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Learn Japanese Hiragana with vocabulary examples

Learn Japanese Hiragana with vocabulary examples

あ – あめ (ame) – candy

い – いぬ (inu) – dog

う – うみ (umi) – sea

え – えき (eki) – station

お – おちゃ (ocha) – tea

か – かさ (kasa) – umbrella

き – き (ki) – tree

く – くるま (kuruma) – car

け – けむし (kemushi) – caterpillar

こ – こえ (koe) – voice

さ – さかな (sakana) – fish

し – しろ (shiro) – white

す – すし (sushi) – sushi

せ – せかい (sekai) – world

そ – そら (sora) – sky

た – たまご (tamago) – egg

ち – ちず (chizu) – map

つ – つき (tsuki) – moon

て – てがみ (tegami) – letter

と – とけい (tokei) – clock

な – なつ (natsu) – summer

に – にく (niku) – meat

ぬ – ぬの (nuno) – cloth

ね – ねこ (neko) – cat

の – のみもの (nomimono) – drink

は – はな (hana) – flower

ひ – ひこうき (hikouki) – airplane

ふ – ふゆ (fuyu) – winter

へ – へや (heya) – room

ほ – ほし (hoshi) – star

ま – まど (mado) – window

み – みず (mizu) – water

む – むし (mushi) – insect

め – めがね (megane) – glasses

も – もり (mori) – forest

や – やま (yama) – mountain

ゆ – ゆき (yuki) – snow

よ – よる (yoru) – night

ら – らいおん (raion) – lion

り – りんご (ringo) – apple

る – るす (rusu) – absence

れ – れいぞうこ (reizouko) – fridge

ろ – ろうそく (rousoku) – candle

わ – わに (wani) – crocodile

を – きをつけて (ki wo tsukete) – be careful, this is actually a phrase since the Hiragana を can only be used as a particle in Japanese

ん – おんせん (onsen) – hot spring

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