Hiragana (Gojuon-zu) Flashcards
Memorize the Hiragana (Gojuon-zu) Alphabet's Pronunciation and Forms Key Front: Hiragana letter in type format Back: Phonetic Pronunciation (Romaji Spelling) & Notes Notes: - Pronunciation of [r] sound is different from the one in English. - In English, tip of your tongue is rolled back to pronounce [r], and it is placed behind the upper teeth for [l] sound. - Japanese [r] is in the middle of these two. Tip of your tongue touches the roof of mouth.
1
Q
あ
A
ah (a)
2
Q
い
A
ee (i)
3
Q
う
A
oo (u)
4
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え
A
eh (e)
5
Q
お
A
oh (o)
6
Q
か
A
kha (ka)
7
Q
き
A
kee (ki)
8
Q
く
A
koo (ku)
9
Q
け
A
keh (ke)
10
Q
こ
A
koh (ko)
11
Q
さ
A
sah (sa)
12
Q
し
A
shee (shi)
13
Q
す
A
soo (su)
14
Q
せ
A
seh (se)
15
Q
そ
A
soh (so)
16
Q
た
A
tah (ta)
17
Q
ち
A
chee (chi)
18
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つ
A
tsoo (tsu)
19
Q
て
A
teh (te)
20
Q
と
A
toh (to)
21
Q
な
A
nah (na)
22
Q
に
A
nee (ni)
23
Q
ぬ
A
noo (nu)
24
Q
ね
A
neh (ne)
25
Q
の
A
noh (no)
26
Q
は
A
hah (ha) Pronounced wa (same as わ) when used as a particle
27
Q
ひ
A
hee (hi)
28
Q
ふ
A
hoo (fu)
Pronunciation of ふ[fu] is different from English [f]. Create the sound with pursed lips (like whistling).
29
Q
へ
A
heh (he) Prounounced e (same as え) when used as a particle
30
Q
ほ
A
hoh (ho)
31
Q
ま
A
mah (ma)
32
Q
み
A
mee (mi)
33
Q
む
A
moo (mu)
34
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め
A
meh (me)
35
Q
も
A
moh (mo)
36
Q
や
A
yah (ya)
37
Q
ゆ
A
yoo (yu)
38
Q
よ
A
yoh (yo)
39
Q
ら
A
rah (ra)
40
Q
り
A
ree (ri)
41
Q
る
A
roo (ru)
42
Q
れ
A
reh (re)
43
Q
ろ
A
roh (ro)
44
Q
わ
A
wah (wa)
45
Q
を
A
oh (o)
Only used as a particle in a sentence
46
Q
ん
A
nn (nn)
In Japanese, ん is counted as one syllable. It should be pronounced for the same length as other letters.
