Hiragana Flashcards
n Looks like the letter ‘n’
こ
ko This looks like a coin.
か
ka That knife is too small to cut the bread. This is KA for cut.
ね
ne Net a big fish.
う
u This is an old woman, bending over. A twig drops from a tree and hits her on the back. She says ‘Ooph’. This is *u* for *oo*ph
も
mo catch ‘mo’re fish with your hook.
ひ
hi Someone laughing, ‘hee hee’. This is HI for hee hee.
し
shi She with the long hair
て
te ‘T’ for the number Ten
む
mu This looks like a cow. A cow goes ‘moo’. This is mu for moo.
れ
re Rain and lightening.
さ
sa *Sa*murai sword, or someone sobbing
は
ha ha for HA HA HA.
ふ
fu ‘fu’ because is looks like Mt Fuji mountain.
す
su Soon the sprout will grow..
の
no No smoking sign.
ろ
ro The rubys ROlled away.
を
o Someone on a horse about to fall off going ‘Oooh’
に
ni Draw another line down on the right and this looks like a knee. This is NI for knee.
せ
se Watching the beautiful sun set. This is se for setting
み
mi This looks like the number 21. I am 21. Do you believe me? This is MI for me.
つ
tsu TSUnami wave
な
na Imagine that the t is a cross and a person, a nun, is kneeling down to pray. This is NA for nun.
い
I Hawa*ii* or two eels
と
to The curved area is your toe. Ow! There’s a thorn sticking out the top of your toe. this is TO for top.
ほ
ho ‘Ho’ld the note
け
ke Looks a chemistry set (with the beaker and test tube)
り
ri These look like reeds by a river. This is RI for river.
わ
wa WAsp
く
ku Ku for Kookabara
た
ta The first half looks like a t. With a few extra lines on the second half is becomes an a. The two together spell ta, for ta.
め
me Looks like an eye. The Japanese word for eye is ‘me’.
お
o Look there is a ‘O’live
る
ru RU for ruby.
a This is an antenn*a* up on top of a roof, with a loose wire. So this is *a*, for antennA Up on a roof
へ
he An arrow pointing up to heaven.
