Japanese Beginners · Term 1 Week 10B · practice on your own

Hiragana mastery

Draft for the class teacher to check.

By the end of this week you can

The new kana

Tap ▶ to hear a row, then say each kana after it.

がga
ぎgi
ぐgu
げge
ごgo
ざza
じji
ずzu
ぜze
ぞzo
だda
ぢji
づzu
でde
どdo
ばba
びbi
ぶbu
べbe
ぼbo
ぱpa
ぴpi
ぷpu
ぺpe
ぽpo
きゃkya
きゅkyu
きょkyo
しゃsha
しゅshu
しょsho
ちゃcha
ちゅchu
ちょcho

Practise

1What sound is it?

Choose the sound for each kana, then check.

2Find the kana

Some of these look alike. Look closely.

Which one is ze?
Which one is cha?
Which one is kyo?
Which one is bu?
Which one is ga?
Which one is za?

3Type the sound

Type the sound in English letters (for example ka), then check.

だ

ぎ

べ

ぜ

ちゃ

ぷ

しゅ

ぼ

4Read the words

Read each word, tap ▶ to check how it sounds, then choose the meaning.

5Listen and choose

Tap ▶, listen, and choose the word you hear.

6Write the word in English letters

Type each word in English letters. Long sounds can be written double (gakkou) or single (gakko).

がっこう

でんしゃ

おちゃ

きって

ぎゅうにゅう

おかあさん

じてんしゃ

しゅくだい

ごはん

ざっし

7Small sounds that change the word

These words differ by one small sound. Tap ▶ on each and choose the one you hear second.

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