0.5.6 Hiragana 3

Question 1

Identify the hiragana:

きゃ

Answer 1

kya

Examples:

きゃく (kyaku) = guest

きゃくしつ (kyakushitsu) = guest room

Question 2

Identify the hiragana:

きゅ

Answer 2

kyu

Examples:

きゅうり (kyuuri) = cucumber

きゅうしゅう (kyuushuu) = Kyushu

Question 3

Identify the hiragana:

きょ

Answer 3

kyo

Examples:

きょう (kyou) = today

きょうと (kyouto) = Kyoto

Question 4

Identify the hiragana:

しゃ

Answer 4

sha

Examples:

しゃしん (shashin) = photograph / picture

しゃべる (shaberu) = to chat / to talk

Question 5

Identify the hiragana:

しゅ

Answer 5

shu

Examples:

しゅみ (shumi) = hobby

しゅくだい (shukudai) = homework

Question 6

Identify the hiragana:

しょ

Answer 6

sho

Examples:

しょくどう (shokudou) = cafeteria

しょうてんがい (shoutengai) = shopping street

Question 7

Identify the hiragana:

ちゃ

Answer 7

cha

Examples:

ちゃんと (chato) = properly / correctly

ちゃいろ (chairo) = brown

Question 8

Identify the hiragana:

ちゅ

Answer 8

chu

Examples:

ちゅうい (chuui) = caution / attention

ちゅうしゃじょう (chuushajou) = parking lot

Question 9

Identify the hiragana:

ちょ

Answer 9

cho

Examples:

ちょっと (chotto) = a little / a bit

ちょうど (choudo) = exactly

Question 10

Identify the hiragana:

にゃ

Answer 10

nya

Examples:

にゃん (nyan) = meow

にゃんこ (nyanko) = kitten / kitty

Question 11

Identify the hiragana:

にゅ

Answer 11

nyu

Examples:

にゅうがく (nyuugaku) = school enrollment / admission

にゅうよく (nyuuyoku) = bathing

Question 12

Identify the hiragana:

にょ

Answer 12

nyo

Example:

にょろにょろ (nyoronyoro) = wriggling / slithering

Question 13

Identify the hiragana:

ひゃ

Answer 13

hya

Examples:

ひゃく (hyaku) = hundred

ひゃっかてん (hyakkaten) = department store

Question 14

Identify the hiragana:

ひゅ

Answer 14

hyu

Example:

ひゅっと (hyutto) = quickly / in a flash

Question 15

Identify the hiragana:

ひょ

Answer 15

hyo

Examples:

ひょう (hyou) = chart / table

ひょうげん (hyougen) = expression

Question 16

Identify the hiragana:

みゃ

Answer 16

mya

Examples:

みゃく (myaku) = vein

みゃくはく (myakuhaku) = pulse

Question 17

Identify the hiragana:

みゅ

Answer 17

myu

Note: みゅ (myu) is very rare in hiragana.

Question 18

Identify the hiragana:

みょ

Answer 18

myo

Examples:

みょう (myou) = strange / odd

みょうじ (myouji) = surname

Question 19

Identify the hiragana:

りゃ

Answer 19

rya

Examples:

りゃく (ryaku) = abbreviation

りゃくしき (ryakushiki) = informal / simplified

Question 20

Identify the hiragana:

りゅ

Answer 20

ryu

Examples:

りゅうがく (ryuugaku) = study abroad

りゅうこう (ryuukou) = trend / fad

Question 21

Identify the hiragana:

りょ

Answer 21

ryo

Examples:

りょうり (ryouri) = cooking / cuisine

りょこう (ryokou) = travel / trip

Question 22

Identify the hiragana:

ぎゃ

Answer 22

gya

Examples:

ぎゃく (gyaku) = reverse / opposite

ぎゃくてん (gyakuten) = reversal / turnaround

Question 23

Identify the hiragana:

ぎゅ

Answer 23

gyu

Examples:

ぎゅうにく (gyuuniku) = beef

ぎゅうどん (gyuudon) = rice bowl with beef

Question 24

Identify the hiragana:

ぎょ

Answer 24

gyo

Examples:

ぎょせん (gyosen) = fishing boat

ぎょうれつ (gyoretsu) = line / queue

Question 25

# Identify the hiragana: じゃ

Answer 25

ja ## Footnote Examples: **じゃがいも** (*jagaimo*) = potato **じゃま** (*jama*) = nuisance / obstacle

Question 26

# Identify the hiragana: じゅ

Answer 26

ju ## Footnote Examples: **じゅぎょう** (*jugyou*) = class **じゅうしょ** (*juusho*) = address / residence

Question 27

# Identify the hiragana: じょ

Answer 27

jo ## Footnote Examples: **じょうず** (*jouzu*) = skillful **じょうほう** (*jouhou*) = information

Question 28

# Identify the hiragana: びゃ

Answer 28

bya ## Footnote Example: **びゃくれん** (*byakuren*) = white lotus

Question 29

# Identify the hiragana: びゅ

Answer 29

byu ## Footnote Example: **びゅうびゅう** (*byuubyuu*) = roaring / whistling (wind or water)

Question 30

# Identify the hiragana: びょ

Answer 30

byo ## Footnote Examples: **びょういん** (*byouin*) = hospital **びょうき** (*byouki*) = sickness / illness

Question 31

# Identify the hiragana: ぴゃ

Answer 31

pya ## Footnote Note: **ぴゃ** (*pya*) is very rare in *hiragana*.

Question 32

# Identify the hiragana: ぴゅ

Answer 32

pyu ## Footnote Example: **ぴゅう** (*pyuu*) = whoosh / shoosh

Question 33

# Identify the hiragana: ぴょ

Answer 33

pyo ## Footnote Example: **ぴょんぴょん** (*pyonpyon*) = hopping / skipping