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Hiragana Flashcards

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あ

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a

あ (a) makes any hiragana ending in “a” become long.
Ex: かあ - kaa

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い

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i

い makes any hiragana ending in “i” become long.
Ex: にい - nii

い (i) makes any hiragana ending in “e” become long.
Ex: がくせい (gakusei) - student
Ex2: せんせい (sensei) - teacher; professor

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う

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u

う makes any hiragana ending in “u” become long.
Ex: くう - kuu

う (u) makes any hiragana ending in “o” become long.
Ex: ここ (koko) - here
こうこう (koukou) - high school

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え

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e

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お

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o

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か

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ka

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き

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ki

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く

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ku

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け

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ke

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こ

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ko

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が

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ga

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ぎ

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gi

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ぐ

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gu

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げ

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ge

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ご

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go

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さ

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sa

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し

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si / shi

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す

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su

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せ

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se

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そ

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so

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21
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ざ

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za

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じ

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zi / ji

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ず

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zu

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ぜ

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ze

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25
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ぞ

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zo

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た

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ta

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ち

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ti / chi

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つ

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tu / tsu

A small “tsu” (っ) before the hiragana makes the consonant long (or doubled). The small “tsu” (っ) is not pronounced.
Ex: いつか - itsuka
いっか - ikka

The meaning of a word completely changes if there is a small “tsu” (っ).
Ex: いて ください。(ite kudasai) - Please stay.
いって ください。(itte kudasai) - Please go.

The small “tsu” (っ) cannot be used before the hiragana な (na), に (ni), ぬ (nu), ね (ne), and の (no). To make these consonants long, we add ん (n).
Ex: ✅ correct: さんねん (sannen) - three years
❌ incorrect: さっねん
Ex2: ✅ correct: こんな (konna) - this kind
❌ incorrect: こっな

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て

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te

30
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と

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to

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だ

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da

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ぢ

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di / ji

33
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づ

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du

34
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で

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de

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ど

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do

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な

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na

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に

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ni

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ぬ

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nu

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ね

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ne

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の

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no

41
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は

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ha

The subject particle “wa” is spelled as the hiragana は (ha). This is the only time when we write は (ha) and pronounce it as “wa”.

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ひ

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hi

43
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ふ

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hu / fu

44
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へ

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he

45
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ほ

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ho

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ば

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ba

47
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び

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bi

48
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ぶ

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bu

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べ

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be

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ぼ

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bo

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ぱ

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pa

52
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ぴ

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pi

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ぷ

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pu

54
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ぺ

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pe

55
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ぽ

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po

56
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ま

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ma

57
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み

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mi

58
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む

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mu

59
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め

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me

60
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も

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mo

61
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や

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ya

There are small forms of や (ya). It blends with the previous hiragana to create one sound.
Ex: きや (kiya)
きゃ (kya)

We can only combine や (ya) with the hiragana letters that end with the sound “i”.
They are き (ki), ぎ (gi), し (shi), じ (ji), ち(chi), に (ni), み (mi), ひ (hi), び (bi), ぴ (pi) and り (ri). Let’s start with き (ki) and ぎ (gi)!

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ゆ

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yu

There are small forms of ゆ (yu). It blends with the previous hiragana to create one sound.

We can only combine ゆ (yu) with the hiragana letters that end with the sound “i”.
They are き (ki), ぎ (gi), し (shi), じ (ji), ち(chi), に (ni), み (mi), ひ (hi), び (bi), ぴ (pi) and り (ri). Let’s start with き (ki) and ぎ (gi)!

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よ

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yo

There are small forms of よ (yo). It blends with the previous hiragana to create one sound.

We can only combine よ (yo) with the hiragana letters that end with the sound “i”.
They are き (ki), ぎ (gi), し (shi), じ (ji), ち(chi), に (ni), み (mi), ひ (hi), び (bi), ぴ (pi) and り (ri). Let’s start with き (ki) and ぎ (gi)!

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ら

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ra

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り

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ri

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る

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ru

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れ

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re

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ろ

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ro

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わ

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wa

70
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を

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wo / o

71
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ん

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nn

Japanese - Beginner (24 decks)

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