31_46_Basic_Hiragana Flashcards
ま
ma - まど (mado) - ‘mah-doh’ (window)
Like “mama”.
み
mi - みず (mizu) - ‘mee-zoo’ (water)
Like “meet”.
む
mu - むし (mushi) - ‘moo-shee’ (insect)
Like “moo”, but no lip rounding.
め
me - めがね (megane) - ‘meh-gah-neh’ (glasses)
Like “medal”.
も
mo - もも (momo) - ‘moh-moh’ (peach)
Like “more”, but shorter.
や
ya - やま (yama) - ‘yah-mah’ (mountain)
Like “yard”.
ゆ
yu - ゆめ (yume) - ‘yoo-meh’ (dream)
Like “you”.
よ
yo - ようふく (youfuku) - ‘yoh-foo-koo’ (clothes)
Like “yo-yo”.
ら
ra - らいおん (raion) - ‘rah-ee-on’ (lion)
Like Spanish “pero”.
り
ri - りんご (ringo) - ‘reen-goh’ (apple)
Soft “ree”, not “lee”.
る
ru - るす (rusu) - ‘roo-soo’ (absence)
Flap “r”, not “roo”.
れ
re - れきし (rekishi) - ‘reh-kee-shee’ (history)
Like Spanish “re”.
ろ
ro - ろうそく (rousoku) - ‘roh-soh-koo’ (candle)
Short “r”, like “lotto”.
わ
wa - わたし (watashi) - ‘wah-tah-shee’ (I, me)
Like “wa” in “water”.
を
wo - を (wo) - ‘oh’ (used in grammar, rarely pronounced ‘wo’)
Like “o” in “or”, rarely pronounced “wo”.
ん
n - ほん (hon) - ‘hohn’ (book)
Nasal “n”, varies by context.
