0.5.4 Hiragana 1

Question 1

What is hiragana (ひらがな)?

Answer 1

One of the three Japanese writing systems.

ひらがな

It is used to write native Japanese words that do not use kanji, verb and adjective endings, grammar particles, and more.

Examples:
これ (kore) - this
とても (totemo) - very

Question 2

Identify the hiragana:

あ

Answer 2

a

Examples:

あさ (asa) = morning

あかい (akai) = red

Question 3

Identify the hiragana:

い

Answer 3

i

Examples:

いえ (ie) = house

いぬ (inu) = dog

Question 4

Identify the hiragana:

う

Answer 4

u

Examples:

うみ (umi) = sea

うた (uta) = song

Question 5

Identify the hiragana:

え

Answer 5

e

Examples:

えき (eki) = station

えび (ebi) = shrimp

Question 6

Identify the hiragana:

お

Answer 6

o

Examples:

おかね (okane) = money

おおきい (ookii) = big

Question 7

Identify the hiragana:

か

Answer 7

ka

Examples:

かぜ (kaze) = wind

かさ (kasa) = umbrella

Question 8

Identify the hiragana:

き

Answer 8

ki

Examples:

きもの (kimono) = kimono

きた (kita) = north

Question 9

Identify the hiragana:

く

Answer 9

ku

Examples:

くるま (kuruma) = car

くに (kuni) = country

Question 10

Identify the hiragana:

け

Answer 10

ke

Examples:

けさ (kesa) = this morning

けむり (kemuri) = smoke

Question 11

Identify the hiragana:

こ

Answer 11

ko

Examples:

こども (kodomo) = child

こおり (koori) = ice

Question 12

Identify the hiragana:

さ

Answer 12

sa

Examples:

さくら (sakura) = cherry blossom

さかな (sakana) = fish

Question 13

Identify the hiragana:

し

Answer 13

shi

Examples:

しごと (shigoto) = work / job

しお (shio) = salt

Question 14

Identify the hiragana:

す

Answer 14

su

Examples:

すし (sushi) = sushi

すこし (sukoshi) = a little

Question 15

Identify the hiragana:

せ

Answer 15

se

Examples:

せかい (sekai) = world

せんせい (sensei) = teacher

Question 16

Identify the hiragana:

そ

Answer 16

so

Examples:

そら (sora) = sky

そば (soba) = buckwheat noodles

Question 17

Identify the hiragana:

た

Answer 17

ta

Examples:

たまご (tamago) = egg

たいよう (taiyou) = sun

Question 18

Identify the hiragana:

ち

Answer 18

chi

Examples:

ちず (chizu) = map

ちかてつ (chikatetsu) = subway

Question 19

Identify the hiragana:

つ

Answer 19

tsu

Examples:

つき (tsuki) = moon

つくえ (tsukue) = desk

Question 20

Identify the hiragana:

て

Answer 20

te

Examples:

てんき (tenki) = weather

てがみ (tegami) = letter

Question 21

Identify the hiragana:

と

Answer 21

to

Examples:

ともだち (tomodachi) = friend

とり (tori) = bird

Question 22

Identify the hiragana:

な

Answer 22

na

Examples:

なまえ (namae) = name

なつ (natsu) = summer

Question 23

Identify the hiragana:

に

Answer 23

ni

Examples:

にく (niku) = meat

にわ (niwa) = garden

Question 24

Identify the hiragana:

ぬ

Answer 24

nu

Examples:

ぬま (numa) = swamp

ぬの (nuno) = cloth

Question 25

# Identify the hiragana: ね

Answer 25

ne ## Footnote Examples: **ねこ** (*neko*) = cat **ねだん** (*nedan*) = price

Question 26

# Identify the hiragana: の

Answer 26

no ## Footnote Examples: **のみもの** (*nomimono*) = drink **のど** (*nodo*) = throat

Question 27

# Identify the hiragana: は

Answer 27

ha ## Footnote Examples: **はな** (*hana*) = flower / nose **はし** (*hashi*) = chopsticks / bridge Note: When **は** (*ha*) is used as a particle, its pronunciation changes to *wa*.

Question 28

# Identify the hiragana: ひ

Answer 28

hi ## Footnote Examples: **ひと** (*hito*) = person **ひろい** (*hiroi*) = spacious / wide

Question 29

# Identify the hiragana: ふ

Answer 29

fu ## Footnote Examples: **ふく** (*fuku*) = clothes **ふゆ** (*fuyu*) = winter

Question 30

# Identify the hiragana: へ

Answer 30

he ## Footnote Examples: **へや** (*heya*) = room **へいわ** (*heiwa*) = peace Note: When **へ** (*he*) is used as a particle meaning "to" or "toward", its pronunciation changes to *e*.

Question 31

# Identify the hiragana: ほ

Answer 31

ho ## Footnote Examples: **ほし** (*hoshi*) = star **ほか** (*hoka*) = other

Question 32

# Identify the hiragana: ま

Answer 32

ma ## Footnote Examples: **まど** (*mado*) = window **まち** (*machi*) = town

Question 33

# Identify the hiragana: み

Answer 33

mi ## Footnote Examples: **みず** (*mizu*) = water **みどり** (*midori*) = green

Question 34

# Identify the hiragana: む

Answer 34

mu ## Footnote Examples: **むら** (*mura*) = village **むし** (*mushi*) = insect

Question 35

# Identify the hiragana: め

Answer 35

me ## Footnote Examples: **めん** (*men*) = noodles **めいし** (*meishi*) = business card

Question 36

# Identify the hiragana: も

Answer 36

mo ## Footnote Examples: **もり** (*mori*) = forest **もち** (*mochi*) = rice cake

Question 37

# Identify the hiragana: や

Answer 37

ya ## Footnote Examples: **やま** (*yama*) = mountain **やさい** (*yasai*) = vegetables

Question 38

# Identify the hiragana: ゆ

Answer 38

yu ## Footnote Examples: **ゆき** (*yuki*) = snow **ゆび** (*yubi*) = finger

Question 39

# Identify the hiragana: よ

Answer 39

yo ## Footnote Examples: **よる** (*yoru*) = night **よてい** (*yotei*) = plan / schedule

Question 40

# Identify the hiragana: ら

Answer 40

ra ## Footnote Examples: **らいねん** (*rainen*) = next year **らく** (*raku*) = comfort / ease

Question 41

# Identify the hiragana: り

Answer 41

ri ## Footnote Examples: **りんご** (*ringo*) = apple **りゆう** (*riyuu*) = reason

Question 42

# Identify the hiragana: る

Answer 42

ru ## Footnote Examples: **るい** (*rui*) = type / sort **るす** (*rusu*) = absence

Question 43

# Identify the hiragana: れ

Answer 43

re ## Footnote Examples: **れきし** (*rekishi*) = history **れい** (*rei*) = example

Question 44

# Identify the hiragana: ろ

Answer 44

ro ## Footnote Examples: **ろく** (*roku*) = six **ろうか** (*rouka*) = corridor

Question 45

# Identify the hiragana: わ

Answer 45

wa ## Footnote Examples: **わたし** (*watashi*) = I **わすれもの** (*wasuremono*) = forgotten item

Question 46

# Identify the hiragana: を

Answer 46

wo ## Footnote Note: **を** (*wo*) in *hiragana* appears almost exclusively as a grammar particle marking the direct object of an action **and is pronounced as *o***.

Question 47

# Identify the hiragana: ん

Answer 47

n ## Footnote Note: It is extremely rare for words to begin with **ん** (*n*). It is often used in the middle or at the end of a word. Examples: **かばん** (*kaban*) = bag **ほん** (*hon*) = book