Japanese Writing System

Question 1

What is Hiragana?

Answer 1

Curvy Writing
46 characters
Japanese words

Question 2

What is Katakana?

Answer 2

Straight and Angular writing
46 characters
Foreign words

Question 5

What is Kangi?

Answer 5

Small/little Pictures
From China
There are 1000’s

Question 7

1. 日本

2. にほん

Answer 7

1. Written in Kanji
2. Written in Hiragana
   English - Japan
   Romaji - Nihon - ni = sun + hon = origin
   = sun origin

Question 8

か

Answer 8

KA

KAr goes over the cliff

Question 9

な

Answer 9

NA

A NAn praying at the cross

Question 10

ひ

Answer 10

HI

HI (he) has a big mouth

Question 11

ら

Answer 11

RA

A RAbbit’s face and ear

Question 12

が

Answer 12

GA

GA = か + ‘ten ten’ 〜 ( “ ) = が

Question 13

ひらがな。

Answer 13

HI RA GA NA。

Question 15

え

Answer 15

E

An Extra stroke on ‘h’

Question 16

お

Answer 16

O

Onto the green with the golf ball

Question 17

す

Answer 17

SU

SUicidal driver

Question 18

て

Answer 18

TE

The TEnnis racquet is broken

Question 19

は

Answer 19

HA

HA,HA the keg has a hole in it

Question 20

ま

Answer 20

MA

MA is on the phone

Question 21

で

Answer 21

DE

DE = て + ( “ ) = で

Question 22

う

Answer 22

U

Uoh! The old lady was hit on the back with a rock

Question 23

こ

Answer 23

KO

KOin

Question 24

さ

Answer 24

SA

SAthern star

Question 25

し

Answer 25

SHI

SHI has long hair

Question 26

た

Answer 26

TA

TA is shaped like ta

Question 27

も

Answer 27

MO

Catch MOre fish with a double hook

Question 28

わ

Answer 28

WA

Waving a WAnd like Harry Potter

Question 29

ん

Answer 29

N

Half an ‘h’ = ‘n’

Question 30

ば

Answer 30

BA

BA = HA + ( “ )

Question 31

ご

Answer 31

GO

GO = KO + ( “ )