Hiragana & Katakana

Workbook

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 Hiragana & Katakana
Workbook

ひらがな- カタカナ

1. The Three types of letters .................. 3

2. Romanji, Hiragana and Katakana ........... 4-5
3. Hiragana .................... 6-27
4.Katakana................... 28-47

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There are three types of letters in Japanese

1. Hiragana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for particles, words, and parts of words.
2. Katakana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for foreign/loan words.
3. Kanji (Chinese characters) are used for the stem of words and convey the meaning as
well as sound.

Hiragana is used to express 46 different sounds used in the Japanese language. I suggest you
start learning Hiragana, then Katana, and then Kanji. If you learn Hiragana first, It will be
easier to learn Katakana next. Hiragana will help you learn Japanese pronunciation properly,
read Japanese beginners´ textbooks and write sentences in Japanese, and Katakana will help
you read Japanese menus at restaurants.

To master Hiragana, it is important to practice writing, revision is also very important -

please go over what you have learned several times.

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 Roma-ji, Hiragana and Katakana

¨n¨ before b, m, and p become ¨m¨ which is pronounced like ¨m¨ in ¨sample¨.
は へ
- Note: the particle WA is represented by The E is represented by .
を お．
- Note: the particle O is represented by , not

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Foreign words representation by Katakana.

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 Hiragana
How to pronounce.

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Hiragana

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Hiragana

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Hiragana

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Hiragana

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Hiragana

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Hiragana

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Hiragana

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Hiragana

kya きゃ きゃ
kyu きゅ きゅ
kyo きょ きょ
gya ぎゃ ぎゃ
gyu ぎゅ ぎゅ
gyo ぎょ ぎょ

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Hiragana

sha しゃ しゃ
shu しゅ しゅ
sho しょ しょ
ja じゃ じゃ
ju じゅ じゅ
jo じょ じょ
cha ちゃ ちゃ
chu ちゅ ちゅ
cho ちょ ちょ
nya にゃ にゃ
nyu にゅ にゅ
nyo にょ にょ
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Hiragana

hya ひゃ ひゃ
hyu ひゅ ひゅ
hyo ひょ ひょ
bya びゃ びゃ
byu びゅ びゅ
byo びょ びょ
pya ぴゃ ぴゃ
pyu ぴゅ ぴゅ
pyo ぴょ ぴょ
mya みゃ みゃ
myu みゅ みゅ
myo みょ みょ
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Hiragana

rya りゃ りゃ
ryu りゅ りゅ
ryo りょ りょ

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 Hiragana Worksheets
1.Write the following words in Hiragana.
1. Aka (Red) 24. Hako (Box)
2. Ao (Blue) 25. Ame (Rain)
3. Aki (Autumn) 26. Namae (Name)
4.Eki (Station) 27. Mushi (Insect)
5. Ie (House) 28. Yūmei (Famous)
6.Kaki (Oyster) 29. Yōfuku (Western Clothes)
7. Okii (Big) 30. Kinō (Yesterday)
8.Ue (On top) 31. Kūkō (Airport)
9. Asa (Morning) 32. Hako (Box)
10. Osushi (O-sushi) 33. Kore (This)
11. Shio (Salt) 34. Sore (That)
12. Osake (Sake) 35. Sayonara (Goodbye)
13. Ashita (Tomorrow) 36. Watashi (I)
14. Chikatetsu (Subway) 37. Sumimasen (I´m Sorry)

15. Tokei (Watch) 38. Mado (Window)

16. Kutsu (Shoes) 39. Sugoi (Great)

17. Kono Neko (This Cat) 40. Arigatōgozaimasu (Thank you)

18. Nani (What) 41. Shimbyn (Newapaper)

19. Sono Inu (That Dog) 42. Tomodachi (Friend)
20. Niku (Meat) 43. Chizu (Map)
21. Fune (Ship) 44. Tōkyō
22. Hoshi (Star) 45. Shūmatsu (Weekend)
23. Hito (People) 45. Shukudai (homework)

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 Hiragana Worksheets
2.Similar Characters (Write the following
characters in Hiragana)

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 The Hiragana Rules
1. Long Vowels
1. ā is represented by adding あ. Okāsan (Mother) =おか さん あ .
Māmā (so-so)

2. ii and ī are represented by adding , Oniisan (Older Brother)=おに さん

___ .
Ojiisan/Ojīsan (Grandfather)

う
3. ū is represented by adding , いYūgata (Early Evening)= ゆうがた
Taifū (Typhoon)

え
4. ē is represented by adding in the words of Japanese origin. Onēsan (Older Sister)=
おね えさん

え
5. ei is written in え
い in the words of Chinese Origin. Eigo (English)= ご,
Yūmei (Famous)

う
6. ō is represented by adding . Sayōnara (Goodbye)= さようなら
Byoin (Hospital)

お おおき
7. In some words o it is traditionally written in . Ōki (Big)= い

2. Double Consonants
Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, and tt) are represented by small っ. As smallっ indicates a
one-syllable pause, the mouth prepares for the pronunciation of the next syllable.
が う
Gakkō (School)= っこ
Kippu (Ticket)

ず
3. Ji and Zu are usually written in じ and . In few cases, they are traditionally written in
ぢ づ and .
Jisho (Dictionary) Mizu (Water)

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 The Hiragana Rules
は
4. Wa using as a particle is written in .
き う は どようびです.
Kyō wa doyōbi desu (Today is Saturday)= ょ
Watashi wa nihonjin desu ( I´m Japanese)

を
5. O using as a particle is written in .
おさ を のみます.
Osake o nomimasu ( I drink Sake)= け
Sore o misete kudasai (Please Show me that)

へ
6. E using as a particle is written in .
ぶやへ い い きます.
Shibuya e ikimasu (I´m going to Shibuya)= し
Doko e ikimasuka (Where are you going?)

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 Katakana
1. Katakana is used in the following ways:
-For words of foreign origin
-For onomatopoeia
-For the names of some animals and insects
-For the emphasis of some words

The Rules in Katakana

1. Long Vowels are represented by a dash ¨―¨

2. Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, tt, etc.) are represented by small tsu, ッ.
ジ
3. ji and zu are usually written in and ズ.

- An aid to the shi and tsu

remenbrance and distinction

- An aid to the so and m/n

remenbrance and distinction

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 Katakana
How to Pronounce.

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Katakana

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Katakana

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Katakana

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Katakana

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Katakana

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Katakana

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Katakana

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Katakana

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 Katakana

kya きゃ きゃ
kyu きゅ きゅ
kyo きょ きょ
gya ぎゃ ぎゃ
gyu ぎゅ ぎゅ
gyo ぎょ ぎょ
sha しゃ しゃ
shu しゅ しゅ
sho しょ しょ
ja じゃ じゃ
ju じゅ じゅ
jo じょ じょ

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 Katakana

kya きゃ きゃ
kyu きゅ きゅ
kyo きょ きょ
gya ぎゃ ぎゃ
gyu ぎゅ ぎゅ
gyo ぎょ ぎょ
sha しゃ しゃ
shu しゅ しゅ
sho しょ しょ
ja じゃ じゃ
ju じゅ じゅ
jo じょ じょ

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 Katakana

cha ちゃ ちゃ
chu ちゅ ちゅ
cho ちょ ちょ
nya にゃ にゃ
nyu にゅ にゅ
nyo にょ にょ
hya ひゃ ひゃ
hyu ひゅ ひゅ
hyo ひょ ひょ
bya びゃ びゃ
byu びゅ びゅ
byo びょ びょ
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 Katakana

pya ぴゃ ぴゃ
pyu ぴゅ ぴゅ
pyo ぴょ ぴょ
mya みゃ みゃ
myu みゅ みゅ
myo みょ みょ
rya りゃ りゃ
ryu りゅ りゅ
ryo りょ りょ
tsa ツァ ツァ
tse ツェ ツェ
tso ツォ ツォ
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she シェ シェ
che チェ チェ
je ジェ ジェ
quo クォ クォ
va ヴァ ヴァ
vi ヴィ ヴィ
ve ヴェ ヴェ
vo ヴォ ヴォ
fa ファ ファ
fi フィ フィ
fe フェ フェ
fo フォ フォ
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wi ウィ
we ウェ
wo ウォ
ti ティ
di ディ
dyu デュ

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 Katakana Worksheets
1.Write the following words in Hiragana.
1. Hamu (Ham) 24. Ranchi (Lunch)
2. Memo (Memo) 25. Sōsu (Sauce)
3. Gamu (Gum) 26. Wain (Wine)
4. Maiku (Mike) 27. Sukejūru (Schedule)
5. Shisutemu (System) 28. Chokorēto (Chocolate)
6. Mōtā (Motor) 29. Menyū (Menu)
7. Messēji (Message) 30. Dizunīrando (Disneyland)
8. Tomato (Tomato) 31. Remontī (Lemon Tea)
9. Chīmu (Team) 32.Chekku (Check)
10.Yotto (Yacht) 33.Konpyūtā (Computer)
11. Taiya (Tire) 34.Orenjijūsu (Orange Juice)
12.Yūzā (User) 35. Shanpū (Shampoo)
13. Rūru (Rule)
2.Similar Characters (Write the following
14. Toire (Tilet, bathroom)
characters in Hiragana)
15. Kurisumasu (Christmas)
16.Mēruadoresu (e-mail address)
17. Taoru (Towel)
18. Erebētā (Elevator)
19. Esukarētā (Elevator)
20. Karēraisu (Curry Rice)
21. Makudonarudo (McDonald´s)
22.Resutoran (Restaurant)
23. Ressun (Lesson)

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 Hiragana & Katakana
Workbook

ひらがな- カタカナ

1. The Three types of letters .................. 3

2. Romanji, Hiragana and Katakana ........... 4-5
3. Hiragana .................... 6-27
4.Katakana................... 28-47

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Hiragana and Katakana
Workbook

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