Hiragana Y, W, N, & Blended

​Hiragana Y, W, N + Blended

Nihongo Ichi 11/24/25

Draw

"ya"

Practice drawing the character, being mindful of stroke order

Draw

Find and circle all of the characters for "ya"

Multiple Choice

Romanize the following: やきも　が　だいすき　です。

• Yaku no taisuki desu

• Yakimo ga daisuki desu

• Yukima ka taisoki desu

• Yinomo ga niisuki desu

Draw

"yu"

Practice drawing the character, being mindful of correct stroke order

Draw

Find and circle all of the character for "yu"

Multiple Choice

Romanize the following: ふゆ　に　ゆき　が　 ふります。

• fuya ni yagi ga furimasu

• guya ni yaki ga orimasu

• hayu ni yuki ga arimasu

• fuyu ni yuki ga furimasu

Draw

"yo"

Practice drawing the character, being mindful of stroke order

Draw

Find and circle all of the characters for "yo"

Multiple Choice

How would this be written in hiragana: doyoubi ni yoku geemu shimasu

• にちようび　に　よく　です

• どようび　に　よく　げえむ　します

• どやあび　に　よく　がむ　します

• どようび　に　ゆき　げえむ　します

Draw

"wa"

Practice drawing the character, being mindful of stroke order

Draw

Find and circle all of the characters for "wa"

Drag and Drop

Fill in the missing character for this sentence: "My name is Suzuki"

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

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Draw

"wo"

Practice drawing the character, being mindful of stroke order

Draw

Find and circle all of the characters for "wo"

Multiple Choice

How do I type this in Japanese: "I like eating sushi"

• けいき　を　たべる　の　が　すき　です

• すし　を　たべる　の　が　すきです

• さしみ　を　のむ　の　が　すき　です

• みるく　お　つくる　の　が　すき　です

Draw

"n"

Practice drawing the character, being mindful of stroke order

Draw

Find and circle all of the characters for "n"

Multiple Choice

Turn the following romaji into hiragana:

Nihongo ga zenzen wakarimasen

• にほんご　が　ぜんぜん　わかりません

• にはんが　を　ぜんぜん　しません

• のほんご　が　ぜんぜん　です

• なはんご　は　きびしい　です

​Yatta! You learned all your hiragana. We just have one more thing to learn...

Blended Sounds

When we add a small や, ゆ, or よ after any cononant vowel sounds in the i-column, we blend the two sounds

Try to pronounce the following

Click here to practice with Rose-sensei!

Multiple Choice

Listen and pick the one you hear

• ひゅうしゃく

• きゅうしょく

• きゃしき

• りょうしん

Multiple Choice

Listen and pick the one you hear

• かぞく　は　りょうしん　と　わたし　です

• かぞく　は　ちち　と　はは　です

• かんさく　は　おとうと　と　わたし　です

• りょうしん　が　だいすき　です

Poll

How confident do you feel with hiragana?

• Not so good, I keep mixing them up

• So-so, I need more practice

• EZZZ I'm ready for Katakana!