Hiragana YELLOW Belt - with AUDIO

Click on the PLAY button, and

then SELECT the hiragana that

matches the SOUND you hear

• さ

• た

• ち

• す

Answer explanation

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

さ is written in rōmaji as 'sa' and sounds like the 'sa' in 'salute'.

• す

• し

• つ

• お

Answer explanation

し is the /shi/ sound in 'ship'.

In rōmaji, we use the English alphabet letters 'shi' to represent し.

• つ

• す

• も

• あ

Answer explanation

す is the sound 'su' sound in 'super' or 'sushi'.

We write す as 'su' in rōmaji.

• け

• え

• た

• せ

Answer explanation

せ is like the start sounds of 'sent'.

In rōmaji, we せ as 'se'.

• ろ

• そ

• い

• さ

Answer explanation

そ is sometimes also written with the TOP stroke separate from the the rest of the character. (see image)

そ is written in rōmaji as 'so' and sounds like the 'so' in 'sorry'.

• こ

• た

• は

• え

Answer explanation

た makes the sound like in the beginning of 'tuck' or 'tatami mat'.

We write た as 'ta' in rōmaji.

Be careful not to mispronounce this sound...

• く

• さ

• た

• ち

Answer explanation

ち makes the sound like in 'chin'.

In rōmaji, we write ち as 'chi'.

WARNING: 'chi' and 'sa' are very similar! 'chi' looks like the number 5.

TIP: draw a picture of ち with 5 chins, chips, or chicks, to help you remember...

• あ

• し

• ね

• つ

Answer explanation

つ makes the sound 'tsu' like in 'tsunami'.

We write つ as 'tsu' in rōmaji.

The つ character has 2 jobs:

1. making the 'tsu' sound (when it is written normal size)

eg. いつ = itsu

2. making a double consonant sound when written SMALL

eg. おっと = otto VERSUS おと = oto

• と

• あ

• て

• を

Answer explanation

て makes the sound like in 'ten' or 'teriyaki'.

We write て as 'te' in rōmaji.

• と

• さ

• う

• ろ

Answer explanation

と sounds like the beginning of 'top'.

We write と as 'to' in rōmaji.

Do you have a とら in your classroom?