[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-article-local-the-japanese-language-hiragana":3,"$fHZsWYl_LcdVZ5GxKwtR-ZqvCZbbUdo2_Fi6R_GQKiQM":1990,"blog-article-cms-the-japanese-language-hiragana":1992,"article-hreflang-the-japanese-language-hiragana":1993,"blog-article-related-the-japanese-language-hiragana":3215},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":1969,"extension":1970,"meta":1971,"navigation":1983,"path":1984,"rawbody":1985,"seo":1986,"stem":1987,"__hash__":1988,"timestampUnix":1972,"slug":1973,"h1":1974,"image":1975,"tags":1980,"timestamp":1989,"locale":-1},"content\u002Farticle\u002Fjapanese\u002Fjapanese-hiragana.md","Learn Hiragana in 7 Days: Complete Guide with Mnemonics",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":1955},"minimark",[9,19,22,25,48,57,66,73,92,103,106,109,115,118,121,469,473,476,480,489,492,498,503,506,516,522,527,532,535,545,548,553,558,561,571,577,582,587,590,599,605,610,615,624,627,630,633,646,652,657,662,665,676,681,686,691,694,704,710,715,720,723,733,739,744,749,752,762,767,772,777,782,785,788,791,804,810,815,820,823,835,841,846,851,854,864,870,875,880,883,893,899,904,909,912,922,928,933,938,943,946,949,952,964,975,980,985,988,1000,1005,1010,1015,1018,1030,1036,1041,1046,1049,1059,1062,1067,1072,1075,1085,1091,1096,1101,1106,1109,1112,1115,1126,1132,1137,1142,1145,1155,1161,1166,1171,1174,1184,1189,1194,1199,1202,1212,1218,1223,1228,1231,1241,1246,1251,1256,1261,1264,1267,1270,1282,1292,1297,1302,1305,1316,1322,1327,1332,1335,1347,1353,1358,1363,1366,1376,1382,1387,1392,1395,1405,1411,1416,1421,1426,1429,1432,1435,1447,1452,1457,1462,1465,1475,1481,1486,1491,1494,1504,1507,1512,1517,1520,1530,1535,1540,1545,1548,1558,1564,1569,1574,1579,1582,1585,1590,1593,1607,1613,1618,1623,1626,1641,1647,1652,1657,1660,1673,1679,1684,1689,1692,1705,1710,1715,1720,1723,1736,1742,1747,1752,1757,1760,1763,1766,1778,1784,1789,1794,1797,1807,1813,1818,1823,1826,1836,1842,1847,1852,1857,1860,1863,1866,1875,1880,1885,1890,1893,1909,1916,1919,1931,1937,1942,1944,1949],[10,11,12,13,18],"p",{},"Learning hiragana is essential for mastering Japanese. It forms the foundation of Japanese pronunciation and is crucial for accessing Japanese resources, as most quality textbooks and learning materials, just like our ",[14,15,17],"a",{"href":16},"\u002Flearn-japanese","Migaku Japanese Course",", require knowledge of hiragana. Essentially, it's the first step in learning Japanese.",[10,20,21],{},"Many people spend too much time learning hiragana, even though this can be achieved in a week or less. Obviously, your pace will vary, but if you follow our guide below, you will be able to read hiragana in no time.",[10,23,24],{},"To achieve this, you should follow these steps:",[26,27,28,41],"ol",{},[29,30,31,32,36,37],"li",{},"Each section introduces five new hiragana characters, each with its own ",[33,34,35],"strong",{},"mnemonics",", which are images that help you remember the character. Read the explanation, listen to the audio of the character being pronounced, and visualize the character with the mnemonic image. ",[38,39,40],"em",{},"Don't worry about memorizing the example words, as they are just provided to give you an idea of some words that a give character can appear in.",[29,42,43,44,47],{},"After reviewing all five characters in the section, you will be prompted with an ",[33,45,46],{},"exercise",". Repeat this exercise until you feel comfortable recalling the pronunciation of each character before moving on.",[49,50,51,54],"blockquote",{},[10,52,53],{},"There won't be any writing practice involved! In today's day and age, writing is something most of us rarely use, and practicing it, especially in the beginning, can easily multiply the time it takes you to learn to read hiragana.",[10,55,56],{},"Our recommendation is that if you want to learn to write Japanese eventually, hold back until you are a bit more advanced in the language.",[10,58,59,60,65],{},"Now let's take a closer look at 'hiragana' ひらがな, or in kanji ",[61,62],"typo",{"lang":63,"syntax":64},"ja","平仮名[ひらがな]",". Hiragana actually has its origin in Chinese characters. The shape of the hiragana originates from the cursive script style of Chinese calligraphy. In the table below you can see how this evolution took place, starting with the kanji on top, and ending with hiragana at the bottom.",[67,68],"img",{"src":69,"width":70,"height":71,"alt":72},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002FOrigin_of_Hiragana.webp",1114,1083,"A graphic showing how Japanese hiragana originated as simplified forms of similar-sounding Chinese characters.",[10,74,75,76,79,80,83,84,87,88,91],{},"Hiragana is a syllabary where every symbol represents an entire syllable. Hiragana contains ",[38,77,78],{},"5 singular vowels",", ",[38,81,82],{},"42 consonant-vowel combinations",", and ",[38,85,86],{},"1 singular consonant"," (ん; ",[38,89,90],{},"n",").",[10,93,94,95,98,99,102],{},"Hiragana has many roles in Japanese. One such usage is to write suffixes for a kanji root word. To make this more concrete, in English the word \"talked\" consists of the root word \"talk\", and the suffix \"-ed.\" In Japanese there exists ",[61,96],{"lang":63,"syntax":97},"話[はな,はなす]した"," which consists of a kanji root ",[61,100],{"lang":63,"syntax":101},"話[はな]"," (talk) and a hiragana suffix した (did). 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Open the following ",[14,619,622],{"href":620,"target":621},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana","_blank","link",", select the first row of hiragana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with the first hiragana row before moving on.",[470,625,626],{"id":626},"かきくけこ",[10,628,629],{},"The next five are か・き・く・け・こ.",[477,631],{"code":632},"hiragana:ka",[10,634,635,636,639,640,643,644,488],{},"The first character is か, which is represented as ",[38,637,638],{},"ka",", and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the ",[38,641,642],{},"k"," in skate and the ",[38,645,14],{},[10,647,648,649,651],{},"Look at the character and maybe you can see a martial artist doing a karate (",[38,650,638],{},") kick.",[493,653],{"lang":63,"src":654,"native":655,"translation":656},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F体.m4a","からだ","body [karada]",[493,658],{"lang":63,"src":659,"native":660,"translation":661},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F形.m4a","かたち","shape [katachi]",[477,663],{"code":664},"hiragana:ki",[10,666,667,668,639,671,643,673,675],{},"The second character is き, which is represented as ",[38,669,670],{},"ki",[38,672,642],{},[38,674,514],{}," in meet.",[10,677,678,679,91],{},"This character looks a bit like a key (",[38,680,670],{},[493,682],{"lang":63,"src":683,"native":684,"translation":685},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F黄色.m4a","きいろ","yellow [kiiro]",[493,687],{"lang":63,"src":688,"native":689,"translation":690},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F機会.m4a","きかい","opportunity [kikai]",[477,692],{"code":693},"hiragana:ku",[10,695,696,697,639,700,643,702,544],{},"The third character is く, which is represented as ",[38,698,699],{},"ku",[38,701,642],{},[38,703,543],{},[10,705,706,707,709],{},"Can you see it? This is just the beak of a cuckoo (",[38,708,699],{},") going cu-coo.",[493,711],{"lang":63,"src":712,"native":713,"translation":714},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F車.m4a","くるま","car [kuruma]",[493,716],{"lang":63,"src":717,"native":718,"translation":719},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F苦しい.m4a","くるしい","painful [kurushii]",[477,721],{"code":722},"hiragana:ke",[10,724,725,726,639,729,643,731,570],{},"The fourth character is け, which is represented as ",[38,727,728],{},"ke",[38,730,642],{},[38,732,566],{},[10,734,735,736,738],{},"And this is just a nice keg (",[38,737,728],{},"). The horizontal line being part of its metal binding.",[493,740],{"lang":63,"src":741,"native":742,"translation":743},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F経験.m4a","けいけん","experience [keiken]",[493,745],{"lang":63,"src":746,"native":747,"translation":748},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F獣.m4a","けもの","beast [kemono]",[477,750],{"code":751},"hiragana:ko",[10,753,754,755,639,758,643,760,598],{},"The fifth character is こ, which is represented as ",[38,756,757],{},"ko",[38,759,642],{},[38,761,595],{},[10,763,764,765,91],{},"And this is just a pretty nice coin (",[38,766,757],{},[493,768],{"lang":63,"src":769,"native":770,"translation":771},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F子供.m4a","こども","child [kodomo]",[493,773],{"lang":63,"src":774,"native":775,"translation":776},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F恋人.m4a","こいびと","lover [koibito]",[10,778,617,779,781],{},[14,780,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select the first and second row of hiragana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these two hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,783,784],{"id":784},"さしすせそ",[10,786,787],{},"The next five are さ・し・す・せ・そ.",[477,789],{"code":790},"hiragana:sa",[10,792,793,794,797,798,801,802,488],{},"The first character is さ, which is represented as ",[38,795,796],{},"sa",", and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the ",[38,799,800],{},"s"," in soup and the ",[38,803,14],{},[10,805,806,807,809],{},"Look at this big sign (",[38,808,796],{},") warning us of danger.",[493,811],{"lang":63,"src":812,"native":813,"translation":814},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F猿.m4a","さる","monkey [saru]",[493,816],{"lang":63,"src":817,"native":818,"translation":819},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F作品.m4a","さくひん","work of art [sakuhin]",[477,821],{"code":822},"hiragana:shi",[10,824,825,826,797,829,832,833,675],{},"The second character is し, which is represented as ",[38,827,828],{},"shi",[38,830,831],{},"sh"," in sheep and the ",[38,834,514],{},[10,836,837,838,840],{},"Here we have a friendly shepard with a sheep (",[38,839,828],{},") and his stick.",[493,842],{"lang":63,"src":843,"native":844,"translation":845},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F心配.m4a","しんぱい","worry [shinpai]",[493,847],{"lang":63,"src":848,"native":849,"translation":850},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F試合.m4a","しあい","match [shiai]",[477,852],{"code":853},"hiragana:su",[10,855,856,857,797,860,801,862,544],{},"The third character is す, which is represented as ",[38,858,859],{},"su",[38,861,800],{},[38,863,543],{},[10,865,866,867,869],{},"Oh, it's Steven and he is swinging (",[38,868,859],{},") in the curtains again!",[493,871],{"lang":63,"src":872,"native":873,"translation":874},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F好き.m4a","すき","like [suki]",[493,876],{"lang":63,"src":877,"native":878,"translation":879},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fすごい.m4a","すごい","amazing [sugoi]",[477,881],{"code":882},"hiragana:se",[10,884,885,886,797,889,801,891,570],{},"The fourth character is せ, which is represented as ",[38,887,888],{},"se",[38,890,800],{},[38,892,566],{},[10,894,895,896,898],{},"Where we have a nice señor (",[38,897,888],{},") with his hat.",[493,900],{"lang":63,"src":901,"native":902,"translation":903},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F選手.m4a","せんしゅ","athlete [senshu]",[493,905],{"lang":63,"src":906,"native":907,"translation":908},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F制服.m4a","せいふく","uniform [seifuku]",[477,910],{"code":911},"hiragana:so",[10,913,914,915,797,918,801,920,598],{},"The fifth character is そ, which is represented as ",[38,916,917],{},"so",[38,919,800],{},[38,921,595],{},[10,923,924,925,927],{},"I tried to sew (",[38,926,917],{},") a zigzag stitch.",[493,929],{"lang":63,"src":930,"native":931,"translation":932},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F外.m4a","そと","outside [soto]",[493,934],{"lang":63,"src":935,"native":936,"translation":937},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F添い寝.m4a","そいね","co-sleeping [soine]",[10,939,617,940,942],{},[14,941,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select the first, second and third row of hiragana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these three hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,944,945],{"id":945},"たちつてと",[10,947,948],{},"The next five are た・ち・つ・て・と.",[477,950],{"code":951},"hiragana:ta",[10,953,954,955,639,958,961,962,488],{},"The first character is た, which is represented as ",[38,956,957],{},"ta",[38,959,960],{},"t"," in stop and the ",[38,963,14],{},[10,965,966,967,969,970,972,973,91],{},"This just looks exactly like a combination of the letters ",[38,968,960],{}," and ",[38,971,14],{}," (",[38,974,957],{},[493,976],{"lang":63,"src":977,"native":978,"translation":979},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F体操.m4a","たいそう","gymnastics [taisou]",[493,981],{"lang":63,"src":982,"native":983,"translation":984},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F退屈.m4a","たいくつ","tedious [taikutsu]",[477,986],{"code":987},"hiragana:chi",[10,989,990,991,797,994,997,998,675],{},"The second character is ち, which is represented as ",[38,992,993],{},"chi",[38,995,996],{},"tch"," in itchy and the ",[38,999,514],{},[10,1001,1002,1003,91],{},"What do we have here? A jumping cheerleader (",[38,1004,993],{},[493,1006],{"lang":63,"src":1007,"native":1008,"translation":1009},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F小さい.m4a","ちいさい","small [chiisai]",[493,1011],{"lang":63,"src":1012,"native":1013,"translation":1014},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F地域.m4a","ちいき","area [chiiki]",[477,1016],{"code":1017},"hiragana:tsu",[10,1019,1020,1021,797,1024,1027,1028,544],{},"The third character is つ, which is represented as ",[38,1022,1023],{},"tsu",[38,1025,1026],{},"ts"," in cats and the ",[38,1029,543],{},[10,1031,1032,1033,1035],{},"Who doesn’t love cats (",[38,1034,1023],{},")! See how fluffy its tail is.",[493,1037],{"lang":63,"src":1038,"native":1039,"translation":1040},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F作る.m4a","つくる","make [tsukuru]",[493,1042],{"lang":63,"src":1043,"native":1044,"translation":1045},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F伝える.m4a","つたえる","convey [tsutaeru]",[477,1047],{"code":1048},"hiragana:te",[10,1050,1051,1052,797,1055,961,1057,570],{},"The fourth character is て, which is represented as ",[38,1053,1054],{},"te",[38,1056,960],{},[38,1058,566],{},[10,1060,1061],{},"And this just looks like a slightly out of shape T.",[493,1063],{"lang":63,"src":1064,"native":1065,"translation":1066},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F手足.m4a","てあし","limbs [teashi]",[493,1068],{"lang":63,"src":1069,"native":1070,"translation":1071},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F定期的.m4a","ていきてき","regular [teikiteki]",[477,1073],{"code":1074},"hiragana:to",[10,1076,1077,1078,797,1081,961,1083,598],{},"The fifth character is と, which is represented as ",[38,1079,1080],{},"to",[38,1082,960],{},[38,1084,595],{},[10,1086,1087,1088,1090],{},"Ouch! Can you see the nail sticking in this toe (",[38,1089,1080],{},"). That's gotta hurt.",[493,1092],{"lang":63,"src":1093,"native":1094,"translation":1095},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F隣.m4a","となり","next (to) [tonari]",[493,1097],{"lang":63,"src":1098,"native":1099,"translation":1100},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F年.m4a","とし","year [toshi]",[10,1102,617,1103,1105],{},[14,1104,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select all hiragana rows, from the first to the fourth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these four hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,1107,1108],{"id":1108},"なにぬねの",[10,1110,1111],{},"The next five are な・に・ぬ・ね・の.",[477,1113],{"code":1114},"hiragana:na",[10,1116,1117,1118,797,1121,1123,1124,488],{},"The first character is な, which is represented as ",[38,1119,1120],{},"na",[38,1122,90],{}," in not and the ",[38,1125,14],{},[10,1127,1128,1129,1131],{},"This looks like someone was creative and wrote a pretty stylized ",[38,1130,1120],{},".",[493,1133],{"lang":63,"src":1134,"native":1135,"translation":1136},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F名前.m4a","なまえ","name [namae]",[493,1138],{"lang":63,"src":1139,"native":1140,"translation":1141},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F難題.m4a","なんだい","difficult problem [nandai]",[477,1143],{"code":1144},"hiragana:ni",[10,1146,1147,1148,797,1151,1123,1153,675],{},"The second character is に, which is represented as ",[38,1149,1150],{},"ni",[38,1152,90],{},[38,1154,514],{},[10,1156,1157,1158,1160],{},"This is my knee (",[38,1159,1150],{},"). Beautiful ain’t it?",[493,1162],{"lang":63,"src":1163,"native":1164,"translation":1165},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F荷物.m4a","にもつ","luggage [nimotsu]",[493,1167],{"lang":63,"src":1168,"native":1169,"translation":1170},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F西.m4a","にし","west [nishi]",[477,1172],{"code":1173},"hiragana:nu",[10,1175,1176,1177,797,1180,1123,1182,544],{},"The third character is ぬ, which is represented as ",[38,1178,1179],{},"nu",[38,1181,90],{},[38,1183,543],{},[10,1185,1186,1187,91],{},"A delicious bowl of noodles (",[38,1188,1179],{},[493,1190],{"lang":63,"src":1191,"native":1192,"translation":1193},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F脱ぐ.m4a","ぬぐ","take off [nugu]",[493,1195],{"lang":63,"src":1196,"native":1197,"translation":1198},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F盗む.m4a","ぬすむ","steal [nusumu]",[477,1200],{"code":1201},"hiragana:ne",[10,1203,1204,1205,797,1208,1123,1210,570],{},"The fourth character is ね, which is represented as ",[38,1206,1207],{},"ne",[38,1209,90],{},[38,1211,566],{},[10,1213,1214,1215,1217],{},"This one looks like a ",[38,1216,1207],{}," written in a pretty stylized font.",[493,1219],{"lang":63,"src":1220,"native":1221,"translation":1222},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F猫.m4a","ねこ","cat [neko]",[493,1224],{"lang":63,"src":1225,"native":1226,"translation":1227},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F寝る.m4a","ねる","sleep [neru]",[477,1229],{"code":1230},"hiragana:no",[10,1232,1233,1234,797,1237,1123,1239,598],{},"The fifth character is の, which is represented as ",[38,1235,1236],{},"no",[38,1238,90],{},[38,1240,595],{},[10,1242,1243,1244,91],{},"It's a sign that tells you ‘no smoking’ (",[38,1245,1236],{},[493,1247],{"lang":63,"src":1248,"native":1249,"translation":1250},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F農家.m4a","のうか","farmer [nouka]",[493,1252],{"lang":63,"src":1253,"native":1254,"translation":1255},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F残す.m4a","のこす","leave behind [nokosu]",[10,1257,617,1258,1260],{},[14,1259,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select all hiragana rows, from the first to the fifth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these five hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,1262,1263],{"id":1263},"はひふへほ",[10,1265,1266],{},"The next five are は・ひ・ふ・へ・ほ.",[477,1268],{"code":1269},"hiragana:ha",[10,1271,1272,1273,639,1276,1279,1280,488],{},"The first character is は, which is represented as ",[38,1274,1275],{},"ha",[38,1277,1278],{},"h"," in hat and the ",[38,1281,14],{},[10,1283,1284,1285,969,1288,972,1290,91],{},"As you see, this character just looks like a combined ",[38,1286,1287],{},"H",[38,1289,14],{},[38,1291,1275],{},[493,1293],{"lang":63,"src":1294,"native":1295,"translation":1296},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F早い.m4a","はやい","fast [hayai]",[493,1298],{"lang":63,"src":1299,"native":1300,"translation":1301},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F働く.m4a","はたらく","to work [hataraku]",[477,1303],{"code":1304},"hiragana:hi",[10,1306,1307,1308,639,1311,1313,1314,675],{},"The second character is ひ, which is represented as ",[38,1309,1310],{},"hi",[38,1312,1278],{}," in hue and the ",[38,1315,514],{},[10,1317,1318,1319,1321],{},"He (",[38,1320,1310],{},") has a big nose, doesn’t he?",[493,1323],{"lang":63,"src":1324,"native":1325,"translation":1326},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F必要.m4a","ひつよう","necessary [hitsuyou]",[493,1328],{"lang":63,"src":1329,"native":1330,"translation":1331},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F比較.m4a","ひかく","comparison [hikaku]",[477,1333],{"code":1334},"hiragana:fu",[10,1336,1337,1338,639,1341,1344,1345,544],{},"The third character is ふ, which is represented as ",[38,1339,1340],{},"fu",[38,1342,1343],{},"ph"," in phew and the ",[38,1346,543],{},[10,1348,1349,1350,1352],{},"The famous Mt. Fuji (",[38,1351,1340],{},") in Japan. You should go there one day.",[493,1354],{"lang":63,"src":1355,"native":1356,"translation":1357},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F不安.m4a","ふあん","anxiety [fuan]",[493,1359],{"lang":63,"src":1360,"native":1361,"translation":1362},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F古い.m4a","ふるい","old [furui]",[477,1364],{"code":1365},"hiragana:he",[10,1367,1368,1369,639,1372,1279,1374,570],{},"The fourth character is へ, which is represented as ",[38,1370,1371],{},"he",[38,1373,1278],{},[38,1375,566],{},[10,1377,1378,1379,1381],{},"We got a nice arrow here pointing towards heaven (",[38,1380,1371],{},"), where we all go after we die.",[493,1383],{"lang":63,"src":1384,"native":1385,"translation":1386},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F減る.m4a","へる","to decrease [heru]",[493,1388],{"lang":63,"src":1389,"native":1390,"translation":1391},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F平日.m4a","へいじつ","weekday [heijitsu]",[477,1393],{"code":1394},"hiragana:ho",[10,1396,1397,1398,639,1401,1279,1403,598],{},"The fifth character is ほ, which is represented as ",[38,1399,1400],{},"ho",[38,1402,1278],{},[38,1404,595],{},[10,1406,1407,1408,1410],{},"This just looks like は, with a whole (",[38,1409,1400],{},") line added to it.",[493,1412],{"lang":63,"src":1413,"native":1414,"translation":1415},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F本.m4a","ほん","book [hon]",[493,1417],{"lang":63,"src":1418,"native":1419,"translation":1420},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F報告.m4a","ほうこく","report [houkoku]",[10,1422,617,1423,1425],{},[14,1424,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select all hiragana rows, from the first to the sixth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these six hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,1427,1428],{"id":1428},"まみむめも",[10,1430,1431],{},"The next five are ま・み・む・め・も.",[477,1433],{"code":1434},"hiragana:ma",[10,1436,1437,1438,639,1441,1444,1445,488],{},"The first character is ま, which is represented as ",[38,1439,1440],{},"ma",[38,1442,1443],{},"m"," in much and the ",[38,1446,14],{},[10,1448,1449,1450,91],{},"I want to go on a trip when I see this beautiful ship with its mast (",[38,1451,1440],{},[493,1453],{"lang":63,"src":1454,"native":1455,"translation":1456},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F毎日.m4a","まいにち","every day [mainichi]",[493,1458],{"lang":63,"src":1459,"native":1460,"translation":1461},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F迷子.m4a","まいご","lost child [maigo]",[477,1463],{"code":1464},"hiragana:mi",[10,1466,1467,1468,639,1471,1444,1473,675],{},"The second character is み, which is represented as ",[38,1469,1470],{},"mi",[38,1472,1443],{},[38,1474,514],{},[10,1476,1477,1478,1480],{},"Me (",[38,1479,1470],{},")? I just turned 21.",[493,1482],{"lang":63,"src":1483,"native":1484,"translation":1485},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F未来.m4a","みらい","future [mirai]",[493,1487],{"lang":63,"src":1488,"native":1489,"translation":1490},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F身内.m4a","みうち","family members [miuchi]",[477,1492],{"code":1493},"hiragana:mu",[10,1495,1496,1497,639,1500,1444,1502,544],{},"The third character is む, which is represented as ",[38,1498,1499],{},"mu",[38,1501,1443],{},[38,1503,543],{},[10,1505,1506],{},"This cute cow is greeting us with a moo (mu).",[493,1508],{"lang":63,"src":1509,"native":1510,"translation":1511},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F昔.m4a","むかし","long time ago [mukashi]",[493,1513],{"lang":63,"src":1514,"native":1515,"translation":1516},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F無理.m4a","むり","impossible [muri]",[477,1518],{"code":1519},"hiragana:me",[10,1521,1522,1523,639,1526,1444,1528,570],{},"The fourth character is め, which is represented as ",[38,1524,1525],{},"me",[38,1527,1443],{},[38,1529,566],{},[10,1531,1532,1533,91],{},"The Japanese word for \"eye\" is me (",[38,1534,1525],{},[493,1536],{"lang":63,"src":1537,"native":1538,"translation":1539},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F面接.m4a","めんせつ","interview [mensetsu]",[493,1541],{"lang":63,"src":1542,"native":1543,"translation":1544},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F眼鏡.m4a","めがね","glasses [megane]",[477,1546],{"code":1547},"hiragana:mo",[10,1549,1550,1551,639,1554,1444,1556,598],{},"The fifth character is も, which is represented as ",[38,1552,1553],{},"mo",[38,1555,1443],{},[38,1557,595],{},[10,1559,1560,1561,1563],{},"To catch more (",[38,1562,1553],{},") fish, you should attach some bait to this hook.",[493,1565],{"lang":63,"src":1566,"native":1567,"translation":1568},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F網膜.m4a","もうまく","retina [moumaku]",[493,1570],{"lang":63,"src":1571,"native":1572,"translation":1573},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fもらう.m4a","もらう","receive [morau]",[10,1575,617,1576,1578],{},[14,1577,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select all hiragana rows, from the first to the seventh, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these seven hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,1580,1581],{"id":1581},"らりるれろ",[10,1583,1584],{},"The next five are ら・り・る・れ・ろ.",[49,1586,1587],{},[10,1588,1589],{},"It's worth mentioning that the romaji (letter representations) of Japanese sounds is sometimes going to diverge greatly from what you might expect. This is especially the case with the hiragana in this section. To avoid overwhelming you with a pronunciation info dump this early on in the process, we decided to cover them later. For the time being, just focus on getting a general understanding with the provided hints and replaying the native audio a few times.",[477,1591],{"code":1592},"hiragana:ra",[10,1594,1595,1596,639,1599,1602,1603,1606],{},"The first character is ら, which is represented as ",[38,1597,1598],{},"ra",[38,1600,1601],{},"rah rah"," as if you were cheering and the ",[38,1604,1605],{},"la la"," like singing.",[10,1608,1609,1610,1612],{},"Here we have cute little rabbit (",[38,1611,1598],{},") with some floppy ears.",[493,1614],{"lang":63,"src":1615,"native":1616,"translation":1617},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F来週.m4a","らいしゅう","next week [raishuu]",[493,1619],{"lang":63,"src":1620,"native":1621,"translation":1622},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F来世.m4a","らいせ","next life [raise]",[477,1624],{"code":1625},"hiragana:ri",[10,1627,1628,1629,1632,1633,1636,1637,1640],{},"The second character is り, which is represented as ",[38,1630,1631],{},"ri",", and the pronunciation is between the ",[38,1634,1635],{},"ree"," in reed and the ",[38,1638,1639],{},"lee"," in leek.",[10,1642,1643,1644,1646],{},"What a cute ribbon (",[38,1645,1631],{},"), isn’t it?",[493,1648],{"lang":63,"src":1649,"native":1650,"translation":1651},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F理解.m4a","りかい","understanding [rikai]",[493,1653],{"lang":63,"src":1654,"native":1655,"translation":1656},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F理想的.m4a","りそうてき","ideal [risouteki]",[477,1658],{"code":1659},"hiragana:ru",[10,1661,1662,1663,639,1666,1668,1669,1672],{},"The third character is る, which is represented as ",[38,1664,1665],{},"ru",[38,1667,1665],{}," in rule and the ",[38,1670,1671],{},"loo"," in look.",[10,1674,1675,1676,1678],{},"Our route (",[38,1677,1665],{},") is a bit complicated this time.",[493,1680],{"lang":63,"src":1681,"native":1682,"translation":1683},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F留守.m4a","るす","absence [rusu]",[493,1685],{"lang":63,"src":1686,"native":1687,"translation":1688},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F類似.m4a","るいじ","similarity [ruiji]",[477,1690],{"code":1691},"hiragana:re",[10,1693,1694,1695,639,1698,1700,1701,1704],{},"The fourth character is れ, which is represented as ",[38,1696,1697],{},"re",[38,1699,1697],{}," in retch and the ",[38,1702,1703],{},"le"," in led.",[10,1706,1707,1708,91],{},"Even the sight of blood makes Reginald retch (",[38,1709,1697],{},[493,1711],{"lang":63,"src":1712,"native":1713,"translation":1714},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F冷静.m4a","れいせい","calm [reisei]",[493,1716],{"lang":63,"src":1717,"native":1718,"translation":1719},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F歴史的.m4a","れきしてき","historical [rekishiteki]",[477,1721],{"code":1722},"hiragana:ro",[10,1724,1725,1726,639,1729,1731,1732,1735],{},"The fifth character is ろ, which is represented as ",[38,1727,1728],{},"ro",[38,1730,1728],{}," in road and the ",[38,1733,1734],{},"lo"," in load.",[10,1737,1738,1739,1741],{},"Be careful! There're some bends in the road (",[38,1740,1728],{},")!",[493,1743],{"lang":63,"src":1744,"native":1745,"translation":1746},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F廊下.m4a","ろうか","corridor [rouka]",[493,1748],{"lang":63,"src":1749,"native":1750,"translation":1751},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F労働.m4a","ろうどう","labor [roudou]",[10,1753,617,1754,1756],{},[14,1755,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select all hiragana rows, from the first to the eighth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these eight hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,1758,1759],{"id":1759},"やゆよ",[10,1761,1762],{},"The next three are や・ゆ・よ.",[477,1764],{"code":1765},"hiragana:ya",[10,1767,1768,1769,639,1772,1775,1776,488],{},"The first character is や, which is represented as ",[38,1770,1771],{},"ya",[38,1773,1774],{},"y"," in yacht and the ",[38,1777,14],{},[10,1779,1780,1781,1783],{},"I normally only like dogs, but this yak (",[38,1782,1771],{},") is also cute.",[493,1785],{"lang":63,"src":1786,"native":1787,"translation":1788},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F夜間.m4a","やかん","nighttime [yakan]",[493,1790],{"lang":63,"src":1791,"native":1792,"translation":1793},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F槍.m4a","やり","spear [yari]",[477,1795],{"code":1796},"hiragana:yu",[10,1798,1799,1800,639,1803,1775,1805,544],{},"The second character is ゆ, which is represented as ",[38,1801,1802],{},"yu",[38,1804,1774],{},[38,1806,543],{},[10,1808,1809,1810,1812],{},"That’s quite the unique (",[38,1811,1802],{},") looking fish.",[493,1814],{"lang":63,"src":1815,"native":1816,"translation":1817},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F有名.m4a","ゆうめい","famous [yuumei]",[493,1819],{"lang":63,"src":1820,"native":1821,"translation":1822},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F夢.m4a","ゆめ","dream [yume]",[477,1824],{"code":1825},"hiragana:yo",[10,1827,1828,1829,639,1832,1775,1834,598],{},"The third character is よ, which is represented as ",[38,1830,1831],{},"yo",[38,1833,1774],{},[38,1835,595],{},[10,1837,1838,1839,1841],{},"He is playing with his yo-yo (",[38,1840,1831],{},") again.",[493,1843],{"lang":63,"src":1844,"native":1845,"translation":1846},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F夜中.m4a","よなか","midnight [yonaka]",[493,1848],{"lang":63,"src":1849,"native":1850,"translation":1851},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F余裕.m4a","よゆう","plenty [yoyuu]",[10,1853,617,1854,1856],{},[14,1855,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select all hiragana rows, from the first to the ninth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these nine hiragana rows before moving on.",[470,1858,1859],{"id":1859},"わをん",[10,1861,1862],{},"And lastly, the final three: わ・を・ん.",[477,1864],{"code":1865},"hiragana:wa",[10,1867,1868,1869,567,1872,1874],{},"The first character is わ, which is represented as ",[38,1870,1871],{},"wa",[38,1873,1871],{}," in walk.",[10,1876,1877,1878,91],{},"Look closely and you can see a wave in the water (",[38,1879,1871],{},[493,1881],{"lang":63,"src":1882,"native":1883,"translation":1884},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F忘れる.m4a","わすれる","to forget [wasureru]",[493,1886],{"lang":63,"src":1887,"native":1888,"translation":1889},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F若い.m4a","わかい","young [wakai]",[477,1891],{"code":1892},"hiragana:wo",[10,1894,1895,1896,1898,1899,1902,1903,1905,1906,1908],{},"The second character is ",[38,1897,449],{},", which is represented as ",[38,1900,1901],{},"wo",". This character is unique because it is represented by ",[38,1904,1901],{}," when romanized, but is pronounced similar to the ",[38,1907,595],{}," in story, or the お we already learned. Additionally, this character only functions as a particle on its own and is never combined with other characters to form words. As a result, there are no example words for を.",[10,1910,1911,1912,1915],{},"It just became a bit warmer and Olga already wants to swim in the pool. She dips her toe in and goes: ",[38,1913,1914],{},"oooh!",", because the water is still cold.",[477,1917],{"code":1918},"hiragana:n",[10,1920,1921,1922,567,1924,1927,1928,1930],{},"The third character in this column (and the last hiragana character) is ん, which is represented as ",[38,1923,90],{},[38,1925,1926],{},"ng"," in long. It’s important to note that ん is also a unique character, as the way you pronounce it changes slightly depending on the sound that follows. But for now, just remember it as the ",[38,1929,1926],{}," in long.",[10,1932,1933,1934,1936],{},"If this doesn't look like a stylized ",[38,1935,90],{},", I don’t know what does.",[493,1938],{"lang":63,"src":1939,"native":1940,"translation":1941},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F案内.m4a","あんない","guidance [annai]",[493,1943],{"lang":63,"src":555,"native":556,"translation":557},[10,1945,617,1946,1948],{},[14,1947,622],{"href":620,"target":621},", select all hiragana rows and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with all hiragana.",[10,1950,1951,1952,1131],{},"As you can see, Japanese is a quite complex, but interesting language. If you want to learn all of this through a comprehensive course, we recommend you to try out our Migaku Japanese Academy course, which will allow you to quickly ",[14,1953,1954],{"href":16},"learn Japanese from anime",{"title":1956,"searchDepth":1957,"depth":1957,"links":1958},"",2,[1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968],{"id":472,"depth":1957,"text":472},{"id":626,"depth":1957,"text":626},{"id":784,"depth":1957,"text":784},{"id":945,"depth":1957,"text":945},{"id":1108,"depth":1957,"text":1108},{"id":1263,"depth":1957,"text":1263},{"id":1428,"depth":1957,"text":1428},{"id":1581,"depth":1957,"text":1581},{"id":1759,"depth":1957,"text":1759},{"id":1859,"depth":1957,"text":1859},"Learn everything you need to know about Japanese hiragana. Learn their basics, how they are pronounced, example words and more.","md",{"timestampUnix":1972,"slug":1973,"h1":1974,"image":1975,"tags":1980},1724134478400,"the-japanese-language-hiragana","Hiragana Essentials: Quick Learning Guide with Memory Tricks",{"src":1976,"width":1977,"height":1978,"alt":1979},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-hiragana-r-onita.webp",5568,3712,"A Japanese sign that says \"tomare\", featuring a few Hiragana characters.",[1981,1982],"fundamentals","hiragana",true,"\u002Farticle\u002Fjapanese\u002Fjapanese-hiragana","---\ntitle: 'Learn Hiragana in 7 Days: Complete Guide with Mnemonics'\ndescription: 'Learn everything you need to know about Japanese hiragana. Learn their basics, how they are pronounced, example words and more.'\ntimestampUnix: 1724134478400\nslug: 'the-japanese-language-hiragana'\nh1: 'Hiragana Essentials: Quick Learning Guide with Memory Tricks'\nimage:\n  src: '\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fmigaku-hiragana-r-onita.webp'\n  width: 5568\n  height: 3712\n  alt: 'A Japanese sign that says \"tomare\", featuring a few Hiragana characters.'\ntags:\n  - fundamentals\n  - hiragana\n---\n\nLearning hiragana is essential for mastering Japanese. It forms the foundation of Japanese pronunciation and is crucial for accessing Japanese resources, as most quality textbooks and learning materials, just like our [Migaku Japanese Course](\u002Flearn-japanese), require knowledge of hiragana. Essentially, it's the first step in learning Japanese.\n\nMany people spend too much time learning hiragana, even though this can be achieved in a week or less. Obviously, your pace will vary, but if you follow our guide below, you will be able to read hiragana in no time.\n\nTo achieve this, you should follow these steps:\n\n1. Each section introduces five new hiragana characters, each with its own **mnemonics**, which are images that help you remember the character. Read the explanation, listen to the audio of the character being pronounced, and visualize the character with the mnemonic image. _Don't worry about memorizing the example words, as they are just provided to give you an idea of some words that a give character can appear in._\n2. After reviewing all five characters in the section, you will be prompted with an **exercise**. Repeat this exercise until you feel comfortable recalling the pronunciation of each character before moving on.\n\n> There won't be any writing practice involved! In today's day and age, writing is something most of us rarely use, and practicing it, especially in the beginning, can easily multiply the time it takes you to learn to read hiragana.\n>\n> Our recommendation is that if you want to learn to write Japanese eventually, hold back until you are a bit more advanced in the language.\n\nNow let's take a closer look at 'hiragana' ひらがな, or in kanji \u003Ctypo lang=\"ja\" syntax=\"平仮名[ひらがな]\">\u003C\u002Ftypo>. Hiragana actually has its origin in Chinese characters. The shape of the hiragana originates from the cursive script style of Chinese calligraphy. In the table below you can see how this evolution took place, starting with the kanji on top, and ending with hiragana at the bottom.\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002FOrigin_of_Hiragana.webp\" width=\"1114\" height=\"1083\" alt=\"A graphic showing how Japanese hiragana originated as simplified forms of similar-sounding Chinese characters.\" \u002F>\n\nHiragana is a syllabary where every symbol represents an entire syllable. Hiragana contains _5 singular vowels_, _42 consonant-vowel combinations_, and _1 singular consonant_ (ん; _n_).\n\nHiragana has many roles in Japanese. One such usage is to write suffixes for a kanji root word. To make this more concrete, in English the word \"talked\" consists of the root word \"talk\", and the suffix \"-ed.\" In Japanese there exists \u003Ctypo lang=\"ja\" syntax=\"話[はな,はなす]した\">\u003C\u002Ftypo> which consists of a kanji root \u003Ctypo lang=\"ja\" syntax=\"話[はな]\">\u003C\u002Ftypo> (talk) and a hiragana suffix した (did). This usage is known as 'okurigana.'\n\nAside from grammatical inflection, other uses include the function words in the language, such as particles, grammatical structures, as well as forming standalone words for which there are no kanji or whose kanji form is obscure.\n\nBelow you can see these different usages color coded.\n\n\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002FParticles.webp\" width=\"954\" height=\"588\" alt=\"A graphic shows a sentence with highlighted parts in different colors to illustrate hiragana usage in Japanese, with functions labeled below the sentence.\" \u002F>\n\nHiragana is the script you will be dealing with the most when reading Japanese. Starting from the next section, we will slowly introduce you to five characters at a time and provide you with mnemonic images to help you remember them.\n\nBelow is a chart that contains all of the modern hiragana. 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               |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |\n\n## あいうえお\n\nNow that we’ve covered the basics of hiragana, we can introduce you to the first five characters, which are also the pure vowels in Japanese: あ・い・う・え・お.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:a\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is あ, which is represented as _a_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _a_ in father.\n\nThis character has a slightly tilted A written inside of it.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F雨.m4a\"  native=\"あめ\" translation=\"rain [ame]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F合鍵.m4a\" native=\"あいかぎ\" translation=\"spare key [aikagi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:i\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is い, which is represented as _i_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _ee_ in eel.\n\nIf you look closely, you can see two eels (_i_) that meet each other.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F医者.m4a\" native=\"いしゃ\" translation=\"doctor [isha]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F痛み.m4a\" native=\"いたみ\" translation=\"pain [itami]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:u\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is う, which is represented as _u_, and its pronunciation is similar to the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nThis one should be easy, as it looks like a sideways u with a line above it.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fうさぎ.m4a\" native=\"うさぎ\" translation=\"rabbit [usagi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F運動.m4a\" native=\"うんどう\" translation=\"exercise [undou]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:e\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is え, which is represented as _e_, and its pronunciation is close to the _e_ in bet.\n\nThis elegant (_e_) dancer is dancing, can you see it?\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F偉い.m4a\" native=\"えらい\" translation=\"remarkable [erai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F映画.m4a\" native=\"えいが\" translation=\"movie [eiga]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:o\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is お, which is represented as _o_, and its pronunciation is close to the _o_ in story.\n\nOlaf (_o_) is proud of his cool new bike!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F面白い.m4a\" native=\"おもしろい\" translation=\"interesting [omoshiroi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F男.m4a\" native=\"おとこ\" translation=\"man [otoko]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select the first row of hiragana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with the first hiragana row before moving on.\n\n## かきくけこ\n\nThe next five are か・き・く・け・こ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ka\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is か, which is represented as _ka_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _a_ in father.\n\nLook at the character and maybe you can see a martial artist doing a karate (_ka_) kick.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F体.m4a\" native=\"からだ\" translation=\"body [karada]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F形.m4a\" native=\"かたち\" translation=\"shape [katachi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ki\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is き, which is represented as _ki_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nThis character looks a bit like a key (_ki_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F黄色.m4a\" native=\"きいろ\" translation=\"yellow [kiiro]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F機会.m4a\" native=\"きかい\" translation=\"opportunity [kikai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ku\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is く, which is represented as _ku_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nCan you see it? This is just the beak of a cuckoo (_ku_) going cu-coo.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F車.m4a\" native=\"くるま\" translation=\"car [kuruma]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F苦しい.m4a\" native=\"くるしい\" translation=\"painful [kurushii]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ke\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is け, which is represented as _ke_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _e_ in bet.\n\nAnd this is just a nice keg (_ke_). The horizontal line being part of its metal binding.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F経験.m4a\" native=\"けいけん\" translation=\"experience [keiken]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F獣.m4a\" native=\"けもの\" translation=\"beast [kemono]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ko\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is こ, which is represented as _ko_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _k_ in skate and the _o_ in story.\n\nAnd this is just a pretty nice coin (_ko_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F子供.m4a\" native=\"こども\" translation=\"child [kodomo]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F恋人.m4a\" native=\"こいびと\" translation=\"lover [koibito]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select the first and second row of hiragana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these two hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## さしすせそ\n\nThe next five are さ・し・す・せ・そ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:sa\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is さ, which is represented as _sa_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _a_ in father.\n\nLook at this big sign (_sa_) warning us of danger.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F猿.m4a\" native=\"さる\" translation=\"monkey [saru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F作品.m4a\" native=\"さくひん\" translation=\"work of art [sakuhin]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:shi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is し, which is represented as _shi_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _sh_ in sheep and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nHere we have a friendly shepard with a sheep (_shi_) and his stick.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F心配.m4a\" native=\"しんぱい\" translation=\"worry [shinpai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F試合.m4a\" native=\"しあい\" translation=\"match [shiai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:su\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is す, which is represented as _su_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nOh, it's Steven and he is swinging (_su_) in the curtains again!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F好き.m4a\" native=\"すき\" translation=\"like [suki]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fすごい.m4a\" native=\"すごい\" translation=\"amazing [sugoi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:se\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is せ, which is represented as _se_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _e_ in bet.\n\nWhere we have a nice señor (_se_) with his hat.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F選手.m4a\" native=\"せんしゅ\" translation=\"athlete [senshu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F制服.m4a\" native=\"せいふく\" translation=\"uniform [seifuku]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:so\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is そ, which is represented as _so_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _s_ in soup and the _o_ in story.\n\nI tried to sew (_so_) a zigzag stitch.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F外.m4a\" native=\"そと\" translation=\"outside [soto]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F添い寝.m4a\" native=\"そいね\" translation=\"co-sleeping [soine]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select the first, second and third row of hiragana, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these three hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## たちつてと\n\nThe next five are た・ち・つ・て・と.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ta\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is た, which is represented as _ta_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _t_ in stop and the _a_ in father.\n\nThis just looks exactly like a combination of the letters _t_ and _a_ (_ta_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F体操.m4a\" native=\"たいそう\" translation=\"gymnastics [taisou]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F退屈.m4a\" native=\"たいくつ\" translation=\"tedious [taikutsu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:chi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is ち, which is represented as _chi_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _tch_ in itchy and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nWhat do we have here? A jumping cheerleader (_chi_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F小さい.m4a\" native=\"ちいさい\" translation=\"small [chiisai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F地域.m4a\" native=\"ちいき\" translation=\"area [chiiki]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:tsu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is つ, which is represented as _tsu_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ts_ in cats and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nWho doesn’t love cats (_tsu_)! See how fluffy its tail is.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F作る.m4a\" native=\"つくる\" translation=\"make [tsukuru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F伝える.m4a\" native=\"つたえる\" translation=\"convey [tsutaeru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:te\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is て, which is represented as _te_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _t_ in stop and the _e_ in bet.\n\nAnd this just looks like a slightly out of shape T.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F手足.m4a\" native=\"てあし\" translation=\"limbs [teashi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F定期的.m4a\" native=\"ていきてき\" translation=\"regular [teikiteki]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:to\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is と, which is represented as _to_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _t_ in stop and the _o_ in story.\n\nOuch! Can you see the nail sticking in this toe (_to_). That's gotta hurt.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F隣.m4a\" native=\"となり\" translation=\"next (to) [tonari]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F年.m4a\" native=\"とし\" translation=\"year [toshi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all hiragana rows, from the first to the fourth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these four hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## なにぬねの\n\nThe next five are な・に・ぬ・ね・の.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:na\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is な, which is represented as _na_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _a_ in father.\n\nThis looks like someone was creative and wrote a pretty stylized _na_.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F名前.m4a\" native=\"なまえ\" translation=\"name [namae]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F難題.m4a\" native=\"なんだい\" translation=\"difficult problem [nandai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ni\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is に, which is represented as _ni_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nThis is my knee (_ni_). Beautiful ain’t it?\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F荷物.m4a\" native=\"にもつ\" translation=\"luggage [nimotsu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F西.m4a\" native=\"にし\" translation=\"west [nishi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:nu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ぬ, which is represented as _nu_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nA delicious bowl of noodles (_nu_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F脱ぐ.m4a\" native=\"ぬぐ\" translation=\"take off [nugu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F盗む.m4a\" native=\"ぬすむ\" translation=\"steal [nusumu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ne\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is ね, which is represented as _ne_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _e_ in bet.\n\nThis one looks like a _ne_ written in a pretty stylized font.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F猫.m4a\" native=\"ねこ\" translation=\"cat [neko]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F寝る.m4a\" native=\"ねる\" translation=\"sleep [neru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:no\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is の, which is represented as _no_, and its pronunciation is close to a combination of the _n_ in not and the _o_ in story.\n\nIt's a sign that tells you ‘no smoking’ (_no_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F農家.m4a\" native=\"のうか\" translation=\"farmer [nouka]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F残す.m4a\" native=\"のこす\" translation=\"leave behind [nokosu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all hiragana rows, from the first to the fifth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these five hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## はひふへほ\n\nThe next five are は・ひ・ふ・へ・ほ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ha\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is は, which is represented as _ha_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _h_ in hat and the _a_ in father.\n\nAs you see, this character just looks like a combined _H_ and _a_ (_ha_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F早い.m4a\" native=\"はやい\" translation=\"fast [hayai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F働く.m4a\" native=\"はたらく\" translation=\"to work [hataraku]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:hi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is ひ, which is represented as _hi_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _h_ in hue and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nHe (_hi_) has a big nose, doesn’t he?\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F必要.m4a\" native=\"ひつよう\" translation=\"necessary [hitsuyou]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F比較.m4a\" native=\"ひかく\" translation=\"comparison [hikaku]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:fu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is ふ, which is represented as _fu_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ph_ in phew and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nThe famous Mt. Fuji (_fu_) in Japan. You should go there one day.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F不安.m4a\" native=\"ふあん\" translation=\"anxiety [fuan]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F古い.m4a\" native=\"ふるい\" translation=\"old [furui]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:he\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is へ, which is represented as _he_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _h_ in hat and the _e_ in bet.\n\nWe got a nice arrow here pointing towards heaven (_he_), where we all go after we die.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F減る.m4a\" native=\"へる\" translation=\"to decrease [heru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F平日.m4a\" native=\"へいじつ\" translation=\"weekday [heijitsu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ho\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is ほ, which is represented as _ho_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _h_ in hat and the _o_ in story.\n\nThis just looks like は, with a whole (_ho_) line added to it.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F本.m4a\" native=\"ほん\" translation=\"book [hon]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F報告.m4a\" native=\"ほうこく\" translation=\"report [houkoku]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all hiragana rows, from the first to the sixth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these six hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## まみむめも\n\nThe next five are ま・み・む・め・も.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ma\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is ま, which is represented as _ma_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _a_ in father.\n\nI want to go on a trip when I see this beautiful ship with its mast (_ma_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F毎日.m4a\" native=\"まいにち\" translation=\"every day [mainichi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F迷子.m4a\" native=\"まいご\" translation=\"lost child [maigo]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:mi\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is み, which is represented as _mi_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _ee_ in meet.\n\nMe (_mi_)? I just turned 21.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F未来.m4a\" native=\"みらい\" translation=\"future [mirai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F身内.m4a\" native=\"みうち\" translation=\"family members [miuchi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:mu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is む, which is represented as _mu_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nThis cute cow is greeting us with a moo (mu).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F昔.m4a\" native=\"むかし\" translation=\"long time ago [mukashi]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F無理.m4a\" native=\"むり\" translation=\"impossible [muri]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:me\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is め, which is represented as _me_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _e_ in bet.\n\nThe Japanese word for \"eye\" is me (_me_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F面接.m4a\" native=\"めんせつ\" translation=\"interview [mensetsu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F眼鏡.m4a\" native=\"めがね\" translation=\"glasses [megane]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:mo\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is も, which is represented as _mo_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _m_ in much and the _o_ in story.\n\nTo catch more (_mo_) fish, you should attach some bait to this hook.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F網膜.m4a\" native=\"もうまく\" translation=\"retina [moumaku]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fもらう.m4a\" native=\"もらう\" translation=\"receive [morau]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all hiragana rows, from the first to the seventh, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these seven hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## らりるれろ\n\nThe next five are ら・り・る・れ・ろ.\n\n> It's worth mentioning that the romaji (letter representations) of Japanese sounds is sometimes going to diverge greatly from what you might expect. This is especially the case with the hiragana in this section. To avoid overwhelming you with a pronunciation info dump this early on in the process, we decided to cover them later. For the time being, just focus on getting a general understanding with the provided hints and replaying the native audio a few times.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ra\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is ら, which is represented as _ra_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _rah rah_ as if you were cheering and the _la la_ like singing.\n\nHere we have cute little rabbit (_ra_) with some floppy ears.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F来週.m4a\" native=\"らいしゅう\" translation=\"next week [raishuu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F来世.m4a\" native=\"らいせ\" translation=\"next life [raise]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ri\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is り, which is represented as _ri_, and the pronunciation is between the _ree_ in reed and the _lee_ in leek.\n\nWhat a cute ribbon (_ri_), isn’t it?\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F理解.m4a\" native=\"りかい\" translation=\"understanding [rikai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F理想的.m4a\" native=\"りそうてき\" translation=\"ideal [risouteki]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ru\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is る, which is represented as _ru_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ru_ in rule and the _loo_ in look.\n\nOur route (_ru_) is a bit complicated this time.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F留守.m4a\" native=\"るす\" translation=\"absence [rusu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F類似.m4a\" native=\"るいじ\" translation=\"similarity [ruiji]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:re\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fourth character is れ, which is represented as _re_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _re_ in retch and the _le_ in led.\n\nEven the sight of blood makes Reginald retch (_re_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F冷静.m4a\" native=\"れいせい\" translation=\"calm [reisei]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F歴史的.m4a\" native=\"れきしてき\" translation=\"historical [rekishiteki]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ro\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe fifth character is ろ, which is represented as _ro_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _ro_ in road and the _lo_ in load.\n\nBe careful! There're some bends in the road (_ro_)!\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F廊下.m4a\" native=\"ろうか\" translation=\"corridor [rouka]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F労働.m4a\" native=\"ろうどう\" translation=\"labor [roudou]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all hiragana rows, from the first to the eighth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these eight hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## やゆよ\n\nThe next three are や・ゆ・よ.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:ya\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is や, which is represented as _ya_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _y_ in yacht and the _a_ in father.\n\nI normally only like dogs, but this yak (_ya_) is also cute.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F夜間.m4a\" native=\"やかん\" translation=\"nighttime [yakan]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F槍.m4a\" native=\"やり\" translation=\"spear [yari]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:yu\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is ゆ, which is represented as _yu_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _y_ in yacht and the _oo_ in shoot.\n\nThat’s quite the unique (_yu_) looking fish.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F有名.m4a\" native=\"ゆうめい\" translation=\"famous [yuumei]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F夢.m4a\" native=\"ゆめ\" translation=\"dream [yume]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:yo\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character is よ, which is represented as _yo_, and the pronunciation is close to a combination of the _y_ in yacht and the _o_ in story.\n\nHe is playing with his yo-yo (_yo_) again.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F夜中.m4a\" native=\"よなか\" translation=\"midnight [yonaka]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F余裕.m4a\" native=\"よゆう\" translation=\"plenty [yoyuu]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all hiragana rows, from the first to the ninth, and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with these nine hiragana rows before moving on.\n\n## わをん\n\nAnd lastly, the final three: わ・を・ん.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:wa\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe first character is わ, which is represented as _wa_, and its pronunciation is close to the _wa_ in walk.\n\nLook closely and you can see a wave in the water (_wa_).\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F忘れる.m4a\" native=\"わすれる\" translation=\"to forget [wasureru]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F若い.m4a\" native=\"わかい\" translation=\"young [wakai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:wo\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe second character is _を_, which is represented as _wo_. This character is unique because it is represented by _wo_ when romanized, but is pronounced similar to the _o_ in story, or the お we already learned. Additionally, this character only functions as a particle on its own and is never combined with other characters to form words. As a result, there are no example words for を.\n\nIt just became a bit warmer and Olga already wants to swim in the pool. She dips her toe in and goes: _oooh!_, because the water is still cold.\n\n\u003Cmnemonic code=\"hiragana:n\">\u003C\u002Fmnemonic>\n\nThe third character in this column (and the last hiragana character) is ん, which is represented as _n_, and its pronunciation is close to the _ng_ in long. It’s important to note that ん is also a unique character, as the way you pronounce it changes slightly depending on the sound that follows. But for now, just remember it as the _ng_ in long.\n\nIf this doesn't look like a stylized _n_, I don’t know what does.\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F案内.m4a\" native=\"あんない\" translation=\"guidance [annai]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\n\u003Cword lang=\"ja\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002F運動.m4a\" native=\"うんどう\" translation=\"exercise [undou]\">\u003C\u002Fword>\n\nNow that you’ve carefully read this chapter, it's time to practice. Open the following \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.realkana.com\u002Fhiragana\" target=\"_blank\">link\u003C\u002Fa>, select all hiragana rows and press the red study button. Practice until you feel comfortable with all hiragana.\n\nAs you can see, Japanese is a quite complex, but interesting language. 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