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Hiragana and Katakana worksheets

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1. Three types of letters ··········································· 1 2. Ro

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ma-ji, Hiragana and Katakana ·························· 2 3. Hiragana worksheets and quizzes ························ 3-9 4. The rules in Hiragana···································· 10-11 5. The rules in Katakana ········································ 12 6. Katakana worksheets and quizzes ··················· 12-22

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There are three types of letters in Japanese.

1. Hiragana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for particles, words and parts of words.

2. Katakana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for foreign/loan words. 3. Kanji (Chinese characters) are used for the stem of words and convey the

meaning as well as sound. Hiragana is basically used to express 46 different sounds used in the Japanese

language. We suggest you start learning Hiragana, then Katakana and then Kanji. If you learn Hiragana first, it will be easier to learn Katakana next. Hiragana will help you learn Japanese pronunciation properly, read Japanese beginners' textbooks and write sentences in Japanese. Japanese will become a lot easier to study after having learned Hiragana. Also, as you will be able to write sentences in Japanese, you will be able to write E-mails in Hiragana. Katakana will help you read Japanese menus at restaurants. Hiragana and

Katakana will be a good help to your Japanese study and confortable living in Japan. To master Hiragana, it is important to practice writing Hiragana. Revision is

also very important - please go over what you have learned several times.


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Ro＿

ma-ji, Hiragana and Katakana A I U E O

- a あア i いイ u うウ e えエ o おオ

K ka かカ kｉきキ ku くク ke けケ ko こコ

S sa さサ shｉしシ su すス se せセ so そソ

T ta たタ chｉちチ tsu つツ te てテ to とト

N na なナ nｉにニ nu ぬヌ ne ねネ no のノ

H ha はハ hｉひヒ fu ふフ he へヘ ho ほホ

M ma まマ mｉみミ mu むム me めメ mo もモ

Y ya やヤ yu ゆユ yo よヨ

R ra らラ ri りリ ru るル re れレ ro ろロ

W wa わワ o をヲ

- n,m んン

“n” before b, m and p becomes “m” wichi is pronounced like “m” in “sample”.

Ｇ ga がガ gi ぎギ gu ぐグ ge げゲ go ごゴ

Ｚ za ざザ ji じジ zu ずズ ze ぜゼ zo ぞゾ

Ｄ da だダ ji ぢヂ zu づヅ de でデ do どド

Ｂ ba ばバ bｉびビ bu ぶブ be べベ bo ぼボ

P pa ぱパ pｉぴピ pu ぷプ pe ぺペ po ぽポ

kya きゃキャ kyu きゅキュ kyo きょキョ

sha しゃシャ shu しゅシュ sho しょショ

cha ちゃチャ chu ちゅチュ cho ちょチョ

nya にゃニャ nyu にゅニュ nyo にょニョ

hya ひゃヒャ hyu ひゅヒュ hyo ひょヒョ

mya みゃミャ myu みゅミュ myo みょミョ

rya りゃリャ ryu りゅリュ ryo りょリョ

gya ぎゃギャ gyu ぎゅギュ gyo ぎょギョ

ja じゃジャ ju じゅジュ jo じょジョ

bya びゃビャ byu びゅビュ byo びょビョ

pya ぴゃピャ pyu ぴゅピュ pyo ぴょピョ

Foreign words representation by Katakana

she シェ che チェ je ジェ

tsa ツァ tse ツェ tso ツォ

fa ファ fi フィ fe フェ fo フォ

ti ティ dhi ディ dyu デュ

wi ウィ we ウェ wo ウォ quo クォ

va ヴァ vi ヴィ ve ヴェ vo ヴォ

n m


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a あああああああ

i いいいいいいい

u ううううううう

e えええええええ

o おおおおおおお

ka かかかかかかか

ki ききききききき

ku くくくくくくく

ke けけけけけけけ

ko こここここここ

[QUIZ] Write the following words in hiragana.

1. aka (red) 5. ie (house)

2. ao (blue) 6. kaki (oyster)

3. aki (autumn) 7. o＿

kii (big)

4. eki (station) 8. ue (on top)

①

②

③

②

① ③

①

① ② ③

①

②

①

②

③

① ②

①

②

①

②

②

① ③

Printing


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sa さささささささ

shi ししししししし

su すすすすすすす

se せせせせせせせ

so そそそそそそそ

[QUIZ]

1. asa (morning) 3. shio (salt)

2. osushi (o-sushi)

すし

4. osake (sake)

ta たたたたたたた

chi ちちちちちちち

tsu つつつつつつつ

te ててててててて

to ととととととと

[QUIZ]

1. ashita (tomorrow) 3. tokei (watch)

2. chikatetsu (subway) 4. kutsu (shoes)

①

②

①

②

②

①

①

② ③

①

① ③

④

②

①

①

①

① ②

→ささ

→きき

Simillar

Hiragana

そ OK


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na ななななななな

ni ににににににに

nu ぬぬぬぬぬぬぬ

ne ねねねねねねね

no ののののののの

[QUIZ]

1. kono neko (this cat) 3. sono inu (that dog)

2. nani (what) 4. niku (meat) ha

*wa はは

ははははは

hi ひひひひひひひ

fu ふふふふふふふ

he へへへへへへへ

ho ほほほほほほほ

[QUIZ] ■ Note that the particle WA is represented byは, the E is represented byへ．

1. fune (ship) 3. hito (people)

2. hoshi (star) 4. hako (box)

①

② ③

② ①

④

③

① ②

①

②

①

① ② ③

①

①

③ ② ④

①

① ②

③

④

→た

→け

→けは


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ma ままままままま

mi みみみみみみみ

mu むむむむむむむ

me めめめめめめめ

mo ももももももも

[QUIZ]

1. ame (rain) 3. mushi (insect)

2. namae (name) 4. Moshi moshi (Hello)

ya ややややややや

yu ゆゆゆゆゆゆゆ

yo よよよよよよよ

[QUIZ]

1. yasumi (day off) 3. fuyu (winter)

2. yuki (snow)

■ Note that ―u and

―o are represented by addingう.

1. yu＿

mei (famous) 3. kino＿

(yesterday)

2. yo＿

fuku (Western clothes) 4. ku＿

ko＿

(airport)

①

②

③

② ①

①

② ③

②

①

②

③

① ②

①

②

③

①

①

②

→ぬ

→ま

→ま


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ra ららららららら

ri りりりりりりり

ru るるるるるるる

re れれれれれれれ

ro ろろろろろろろ

wa わわわわわわわ

o ををををををを

n, m んんんんんんん

[QUIZ] ■ Note that the particle O is represented byを, notお． 1. kore (this) 5. kuro (black)

2. sore (that) 6. kuruma (car)

3. Sayo＿

nara (Goodbye) 7. watashi (I)

4. hon (book) 8. Sumimasen (I’m sorry.)

[QUIZ] Similar characters (Write the following characters in hiragana.)

a/o ki/sa chi/ra ta/na

me/nu i/ri ma/mo ru/ro

ke/ha/ho wa/re/ne

①

②

② ①

①

②

③

②

①

①

①

②

①

①

→ね

→ち

→い

→る

→ねれ

particle


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ga ががが [QUIZ]

gi ぎぎぎ 1. mado (window)

gu ぐぐぐ

ge げげげ 2. mada (not yet)

go ごごご

3. sugoi (great)

za ざざざ

ji じじじ 4. Arigato＿

gozaimasu. (Thank you.)

zu ずずず

ze ぜぜぜ 5. denwa (telephone)

zo ぞぞぞ

6. Komban wa.

da だだだ

ji ぢぢぢ 7. shimbun (newspaper)

zu づづづ

de ででで 8. tomodachi (friend)

do どどど

9. ginko＿

(bank)

ba ばばば

bi びびび 10. chizu (map)

bu ぶぶぶ

be べべべ

bo ぼぼぼ

pa ぱぱぱ

pi ぴぴぴ

pu ぷぷぷ

pe ぺぺぺ

po ぽぽぽ

particle


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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

[QUIZ] 1. To

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kyo＿

4. shu＿

matsu (weekend)

2. ju＿

sho (address) 5. shashin (photo)

3. Ja, mata. (See you.) 6. shukudai (homework)


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The rules in Hiragana

(1) Long vowels

① a＿

is represented by adding あ.

oka＿

san (mother) おかあさん、 ma＿

ma＿

(so-so)

② ii and i＿

are represented by adding い.

oniisan (older brother) おにいさん、 ojiisan/oj i＿

san (grandfather)

③ u＿

is represented by adding う.

yu＿

gata (early evening) ゆうがた、 chu＿

goku (China)

taifu＿

(typhoon)

④ e＿

is represented by adding え in the words of Japanese origin.

one＿

san (older sister) おねえさん

⑤ ei is written in えい in the words of Chinese origin.

Eigo (English) えいご、 yu＿

mei (famous)

sensei (teacher) 、 gakusei (student)

⑥ o＿

is represented by adding う.

sayo＿

naraさようなら、 byo＿

in (hospital) 、 kyo＿

(today)

Do＿

mo arigato＿

gozaimasu.

⑦ Ｉn some words it is traditionally written inお.

o＿

ki おおきい、 to＿

(ten) 、 to＿

ri (street)

(2) Double consonants

Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, and tt) are represented by smallっ. As smallっ indicates

a one-syllable pause, the mouth prepares for the pronunciation of the next syllable.

gakko＿

(school) がっこう、 kippu (ticket) 、 kitte (stamp)

Chotto matte kudasai. (Just moment, please.)

Gambatte kudasai. (Go for it. Good luck.)


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(3) ji and zu are usually written inじ andず. In few cases, they are traditionally written in

ぢ andづ.

sanji (3:00) 、 jisho (dictionary)

chizu (map) 、 mizu (water)

(4) wa using as a particle is written inは, notわ.

Kyo＿

wa doyo＿

bi desu. (Today is Saturday.) きょうはどようびです。

Watashi wa nihonjin desu. (I’m Japanese.)

Watashi wa nihonjin dewa arimasen. (I’m not Japanese.)

(5) o using as a particle is written inを, notお.

Osake o nomimasu. (I drink sake.) おさけをのみます。

Sore o misete kudasai. (Please show me that.)

Kore o kudasai. (Please give me this one.)

(6) e using as a particle is written inへ, notえ.

Shibuya e ikimasu. (I’m going to Shibuya.) しぶやへいきます。

Doko e ikimasuka. (Where are you going?)

Kyo＿

to e ikimasu. (I’m going to Kyo＿

to.)


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Katakana in used in the following ways

(1) For words of foreign origin

(2) For onomatopoeia ex. ワンワン wanwan (bowwow) (3) For the names of some animals and insects

(4) For the emphasis of some words ex. それはダメです。

The rules in Katakana

(1) Long vowels are represented by a dash, “―.”

(2) Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, tt etc.) are represented by small tsu, ッ.

a アアアアアアア

i イイイイイイイ

u ウウウウウウウ

e エエエエエエエ

o オオオオオオオ

①

①

②

①

②

② ③

①

②

②

③

①

③

Printing


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ka カカカカカカカ

ki キキキキキキキ

ku ククククククク

ke ケケケケケケケ

ko コココココココ

ga ガガガ

gi ギギギ

gu グググ

ge ゲゲゲ

go ゴゴゴ

[QUIZ]

1. kukk i＿

(cookie) 3. kikku (kick)

2. ko＿

ku (coke) 4. ke＿

ki (cake)

②

①

①

① ②

③

①

②

①

②

③

②

→ク


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sa サササササササ

shi シシシシシシシ

su ススススススス

se セセセセセセセ

so ソソソソソソソ

za ザザザ

ji ジジジ

zu ズズズ

ze ゼゼゼ

zo ゾゾゾ

[QUIZ]

1. suk i＿

(ski) 4. sakka＿

(soccer)

2. gasu (gas) 5. so＿

su (sauce)

3. so＿

se＿

ji (sausage) 6. kuizu (quiz)

①

②

①

② ①

①

②

①

③

③

②

②


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ta タタタタタタタ

chi チチチチチチチ

tsu ツツツツツツツ

te テテテテテテテ

to トトトトトトト

da ダダダ

ji ヂヂヂ

zu ヅヅヅ

de デデデ

do ドドド

■ ji and zu are usually written inジ andズ.

■ An aid to theシ(shi) andツ(tsu), remembrance and distinction.

Hiragana Katakana

shi しシシ

tsu つツツ Keep in mind the equivalent hiragana, し(shi) andつ(tsu).

[QUIZ]

1. tekisuto (textbook) 4. ch i＿

zu (cheese)

2. sute＿

ki (steak) 5. takush i＿

(taxi)

3. deza＿

to (dessert) 6. sh i＿

tsu (sheet)

③

②

①

①

①

①

②

② ③

③ ②

② ①

③

1

3

2

2 1 3

→ク

→シ


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na ナナナナナナナ

ni ニニニニニニニ

nu ヌヌヌヌヌヌヌ

ne ネネネネネネネ

no ノノノノノノノ

[QUIZ]

1. tenisu (tennis) 3. no＿

to (notebook)

2. nekutai (necktie) 4. tsuna (tuna)

①

②

②

①

①

②

①

②

①

④

③

→サ

→エ

→ス


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ha ハハハハハハハ

hi ヒヒヒヒヒヒヒ

fu フフフフフフフ

he ヘヘヘヘヘヘヘ

ho ホホホホホホホ

ba バババ

bi ビビビ

bu ブブブ

be ベベベ

bo ボボボ

pa パパパ

pi ピピピ

pu プププ

pe ペペペ

po ポポポ

[QUIZ]

1. pasupo＿

to (passport) 5. h i＿

ta＿

(heater)

2. pasuta (pasta) 6. basu (bus)

3. kop i＿

(copy) 7. sutoppu (stop)

4. sup i＿

do (speed) 8. sa＿

bisu (service)

① ②

①

①

①

①

②

③ ④

② →セエ

→ウ


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ma マママママママ

mi ミミミミミミミ

mu ムムムムムムム

me メメメメメメメ

mo モモモモモモモ

[QUIZ]

1. hamu (ham) 6. mo＿

ta＿

(motor)

2. memo (memo) 7. messe＿

ji (message)

3. gamu (gum) 8. tomato (tomato)

4. maiku (mike) 9. chimu (team)

5. shisutemu (system)

ya ヤヤヤヤヤヤヤ

yu ユユユユユユユ

yo ヨヨヨヨヨヨヨ

[QUIZ]

1. yotto (yacht) 3. yu＿

za＿

(user)

2. taiya (tire)

②

①

②

②

①

①

②

③

① ②

①

②

③

①

②

①

①

②

③

→コ

→ア

→ニ

→サナ


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ra ラララララララ

ri リリリリリリリ

ru ルルルルルルル

re レレレレレレレ

ro ロロロロロロロ

[QUIZ]

1. ru＿

ru (rule) 6. taoru (towel)

2. toire (toilet, bathroom) 7. erebe＿

ta＿

(elevator)

3. kurisumasu (Christmas) 8. esukare＿

ta＿

(escalator)

4. ga＿

rikku (garlic) 9. kare＿

raisu (curry rice)

5. me＿

ruadoresu (e-mail address)

10. makudonarudo (McDonald’s)

①

②

② ①

①

①

③

② ①

②

→ソ


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wa ワワワワワワワ

o ヲヲヲヲヲヲヲ

n, m ンンンンンンン

■ Katakanaヲ is not used in modern living.

■ An aid to remembrance and distinction theソ(so) andン(n,m).

Hiragana Katakana

so そソソ

n, m んンン

[QUIZ]

1. resutoran (restaurant) 6. hamba＿

gu (hamburg steak)

2. ressun (lesson) 7. so＿

su (sauce)

3. ranchi (lunch) 8. wain (wine)

[QUIZ] Similar characters (Write the following characters in katakana.)

shi/tsu n/so ku/ta ma/a nu/su

sa/na/me ku/fu/u/wa

se/hi/e/ni/mi

①

②

①

①

②

1 2

2

1

② →クウフ

→ソ


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kya キャキャ

gya ギャギャ

kyu キュキュ

gyu ギュギュ

kyo キョキョ

gyo ギョギョ

sha シャシャ

ja ジャジャ

shu シュシュ

ju ジュジュ

sho ショショ

jo ジョジョ

cha チャチャ

nya ニャニャ

chu チュチュ

nyu ニュニュ

cho チョチョ

nyo ニョニョ

hya ヒャヒャ

bya ビャビャ

hyu ヒュヒュ

byu ビュビュ

hyo ヒョヒョ

byo ビョビョ

pya ピャピャ

mya ミャミャ

pyu ピュピュ

myu ミュミュ

pyo ピョピョ

myo ミョミョ

rya リャリャ

tsa ツァツァ

ryu リュリュ

tse ツェツェ

ryo リョリョ

tso ツォツォ

she シェシェ

je ジェジェ

che チェチェ

quo クォクォ

va ヴァヴァ

fa ファファ

vi ヴィヴィ

fi フィフィ

ve ヴェヴェ

fe フェフェ

vo ヴォヴォ

fo フォフォ

wi ウィウィ

ti ティティ

we ウェウェ

di ディディ

wo ウォウォ

dyu デュデュ


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[QUIZ]

1. sukeju＿

ru (schedule)

2. chokore＿

to (chocolate)

3. menyu＿

(menu)

4. dizun i＿

rando (Disneyland)

5. remont i＿

(lemon tea)

6. chekku (check)

7. kompyu＿

ta (computer)

8. orenjiju＿

su (orange juice)

9. infome＿

shon (information)

10. shampu＿

(shampoo)

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