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Hiragana Flashcards

Learn the Hiragana syllabaries: Hiragana is usually used for normal Japanese words.

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あ

A

a

Pronunciation: ‘ah’

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い

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i

Pronunciation: ‘ee’

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う

A

u

Pronunciation: ‘oo’

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え

A

e

Pronunciation: ‘eh’

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お

A

o

Pronunciation: ‘oo’

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か

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ka

Pronunciation: ‘k-ah’

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き

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ki

Pronunciation: ‘k-ee’

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く

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ku

Pronunciation: ‘k-oo’

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け

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ke

Pronunciation: ‘k-eh’

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こ

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ko

Pronunciation: ‘k-oh’

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が

A

ga

Pronunciation: ‘g-ah’

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ぎ

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gi

Pronunciation: ‘g-ee’

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ぐ

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gu

Pronunciation: ‘g-oo’

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げ

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ge

Pronunciation: ‘g-eh’

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ご

A

go

Pronunciation: ‘g-oh’

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さ

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sa

Pronunciation: ‘s-ah’

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し

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shi

Pronunciation: ‘sh-ee’

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す

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su

Pronunciation: ‘s-oo’

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せ

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se

Pronunciation: ‘s-eh’

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そ

A

so

Pronunciation: ‘s-oh’

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ざ

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za

Pronunciation: ‘z-ah’

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じ

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ji

Pronunciation: ‘j-ee’

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ず

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zu

Pronunciation: ‘z-oo’

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ぜ

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ze

Pronunciation: ‘z-eh’

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ぞ

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zo

Pronunciation: ‘z-oh’

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た

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ta

Pronunciation: ‘t-ah’

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ち

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chi

Pronunciation: ‘ch-ee’

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つ

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tsu

Pronunciation: ‘ts-oo’

Be careful: t is not silent!

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て

A

te

Pronunciation: ‘t-eh’

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と

A

to

Pronunciation: ‘t-oh’

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だ

A

da

Pronunciation: ‘d-ah’

32
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ぢ

A

ji

Pronunciation: ‘j-ee’

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づ

A

zu

Pronunciation: ‘z-oo’

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で

A

de

Pronunciation: ‘d-eh’

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ど

A

do

Pronunciation: ‘d-oh’

36
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な

A

na

Pronunciation: ‘n-ah’

37
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に

A

ni

Pronunciation: ‘n-ee’

38
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ぬ

A

nu

Pronunciation: ‘n-oo’

39
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ね

A

ne

Pronunciation: ‘n-eh’

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の

A

no

Pronunciation: ‘n-oh’

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は

A

ha

Pronunciation: ‘h-ah’

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ひ

A

hi

Pronunciation: ‘h-ee’

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ふ

A

fu

Pronunciation: ‘f-oo’

Be careful: very light ‘f’ sound!

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へ

A

he

Pronunciation: ‘h-eh’

45
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ほ

A

ho

Pronunciation: ‘h-oh’

46
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ば

A

ba

Pronunciation: ‘b-ah’

47
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び

A

bi

Pronunciation: ‘b-ee’

48
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ぶ

A

bu

Pronunciation: ‘b-oo’

49
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べ

A

be

Pronunciation: ‘b-eh’

50
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ぼ

A

bo

Pronunciation: ‘b-oh’

51
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ぱ

A

pa

Pronunciation: ‘p-ah’

52
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ぴ

A

pi

Pronunciation: ‘p-ee’

53
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ぷ

A

pu

Pronunciation: ‘p-oo’

54
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ぺ

A

pe

Pronunciation: ‘p-eh’

55
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ぽ

A

po

Pronunciation: ‘p-oh’

56
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ま

A

ma

Pronunciation: ‘m-ah’

57
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み

A

mi

Pronunciation: ‘m-ee’

58
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む

A

mu

Pronunciation: ‘m-oo’

59
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め

A

me

Pronunciation: ‘m-eh’

60
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も

A

mo

Pronunciation: ‘m-oh’

61
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や

A

ya

Pronunciation: ‘y-ah’

62
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ゆ

A

yu

Pronunciation: ‘y-oo’

63
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よ

A

yo

Pronunciation: ‘y-oh’

64
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ら

A

ra

Pronunciation: ‘r-ah’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

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り

A

ri

Pronunciation: ‘r-ee’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

66
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る

A

ru

Pronunciation: ‘r-oo’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

67
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れ

A

re

Pronunciation: ‘r-eh’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

68
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ろ

A

ro

Pronunciation: ‘r-oh’

Be careful: very light ‘r’ sound!

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わ

A

wa

Pronunciation: ‘w-ah’

70
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を

A

wo/o

Pronunciation: ‘w-oh’ or ‘oh’

(More commonly pronounced o)

71
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ん

A

n/m

Pronunciation: ‘nnh’ or ‘mmm’

(More commonly n)

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