Japanese Hiragana & Katakana : Language Workbook : A Complete Introduction to the 92 Character with 108 Gridded Pages for Handwriting Practice 9784805317402, 9781462924226

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Table of Contents The 46 Basic Hiragana Characters

1

The 61 Additional Hiragana Characters

2

The 46 Basic Katakana Characters

3

The 50 Additional Katakana Characters

4

How to Write Hiragana and Katakana Characters

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Hiragana Writing Practice—   The 46 Basic Characters with Stroke Orders

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Katakana Writing Practice—   The 46 Basic Characters with Stroke Orders

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Handwriting Practice

To access the online audio recordings , go to tuttlepublishing.com/ japanese-hiragana-katakana-language-workbook where you can hear key language pronounced by a native Japanese speaker.

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The 46 Basic Hiragana Characters

The chart below shows the 46 basic characters in the hiragana alphabet with their pronunciation. Hiragana is generally used for grammatical endings and words that don’t have kanji.

あ

い

う

え

お

a

i

u

e

o

か

き

く

け

こ

ka

ki

ku

ke

ko

さ

し

す

せ

そ

sa

shi

su

se

so

た

ち

つ

て

と

ta

chi

tsu

te

to

な

に

ぬ

ね

の

na

ni

nu

ne

no

は

ひ

ふ

へ

ほ

ha (wa)

hi

fu

he (e)

ho

ま

み

む

め

も

ma

mi

mu

me

mo

や

ゆ

よ

ya

yu

yo

ら

り

る

れ

ろ

ra

ri

ru

re

ro

わ

を

wa

w(o)

ん n 1

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The 61 Additional Hiragana Characters

Adding two small lines to a hiragana syllable makes the sound hard. Ka becomes ga, sa becomes za, etc. Adding a small circle to the syllables starting with h makes a p sound. In the lower two tables the i-column syllable combines with ya, yu or yo to make the sounds kya, kyu, kyo, etc.

が

ぎ

ぐ

げ

ご

ga

gi

gu

ge

go

ざ

じ

ず

ぜ

ぞ

za

ji

zu

ze

zo

だ

ぢ

づ

で

ど

da

ji

zu

de

do

ば

び

ぶ

べ

ぼ

ba

bi

bu

be

bo

ぱ

ぴ

ぷ

ぺ

ぽ

pa

pi

pu

pe

po

きゃ

きゅ

きょ

じゃ

じゅ

じょ

kya

kyu

kyo

ja

ju

jo

しゃ

しゅ

しょ

ぢゃ

ぢゅ

ぢょ

sha

shu

sho

ja

ju

jo

ちゃ

ちゅ

ちょ

みゃ

みゅ

みょ

cha

chu

cho

mya

myu

myo

にゃ

にゅ

にょ

りゃ

りゅ

りょ

nya

nyu

nyo

rya

ryu

ryo

ひゃ

ひゅ

ひょ

びゃ

びゅ

びょ

hya

hyu

hyo

bya

byu

byo

ぎゃ

ぎゅ

ぎょ

ぴゃ

ぴゅ

ぴょ

gya

gyu

gyo

pya

pyu

pyo

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The 46 Basic Katakana Characters

The chart below shows the 46 basic characters in the katakana alphabet with their pronunciation. Katakana is used for writing foreign loan words, for emphasis and for onomatopoeia.

ア

イ

ウ

エ

オ

a

i

u

e

o

カ

キ

ク

ケ

コ

ka

ki

ku

ke

ko

サ

シ

ス

セ

ソ

sa

shi

su

se

so

タ

チ

ツ

テ

ト

ta

chi

tsu

te

to

ナ

ニ

ヌ

ネ

ノ

na

ni

nu

ne

no

ハ

ヒ

フ

ヘ

ホ

ha/wa

hi

fu

h(e)

ho

マ

ミ

ム

メ

モ

ma

mi

mu

me

mo

ヤ

ユ

ヨ

ya

yu

yo

ラ

リ

ル

レ

ロ

ra

ri

ru

re

ro

ワ

ヲ

wa

w(o)

ン n

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The 50 Additional Katakana Characters

Adding two small lines to a katakana syllable makes the sound hard. Ka becomes ga, sa becomes za, etc. Adding a small circle to the syllables starting with h makes a p sound. In the lower two tables the i-column syllable combines with ya, yu or yo to make the sounds kya, kyu, kyo, etc.

ガ

ギ

グ

ゲ

ゴ

ga

gi

gu

ge

go

ザ

ジ

ズ

ゼ

ゾ

za

ji

zu

ze

zo

ダ

デ

ド

da

de

do

バ

ビ

ブ

ベ

ボ

ba

bi

bu

be

bo

パ

ピ

プ

ペ

ポ

pa

pi

pu

pe

po

キャ

キュ

キョ

ギャ

ギュ

ギョ

kya

kyu

kyo

gya

gyu

gyo

シャ

シュ

ショ

ジャ

ジュ

ジョ

sha

shu

sho

ja

ju

jo

チャ

チュ

チョ

ミャ

ミュ

ミョ

cha

chu

cho

mya

myu

myo

ニャ

ニュ

ニョ

リャ

リュ

リョ

nya

nyu

nyo

rya

ryu

ryo

ヒャ

ヒュ

ヒョ

hya

hyu

hyo

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How to Write Hiragana and Katakana Characters The strokes of hiragana and katakana are always written from left to right and from top to bottom. Each stroke will have one of the following types of ending: とめ tome (stop), はね hane (jump) or はらい harai (sweep). A stop is when the stroke comes to a stop before you move your pen from the paper. A jump is a small flourish made by removing the pen from the paper as you move to the next stroke. A sweep is when the pen is slowly removed from the end of the stroke in a sweeping motion. In the letter ke shown on the right, stroke 1 is a jump, stroke 2 is a stop and stroke 3 is a sweep.

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け

Hiragana Writing Practice The 46 Basic Characters with Stroke Orders a

あ

2

1

3

i

い

2 1

u

う

1 2

e

え

2

1

o

お

3

2 1

ka

か

3

1 2

ki

3

き

1

2

4

ku

く

ke

け こ

1

1 2

3

ko

1 2

sa

さ

2

1

3

shi

し

1

5

3

2

su

す

1

se

せ

2

2

1

3

so

そ

1

ta

た

1

2

3

4

chi

ち

1 2

tsu

1

つ

te

て

1

to

1

と

2

na

3

な

1

2 4

ni

に

2 1

3

nu

ぬ

2

1

ne

ね のの 1

2

no

1

ha

は ひ ふ

2

1

3

hi

1

fu

he

へ

1 3

4

2

1

6

ho

ほ ま

1

2 3

4

ma

1

mi

み

3

2

1 2

mu

3

む

2

1

me

め

1 2

mo

も

2 3

1

ya

2

1

や

3

yu

ゆ よ

1

2

yo

2 1

ra

1

ら

2

ri

り

1 2

ru

る

1

re

2

れ

1

ro

ろ

1

wa

わ

1 2

(w)o

を ん

1 2

3

n

1

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Katakana Writing Practice The 46 Basic Characters with Stroke Orders a

1

ア

2

i

1

イ

2

u

ウ

3

1 2

e

エ

1 2 3

o

オ

1

2 3

ka

1

カ

2

ki

キ

ku

ク

ke

ケ

1 3

2

1

2

1 2

3

ko

コ

1 2

sa

サ

1

2

3

shi

シ

1 2

su

3

1

ス

2

se

セ

so

ソ 夕

1

2 1 2

ta

2 1

3

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chi

チ

1 2

tsu

2

1

ツ

3

te

テ

1 2

to

ト

2

1

ナ ニ

2

1

2

nu

ヌ

ne

ネ

3

1

na

ni

3

2

1

1

4

2 3

no

ノ

1

ha

ハ

1

hi

1

2

ヒ

2

fu

1

フ

he

1

へ

ho

ホ

4 1

ma

ミ

3

1

マ

mi

2

2

1 2

3

mu

ム

2 1

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me

メ

2 1

mo

モ

1 2

ya

ヤ

3

1 2

yu

ユ

1 2

yo

ヨ

1 2

3

ra

2

ラ

1

ri

リ

1 2

ru

ル

1

2

re

レ

1

ro

2

ロ

1 3

wa

ワ

2 1

(w)o

ヲ ン

1

2

n

1 2

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Handwriting Practice

The exercises on the following pages will help you practice writing the hiragana and katakana characters you have studied in a variety of useful, everyday words. .

aka red

あ か iku  to go

い く eki station

え き kao face

か お keiko practice

け い こ asa morning

あ さ sushi sushi

す し gakusei student

が く せ い ashita tomorrow

あ し た 11

kazoku family

か ぞ く chikatetsu subway

ち か て つ shigoto work

し ご と nani what

な に inu dog

い ぬ okane money

お か ね kimono kimono

き も の hai yes

は い hito person

ひ と fuyu winter

ふ ゆ 12

heta  bad at something

へ た hoshi star

ほ し atama head

あ た ま sashimi sashimi

さ し み yomu  to read

よ む yume dream

ゆ め oyasumi  good night

お や す み yubi finger

ゆ び yōkoso welcome

よ う こ そ karada body

か ら だ 13

onigiri  rice ball

お に ぎ り haru spring

は る hiroi wide

ひ ろ い kore this

こ れ watashi  I, me

わ た し tenki weather

て ん き gakkō school

が っ こ う gyūnyū milk

ぎ ゅ う に ゅ う soba  soba noodles

そ ば yappari  sure enough

や っ ぱ り 14

aisu ice

ア イ ス hausu house

ハ ウ ス eko ecology

エ コ oranda Holland

オ ラ ン ダ kanada Canada

カ ナ ダ kēki cake

ケ ー キ haiteku  high tech

ハ イ テ ク saizu size

サ イ ズ shikago Chicago

シ カ ゴ sukī  skiing

ス キ ー 15

gasu gas

ガ ス akusesu access

ア ク セ ス sōsu sauce

ソ ー ス takushī taxi

タ ク シ ー chīzu cheese

チ ー ズ shītsu sheet

シ ー ツ tesuto test

テ ス ト tenisu tennis

テ ニ ス kanū canoe

カ ヌ ー kone connection

コ ネ 16

nōto note

ノ ー ト kōhī coffee

コ ー ヒ ー naifu knife

ナ イ フ bēbī baby

ベ ー ビ ー hōmupēji  home page

ホ ー ム ペ ー ジ sumaho  smart phone

ス マ ホ masukomi  mass media

マ ス コ ミ mōru mall

モ ー ル myūjikku music

ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク taiya tire

タ イ ヤ 17

yoga yoga

ヨ ガ washinton Washington

ワ シ ン ト ン rate latte

ラ テ kurisumasu Christmas

ク リ ス マ ス toire toilet

ト イ レ yūro euro

ユ ー ロ kyasshu cash

キ ャ ッ シ ュ orinpikku Olympics

オ リ ン ピ ッ ク vaiorin violin

ヴ ァ イ オ リ ン shefu chef

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