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HiraganaWorkbook

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Hiragana Chart

が  ga ぎ  gi ぐ  gu げ  ge ご  go

ざ  za じ   ji ず  zu ぜ  ze ぞ  zo

だ da

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  ぎゃ  しゃ  じゃ  ちゃ にゃ ひゃ びゃ ぴゃ  みゃ  りゃkya gya sha ja cha nya hya bya pya mya rya

きゅ  ぎゅ  しゅ  じゅ  ちゅ にゅ ひゅ びゅ ぴゅ  みゅ  りゅ

kyu gyu shu ju chu nyu hyu byu pyu my ryuきょ  ぎょ  しょ  じょ  ちょ にょ ひょ びょ ぴょ  みょ  りょkyo gyo sho jo cho nyo hyo byo pyo myo ryo

あ  a い  i う u え e お  o

か  ka き  ki く ku け ke こ  ko

さ  sa し  shi す su せ se そ  so

た  ta ち  chi つ tsu て te と  to

な  na に  ni ぬ nu ね ne の  no

は  ha ひ  hi ふ fu へ he ほ  ho

ま  ma み  mi む mu め me も  mo

や  ya ゆ yu よ  yo

ら  ra り  ri る ru れ re ろ  ro

わ  wa を wo ん  n

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a あ  ああ あ あ 

i い  い い い い 

u う  うう う う 

e

え  ええ え え

 

o お  おお お お 

kaか  か か か か 

ki き  きき き き 

ku く  く く く く 

ke け  けけ け け 

ko

こ  ここ こ こ

 

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 Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

あお  (blue) いいえ (no)

いえ  (house) え (art)

あき  (autumn) かお (face)

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

ike (pond) ika (squid)

aka (red) koe (voice)

eki (station) kaki (persimmon)

ookii (big) ue (on top)

sa

さ  ささ さ さ 

shi し  しし し し 

su

す  すす す す 

se せ  せせ せ せ 

so

そ  そ

そ そ そ 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

あさ  (morning) せき (cough)  

すし  さけ  

しお  (salt) あせ (sweet)

あし  (leg/foot) うし  

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ta た  たた た た 

chi ち  ち ち ち ち 

tsu つ  つつ つ つ 

te

て  てて て て

 

to と  とと と と 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

たつ  (stand) いち (one)

あした  (tomorrow) とけい (clock)  

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

chikatetsu (subway) kutsu (shoes)

kesatsu (police) tako (octopus)

kata (shoulders) atama (head)

kuchi (mouth) tsukue (desk)

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na な  なな な な 

ni に  に に に に 

nu ぬ  ぬぬ ぬ ぬ 

ne

ね  ねね ね ね

 

no の  のの の の 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

この  (this) あの (that)

ねこ  (cat) あなた (you)

さかな  (fish) にく (meat)

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

oni (demon) inu (dog)

keito (wool) nani (what)

た and に are very similar, remember that た looks like

a TA and you won’t get confused!

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ha は  はは は は 

hi ひ  ひ ひ ひ ひ 

fu ふ  ふふ ふ ふ 

he

へ  へへ へ へ

 

ho ほ  ほほ ほ ほ 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

はし  (bridge) はと (pigeon)

ふく  (clothes) おはし (chopsticks)  

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

hana (nose) hako (box)

heso (navel) fune (boat)

hoshi (star) hito (person)

Remember, け, は and ほ are all very similar. Make sure you know the difference between

them so you don’t get confused.

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ma ま  まま ま ま 

mi み  み み み み 

mu む  むむ む む 

me

め  めめ め め

 

mo も  もも も も 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

あめ  (rain) めいし (business card)

みそ  むし (insect)

なまえ  (name) もし もし (hello)

みみ  (ears) くま (bear)

あまい  (sweet) かみのけ (hair)

かめ  (turtle) もも (peach)

ya や  や や や や 

yu ゆ  ゆゆ ゆ ゆ 

yo

よ  よよ よ よ 

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 Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

やすみ  (rest) ふゆ (winter)

ゆき  (snow) やきにく (Barbeque)  

ゆうめい  (famous) きのう (yesterday)

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

ohayou (good morning) kuukou (airport)

youfuku (western clothes) koukou (high school)

yama (mountain) heya (room)

ra

ら  ら

ら ら ら 

ri り  りり り り 

ru

る  る

る る る 

re れ  れれ れ れ 

ro ろ 

ろろ ろ ろ 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

これ  (this) さようなら (goodbye)  

それ  (that) はる (spring)

あれ  (that over there) よる (night)

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

kuruma (car) rousoku (candle)

yakitori (chicken) watashi (myself)

iro (colour) renraku (pass on)

saru (monkey) kaeru (frog)

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wa わ  わわ わ わ 

wo

を  をを を を

 

n ん  んん ん ん 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

これ  (this) さようなら (goodbye)  

それ  (that) はる (spring)

あれ  (that over there) よる (night)

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

hon (book) wani (crocodile)

nihon (Japan) shiro (white)

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Write the Japanese names in  hiragana underneath the pictures (one character in each box).

toshio akiko keiko satoshi eiko

seiko atsushi takako seichi takeshi

toshiyo yuuta megumi chieko tatsuo

yuriko sachie hajime hitomi shinji

sasuke hinata sakura naruto kakashi

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Chon Chon ゛and Maru゜ 

New sounds are formed when we add a chon chon or a maru to regular  hiragana.

Old Sound゛  ゜ 

K G

S Z/J

T D

H B P

ga

が が 

が が が 

gi ぎ ぎ 

ぎ ぎ ぎ  

gu

ぐ ぐ 

ぐ ぐ ぐ  

ge げ げ 

げ げ げ  

go

ご ご 

ご ご ご  

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

にほんご  (Japanese) えいご  (English)  

おんがく  (music) えいが (movie)

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za ざ ざ ざ ざ ざ  

 ji じ じ じ じ じ  

zu ず ず ず ず ず  

ze

ぜ ぜ ぜ ぜ ぜ

 

zo ぞ ぞ ぞ ぞ ぞ  

da だ だ だ だ だ  

de で で で で で  

do

ど ど ど ど ど  

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

うさぎ  (rabbit) ひきがえる (toad)

かぜ  (cold) ひつじ (sheep)  

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

karada (body) desu (it is)

kazoku (family) do (temperature)

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ba ば ば ば ば ば  

bi び び び び び  

bu ぶ ぶ ぶ ぶ ぶ  

be

べ べ べ べ べ

 

bo ぼ ぼ ぼ ぼ ぼ  

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

まど  (window) しんぶん (newspaper)

こんばん  (this evening) おめでとう (congratulations)

ともだち  (friend) ください (please)

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

ginkou (bank) mada (not yet)

Ginza gogo (afternoon)

denwa (phone) sugoi (amazing)

tegami (letter) hanabi (fireworks)

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pa ぱ ぱ ぱ ぱ ぱ  

pi ぴ ぴ ぴ ぴ ぴ  

pu ぷ ぷ ぷ ぷ ぷ  

pe

ぺ ぺ ぺ ぺ ぺ

 

po ぽ ぽ ぽ ぽ ぽ  

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

kanpai (cheers) douzou (go ahead)

yujin (friend) gozen (morning)

gaijin (foreigner) hiza (knee)

kaze (wind) boshi (hat)

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Combined SoundsTo make combined sounds, always use the や、ゆ、よ in combination with an い sound of

any of the hiragana. The initial sound is written as a standard size symbol, while the や、ゆ、

よ are written smaller, half size. When written in romaji, the sounds of the initial sound andthe ya, yu, yo sound combined. For example: ki + ya becomes kya ( き＋や→きゃ ).

kya きゃ  きゃ  gya ぎゃ ぎゃ 

kyu きゅ  きゅ  gyu ぎゅ ぎゅ 

kyo きょ  きょ  gyo ぎょ ぎょ 

sha しゃ  しゃ   ja じゃ じゃ 

shu しゅ  しゅ   ju じゅ じゅ 

sho しょ  しょ   jo じょ じょ 

cha ちゃ  ちゃ  nya にゃ にゃ 

chu ちゅ  ちゅ  nyu にゅ にゅ 

cho ちょ  ちょ  nyo にょ にょ 

hya ひゃ  ひゃ  bya びゃ びゃ 

hyu ひゅ  ひゅ  byu びゅ びゅ 

hyo ひょ  ひょ  byo びょ びょ 

pya ぴゃ  ぴゃ  mya みゃ みゃ 

pyu ぴゅ  ぴゅ  myu みゅ みゅ 

pyo ぴょ  ぴょ  myo みょ みょ 

rya りゃ  りゃ 

ryu りゅ  りゅ 

ryo りょ  りょ 

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

じゅうしょ  (dictionary) しゃしん (photo)

じゃ また  (see you again) しんじゅく  

きゅうりょう  (salary) とうきょう  

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

kaisha (company) okyaku (guest)

kanojo (she) shuumatsu (weekend)

sanbyakuen (300 Yen) shukudai (homework)

kyukyusha (ambulance) chuukaryouri (chinese food)

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Small Tsu

The small つ changes the way we say a word. Instead of being even on every syllable, there

is a small jump in the word. When it is written, the small つ doubles the next letter – always

a consonant. For example; yokatta is written よかった and ほっぺ is written hoppe.

The small つ is written half the size of a standard character, the same way the や、ゆ、よ in

combined sounds. Remember to write it smaller, so that it is not mistaken for a normal つ.

Read the following  hiragana words and write them in  romaji.

いっぽん  (one long object) いっかい (once)

いっこ  (one small object) きっぷ (ticket)

いっぴき  (one small animal) がっこう (school)

Read the following  romaji words and write them in  hiragana.

zasshi (magazine) yokka (fourth)

 juppun (ten minutes) mikka (third)

issho (together) roppyakuen (600 Yen)

kitte (stamp) matte (wait)

Use the following words to label  kerokerokeroppi’s family photo below in  hiragana.

okaasan – mum otousan – dad ojiisan – grandpa obaasan – grandmaoniisan – big brother oneesan – big sister imouto – little sister otouto – little brother

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 Animal Mania

Find all of the animal words in hiragana in the word search below.

yagi nezumi ushi sakana usagi tori

inu buta neko uma morumotto hitsuji

Test Yourself!Match the picture of the animal to the correct hiragana word.

ぶた 

ねこ 

ひつじ 

やぎ 

さかな 

うま 

か  う  し  か  め  さ  か  な  れ 

い  ま  め  ひ  も  る  も  っ  と 

ぬ  ぎ  す  つ  は  が  や  つ  り 

ね  ず  み  じ  う  さ  ぎ  る  せ 

こ  た  め  け  ほ  よ  り  ぶ  た 

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My House

Label the rooms in house plan in  hiragana with the correct Japanese words.

heya bedroom

daidokoro kitchen

omotezashiki living room

horu hallway

furoba bathroom

ofuro bath

todana cupboard

genkan entrance

niwa garden

Draw and label your own house in the space below.

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In the Bedroom

Label the items in hiragana in the bedroom below with the correct Japanese words.

Draw and label your own bedroom in the space below.

beddo bed

nabe wall

yuka floor

mado window

tana shelf

tansu chest of

draws

hikidashi drawer

lamp rampu

gomibako bin

denki light switch

(electricity)

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On the Desk

keshigomu hochikkisu pasakon jisho nori

tekisuto pen denwa nouto kami

enpitsu fudebako hasami jougi megane

Label the items on the desk below in hiragana. If there is an item not currently on the desk,please draw it on and label it as well.

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Word SearchIn the word search below find the Japanese words from the English list. You might find ituseful to write the Japanese word beside the English word before you begin. All of the

words have been used in the last few pages. Test yourself to see how many words youremember.

え  ん  ぴ  つ あ  ふ  い う に た な じ  ょ  う  ぎ

げ  か  き  お え  で  で ん わ ん き し  す  ね  ぱ

ん  ら  ひ  へ や  ば  ん ま け す と ょ  ふ  た  さ

か  て  き  す と  こ  き せ ね ん り ひ  ろ  ふ  こ

ん  ふ  だ  や す  み  ぶ た こ め ま ほ  ば  り  ん

ざ  じ  し  ぎ ま  ど  で ぺ し む な べ  い  れ  け

け  だ  い  ど こ  ろ  た ん ご ほ ち っ  き  す  わ

し  ら  け  い ざ  な  ち つ さ か な ど  え  お  ん

ご  み  ば  こ け  い  ぬ ゆ か や り ぞ  へ  ふ  で

む  ひ  と  だ な  ひ  ぶ い ゆ る ご う  か  ろ  そ

ぞ  つ  げ  ら ん  ぷ  け あ や げ は さ  み  か  ろ

め  じ  も  と ら  う  ま よ ほ の り ぎ  っ  る  り

が  お  も  て ざ  し  ひ き う う も る  も  っ  と

ね  ぜ  に  ね ず  み  に ほ る と は け  ぬ  め  み 

goatrabbitguinea pigrat

sheepcowhorsedogcatfishbirdpig

bedroomkitchenliving roomhallway

bathroombathcupboardentrancegarden

bedwallfloorshelf

chest of drawsdrawerbinlampelectricitywindow

eraserstaplercomputerdictionary

gluetextbookpenphonenotebookpaperpencilpencil casesissorsrulerglasses