What I Know So Far Flashcards
What is Hiragana?
Hiragana is one of the two phonetic alphabets used in the Japanese writing system.
True or False: Hiragana characters represent syllables rather than individual sounds.
True
How many basic Hiragana characters are there?
There are 46 basic Hiragana characters.
Fill in the blank: The first character in the Hiragana alphabet is _____ .
あ (a)
What is the Hiragana character for the sound ‘ki’?
き
Multiple choice: Which of the following is a Hiragana character? A) か B) カ C) かん D) かっこ
A) か
What sound does the Hiragana character ‘た’ represent?
The sound ‘ta’.
True or False: Hiragana is used primarily for native Japanese words.
True
What is the Hiragana character for ‘no’?
の
Fill in the blank: The Hiragana character for the sound ‘su’ is _____ .
す
Which character represents the sound ‘mo’ in Hiragana?
も
Multiple choice: Which of the following is NOT a Hiragana character? A) し B) せ C) そ D) ラ
D) ラ
What is the Hiragana character for ‘ne’?
ね
True or False: Hiragana is used to write foreign words in Japanese.
False
What sound does the Hiragana character ‘ふ’ represent?
The sound ‘fu’.
Fill in the blank: The Hiragana character for ‘mi’ is _____ .
み
What is the last character in the standard Hiragana chart?
ん (n)
Multiple choice: How is the Hiragana character ‘さ’ pronounced? A) sa B) sha C) se D) so
A) sa
Fill in the blank: The character ‘や’ represents the sound _____ .
ya
What is the Hiragana character for ‘ra’?
ら
True or False: Each Hiragana character can only represent one sound.
True
What is the Hiragana character for ‘e’?
え
Multiple choice: Which character represents the sound ‘te’? A) て B) と C) た D) ち
A) て
What is the Hiragana character for ‘yo’?
よ
Fill in the blank: The Hiragana character for ‘se’ is _____ .
せ
What is the Hiragana character for ‘u’?
う
True or False: Hiragana can be used to indicate grammatical functions in sentences.
True
