Hiragana WHITE belt - with AUDIO

Front

Click PLAY, then select the hiragana for the SOUND heard.

Back

あ

Answer explanation

あ is the short /u/ sound, like the 'a' in 'banana' OR 'u' in 'up'.

In rōmaji, we use the English alphabet letter 'a' to represent あ.

Front

Click PLAY, then select the hiragana for the SOUND heard.

Back

え

Answer explanation

え is the short /e/ sound, like the 'e' sound in 'egg'.

In rōmaji, we use the English alphabet letter of 'e' to represent え.

Front

Click PLAY, then select the hiragana for the SOUND heard.

Back

い

Answer explanation

い is the short /i/ sound, like the 'i' in 'in'.

In rōmaji, we use the English alphabet letter 'i' to represent い.

Front

Click PLAY, then select the hiragana for the SOUND heard.

Back

お

Answer explanation

お is the short /o/ sound, like the 'o' sound in 'on'.

In rōmaji, we use the English alphabet letter of 'o' to represent お.

Front

Click PLAY, then select the hiragana for the SOUND heard.

Back

う

Answer explanation

う is the short /oo/ sound, like the 'oo' sound in 'flu' (but shorter!).

In rōmaji, we use the English alphabet letter of 'u' to represent う.

Front

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Back

か

Answer explanation

か is the same sound as the start of the word 'karate'

In rōmaji it is written as 'ka'.

Front

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Back

き

Answer explanation

き is commonly written with the bottom section separated from the 'down' stroke. (see image)

き is written in rōmaji as 'ki' and sounds like the 'ki' in 'kitten'.

Front

Select the hiragana character that matches the SOUND heard.

Back

く

Front

Click PLAY, then select the hiragana for the SOUND heard.

Back

け

Front

Identify the correct Hiragana character: こ, き, か, く

Back

こ