How to Write in Japanese: Hiragana #1b

What are the three different scripts used in written Japanese?

• Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji

• Hangul, Katakana, and Kanji

• Hiragana, Hangul, and Kanji

• Hiragana, Katakana, and Hanja

How many Hiragana characters are there in the Japanese alphabet?

• 46

• 50

• 40

• 60

Which two scripts make up the Japanese alphabet and are the focus of this series?

• Hiragana and Katakana

• Kanji and Hangul

• Katakana and Hangul

• Hiragana and Pinyin

Each Hiragana character represents one syllable sound.

• True

• False

When Japanese is written vertically, in which direction do you read it?

• From right to left

• From left to right

• From top to bottom

• From bottom to top

List the five Hiragana vowel sounds introduced in this lesson.

• あ, い, う, え, お

• か, き, く, け, こ

• さ, し, す, せ, そ

• た, ち, つ, て, と

Which script is mostly used for foreign words in Japanese?

• Katakana

• Hiragana

• Kanji

• Romaji

Kanji characters represent a word or a concept and there are thousands of them.

• True

• False

Which Hiragana character is described as looking like two i's side by side and acts as a suffix to most adjectives in Japanese?

• い

• う

• え

• お

How many strokes are used to write the Hiragana character い?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4