいきます Doko e ikimasuka. (Where are you going?) Kyo _ to e ikimasu. (I m going to Kyo _ to.)
Katakana in used in the following ways () For words of foreign origin () For onomatopoeia ex. ワンワン wanwan (bowwow) () For the names of some animals and insects (4) For the emphasis of some words ex. それはダメです The rules in Katakana () Long vowels are represented by a dash,. () Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, tt etc.) are represented by small tsu, ッ. Printing a i u e o アアアアアアア イイイイイイイ ウウウウウウウ エエエエエエエ オオオオオオオ
ka カカカカカカカ ki キ キキキキキキ ku ククククククク ke ケケケケケケケ ko コココココココ ク ga ガガガ gi ギギギ gu グググ ge ゲゲゲ go ゴゴゴ. kukk i _ (cookie). kikku (kick). ko _ ku (coke) 4. ke _ ki (cake)
sa サササササササ シシシシシ shi シ シ su ススススススス se セセセセセセセ so ソソソソソソソ za ザザザ ji ジジジ zu ズズズ ze ゼゼゼ zo ゾゾゾ. suk i _ (ski) 4. sakka _ (soccer). gasu (gas) 5. so _ su (sauce). so _ se _ ji (sausage) 6. kuizu (quiz) 4
ta タタタタタタタ chi チチチチチチチ ツツツツツ tsu ツツ te to テテテテテテテ トトトトトトト da ダダダ ji ヂヂヂ zu ヅヅヅ de デデデ do ドドド ク シ ji and zu are usually written in ジ and ズ. An aid to the シ (shi) and ツ (tsu), remembrance and distinction. Hiragana Katakana shi し シ シ tsu つ ツ ツ Keep in mind the equivalent hiragana, し (shi) and つ (tsu).. tekisuto (textbook) 4. ch _ i zu (cheese). sute _ ki (steak) 5. takush _ i (door). deza _ to (dessert) 6. sh _ i tsu (sheet) 5
na ナナナナナナナ ni ニニニニニニニ nu ヌヌヌヌヌヌヌ ne ネネネネネネネ 4 no ノノノノノノノ サ エ ス. tenisu (tennis). no _ to (notebook). nekutai (necktie) 4. tsuna (tuna) 6
ha ハハハハハハハ hi fu ヒヒヒヒヒヒヒ フフフフフフフ he ヘヘヘヘヘヘヘ ho ホホ ホホホホホ 4 セエ ウ ba バババ bi ビビビ bu ブブブ be ベベベ bo ボボボ pa パパパ pi ピピピ pu プププ pe ペペペ po ポポポ. pasupo _ to (passport) 5. h i _ ta _ (heater). pasuta (pasta) 6. basu (bus). kop i _ (copy) 7. sutoppu (stop) 4. sup i _ do (speed) 8. sa _ bisu (service) 7
ma マママママママ mi ミミミミミミミ mu ムムムムムムム メメメメメ me メ メ モモモモモ mo モ モ ア ニ サナ. hamu (ham) 6. mo _ ta _ (motor). memo (memo) 7. messe _ ji (message). gamu (gum) 8. tomato (tomato) 4. maiku (mike) 9. chimu (team) 5. shisutemu (system) ya ヤヤヤヤヤヤヤ yu ユユユユユユユ yo ヨヨヨヨヨヨヨ コ. yotto (yacht). yu _ za _ (user). taiya (tire) 8
ra ri ru re ro ラララララララ リリリリリリリ ルルルルルルル レレレレレレレ ロロロロロロロ ソ. ru _ ru (rule) 6. taoru (towel). toire (toilet, bathroom) 7. erebe _ ta _ (elevator). kurisumasu (Christmas) 8. esukare _ ta _ (escalator) 4. ga _ rikku (garlic) 9. kare _ raisu (curry rice) 5. me _ ruadoresu (e-mail address) 0. makudonarudo (McDonald s) 9
wa ワワワワワワワ o ヲ ヲヲヲヲヲヲ ンンンンン n, m ンン クウフ ソ Katakana ヲ is not used in modern living. An aid to remembrance and distinction the ソ (so) and ン (n,m). Hiragana Katakana so そソソ n, m んン ン. resutoran (restaurant) 6. hamba _ gu (hamburg steak). ressun (lesson) 7. so _ su (sauce). ranchi (lunch) 8. wain (wine) Similar characters (Write the following characters in katakana.) shi/tsu n/so ku/ta ma/a nu/su sa/na/me ku/fu/u/wa se/hi/e/ni/mi 0
kya キャ キャ gya ギャ ギャ kyu キュ キュ gyu ギュ ギュ kyo キョ キョ gyo ギョ ギョ sha シャ シャ ja ジャ ジャ shu シュ シュ ju ジュ ジュ sho ショ ショ jo ジョ ジョ cha チャ チャ nya ニャ ニャ chu チュ チュ nyu ニュ ニュ cho チョ チョ nyo ニョ ニョ hya ヒャ ヒャ bya ビャ ビャ hyu ヒュ ヒュ byu ビュ ビュ hyo ヒョ ヒョ byo ビョ ビョ pya ピャ ピャ mya ミャ ミャ pyu ピュ ピュ myu ミュ ミュ pyo ピョ ピョ myo ミョ ミョ rya リャ リャ tsa ツァ ツァ ryu リュ リュ tse ツェ ツェ ryo リョ リョ tso ツォ ツォ she シェ シェ je ジェ ジェ che チェ チェ quo クォ クォ va ヴァ ヴァ fa ファ ファ vi ヴィ ヴィ fi フィ フィ ve ヴェ ヴェ fe フェ フェ vo ヴォ ヴォ fo フォ フォ wi ウィ ウィ ti ティ ティ we ウェ ウェ di ディ ディ wo ウォ ウォ dyu デュ デュ Meguro Language Center
. sukeju _ ru (schedule). chokore _ to (chocolate). menyu _ (menu) 4. dizuni _ rando (Disneyland) 5. remont _ i (lemon tea) 6. chekku (check) 7. kompyu _ ta (computer) 8. orenjiju _ su (orange juice) 9. infome _ shon (information) 0. shampu _ (shampoo)