Hiragana, the basic forty-six

46 phrases

Hiragana, the basic forty-six in Japanese - 46 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.

あ a — a

い i — i

う u — u

え e — e

お o — o

か ka — ka

き ki — ki

く ku — ku

け ke — ke

こ ko — ko

さ sa — sa

し shi — shi - like the sh in ship

す su — su

せ se — se

そ so — so

た ta — ta

ち chi — chi - like the ch in cheese

つ tsu — tsu - one sound, not t plus su

て te — te

と to — to

な na — na

に ni — ni

ぬ nu — nu

ね ne — ne

の no — no

は ha — ha

ひ hi — hi

ふ fu — fu - blown between the lips, no teeth

へ he — he

ほ ho — ho

ま ma — ma

み mi — mi

む mu — mu

め me — me

も mo — mo

や ya — ya

ゆ yu — yu

よ yo — yo

ら ra — ra - a light tap, between r and l

り ri — ri

る ru — ru

れ re — re

ろ ro — ro

わ wa — wa

を o — o, the object particle

ん n — n - a full beat of its own

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Hiragana, the basic forty-six