If you want to learn Japanese, then it is important that you know the three types of characters: hiragana, katakana and kanji. Hiragana functions as sounds while Katakanas are used for words borrowed from other languages or abbreviations. Kanji conveys meaning with one letter instead of a single syllable because each character can represent different meanings depending on context. Hiragana is the basic Characters You need to learn first. Here are the method you I recommend to learn and practice Hiragana :
1.Comparison of Picture‐matching
2.Blank note and Repeat
3.Play more Game
4. Remember from Anime or Idol name character
5.Practicing writing from romaji
6.Write a Hiragana from a song.
7.Applications to learn Japanese
it might make us forget. Moreover, the screening was only by hand writing. When memorized, we may have to memorize in order, such as A I U E O, we have to sit and recite it in our heads. It may be difficult. Today, I have a good trick for you.
1.Comparison of Picture‐matching
Video and audio are always the most memorable for me. I think it’s because my memory is so short that these two mediums work best, specifically this video format where you can watch over again easily.
The video from Japanese pod101 , This is high quality but it’s Free!!
But the problem is that it’s ok to remember, but sometimes I think about it for a long time. But when I can write it out, my hands shake and all of these thoughts come flowing through me as if they’re released from some imaginary prison in my mind. Go to next step
2.Blank note and Repeat
Put your pen to paper and start at the top of a blank page. Write for as long or short an amount of time, then when you’re done go back up one line and write again; repeat until you reach the bottom. If it feels like there’s nothing left inside, take some deep breaths before going on with
This is what we call “writing in circles.” It can be hard sometimes but don’t give up because eventually something will come out.
3.Play more Game
There are many sites with a quiz game, but I tried this one and it was pretty fun. You can match the needs to different careers in order for them to rank accordingly.
4. Remember from Anime or Idol name character
If you’re into Japanese animation or manga – remember this: hiragana can be found in its name.If you think it’s difficult, try memorizing the names of the most beautiful idols. It’s the easiest to remember the idol’s name. Let me tell you. If you can’t read it, look at the table and try to mix it for a while and you’ll remember it.
I can remember that When I started learning Japanese . that time was “Naruto”,when Volume 1 came out (how long to think about it). I write alot full cartoon character names Then sit and write the names of the cartoon characters one by one. And the one that I like the most is Hinata. I want to say that I can write hi before a.
5.Practicing writing from romaji
Practicing writing from romaji to hiragana can help us remember the sounds of Japanese characters. It also allows a break in between steps when we are trying to write them – but I don’t recommend this method for long-term learning purposes, as it doesn’t teach you how each character is written correctly and will likely just lead back into romaji (Japanese words that use Roman letters). The best way forward would be starting with what inspires you about Japan: whether manga, anime or games; because then your motivation should drive you through any difficulties!
6.Write a Hiragana from a song.
To all those who don’t like cartoons or celebrities, I recommend that you search for Japanese lyrics with romaji translations. It’s a fun way to learn new vocabulary while singing five-six songs in the process. Understandably, one song might be very long and it may not be your favorite genre of music but there are still several other singable tunes out there that can teach you something!
My favorite song : Harukaze Flumpool
7.Applications to learn Japanese
Nowadays, everyone should have a smartphone. Any youngsters who don’t have their own can let them load it into their parents’ mobile phone and they’ll be able to play together as well. In my era there were no apps like these so I’m not sure if this app is good or bad but what’s certain is that we’re using technology that we already have on our hands with us which means some of the downloaded applications could also serve for level checks while playing around in-between times! Let’s try loading one shall we?
8.Practice reading as much OLD SCHOOL METHOD
I may not be able to read Japanese, but the practice of reading from a textbook helps me remember vocabulary and review lessons that I’ve already learned. When studying outside of school or after-school hours though, it’s better if we don’t use our textbooks so much because then when you go back to them in class your eyes will only look at romaji instead of kanji which makes learning more difficult for us learners who can’t read Japanese!
Download this hiragana chart to get a head start on learning Japanese. Print it out for an extra challenge, or follow along digitally if you prefer!
How do you pronounce and write hiragana?
Hiragana is a type of Japanese character that consists of 46 letters, each with its own unique sound. When hiragana are put together into words they will be pronounced according to the letter it represents for example にほん(nihon) which sounds different from English (a b c ..)
Let’s try practice pronunciation follow this free video
Hiragana is a well-known system of Japanese writing, but pronouncing the five vowel sounds can be challenging. When you’ve mastered them and are ready to move on, I’ll show you how they’re written down so that your pronunciation stays accurate!
| aあ | iい | uう | eえ | oお |
Hiragana is the first and most important column because it sets the pronunciation for all of its succeeding columns. The a-i-u-e–o sequence will repeat over and over again with consonants attached to them, so make sure you have your hiragana down pat before moving on!
あ
The vowel あ (a) sounds like “ah” as in “father”.
い
The vowel い (i) sounds like “e” as in “seat”.
う
The vowel う (u) sounds like “oo” as in “spoon”.
え
The vowel え (e) sounds like “e” as in “bed”.
お
The vowel お (o) sounds like “oh” as in “rope”.
| kaか | kiき | kuく | keけ | koこ |
The next set of hiragana is from the “k-column.” This column consists of five sounds, namely ka , ki, ku ,ke and ko.
か
The vowel K plus a sound Ka
き
The vowel K plus i sound Ki
く
The vowel K plus u sound Ku
け
The vowel K plus e sound Ke
こ
The vowel K plus o sound Ko
sa shi su se so
さ し す せ そ
The “S-column” is a really tricky one to remember. There’s only one word in the column that doesn’t follow the pattern and it’s for si, which is pronounced just like she when you say it out loud! Remembering how this letter sounds will now be easier with help from our new friend, sa-shi-su–se-.
さ
The vowel S plus a sound Sa
し
The vowel Sh plus i sound Shi
す
The vowel S plus u sound Su
せ
The vowel S plus e sound Se
そ
The vowel S plus o sound So
ta chi tsu te to
た ち つ て と
The T-section is the most difficult. How does one remember all of these letters? Hopefully you understand that it’s just a matter of memorizing and remembering to use mnemonics, which I’ve already mentioned before in this article. There are two exceptions: ち (chi) and つ (tsu). So for this section we have “ta, chi, tsu, te,to”
た
The vowel T plus a sound Ta
ち
The vowel Ch plus i sound Chi
つ
The vowel Ts plus u sound Tsu
て
The vowel T plus e sound Te
と
The vowel T plus o sound To
na ni nu ne no
な に ぬ ね の
Ask yourself If you want to go ahead or end here.You’ve been getting better at recognizing the hiragana characters from all your practice!
な
The vowel N plus a sound Na
に
The vowel N plus i sound Ni
ぬ
The vowel N plus u sound Nu
ね
The vowel N plus e sound Ne
の
The vowel N plus o sound No
ha hi fu he ho
は ひ ふ へ ほ
Now let’s jump into the next five. If you need a break, go ahead and take one!
In this column you need to remember Fu ふ sound is difference one
は
The vowel H plus a sound Ha
ひ
The vowel H plus i sound Hi
ふ
The vowel F plus u sound Fu
へ
The vowel H plus e sound He
ほ
The vowel H plus e sound He
ma mi mu me mo
ま み む め も
The “M-column” is the hardest set because it requires a lot of finger dexterity. It’s not close to ten, but I’m getting there with my practice exercises!
ま
The vowel m plus a sound ma
み
The vowel m plus i sound mi
む
The vowel m plus u sound mu
め
The vowel m plus e sound me
も
The vowel m plus o sound mo
ya yu yo
や ゆ よ
There are only 3 sounds in this column and there are no “ye” and “yi,” sounds.
や
The vowel y plus a sound ya
ゆ
The vowel y plus u sound yu
よ
The vowel y plus o sound yo
ra ri ru re ro
ら り る れ ろ
What? You’re kidding right? We only have one more set to go and it’s such a short one! And the worst part is, we’ll be tackling that famous ra-ri-ru row. I hope you’ve been practicing your pronunciation
ら
The vowel r plus a sound ra
り
The vowel r plus i sound ri
る
The vowel r plus u sound ru
れ
The vowel r plus e sound re
ろ
The vowel r plus e sound ro
wa o n
わ を ん
The last group. This is a weird one. It includes “わ” which is quite normal,”を” which is pronounced just like “オ” but primarily used as particle, and “ん”. わ
The vowel w plus a sound wa
を
The vowel w plus o sound wo
ん
The vowel N sound N This is only one Kana that consists of a single consonant.
What is dakuten and handakuten?
The dakuten (Japanese: 濁点, Japanese pronunciation: [dakɯ̥teꜜɴ] or [dakɯ̥teɴ], lit. voicing mark”), colloquially ten-ten (点々), is a diacritic most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced
The handakuten (半濁点, Japanese pronunciation: [handaꜜkɯ̥teɴ], lit. “half voicing mark”), colloquially maru (丸, “circle”), is a diacritic used with the kana for syllables starting with h to indicate that they should instead be pronounced with [p].
K → G
ga gi gu ge go
が ぎ ぐ げ ご
S → Z
za ji zu ze zo
ざ じ ず ぜ ぞ
Only Shi change to Ji sound
T → D
da ji tzu de do
だ ぢ づ で ど
Chi sound change to Ji sound and Tsu change to Tzu sound
H → B
ba bi bu be bo
ば び ぶ べ ぼ
H → P
ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ
pa pi pu pe po
What is Combination hiragana?
It is a combination of the three letters of the vowel sound や、ゆ、よ, with these 3 letters having a smaller size to show that they are diphthongs. It can also be used in combination with letters that have a sound of only 33 letters as follows.
- It is the addition of (ya), (yu), (yo) to the independent vowel line (い) in き し ち に ひ み り , and cloudy and semi-opaque (い) words. that add Tenten and Maru) by writing in lowercase resulting in various sounds as shown in the following table
き ki きゃ kya きゅ kyu きょ kyo
し shi しゃ sha しゅ shu しょ sho
ち chi ちゃ cha ちゅ chu ちょ cho
に ni にゃ nya にゅ nyu にょ nyo
ひ hi ひゃ hya ひゅ hyu ひょ hyo
み mi みゃ mya みゅ myu みょ myo
り ri りゃ rya りゅ ryu りょ ryo
- Adding や (ya), ゆ (yu), よ (yo-yo) after the vowel (い) in the dakuon group in ぎ じ ぢ び.
ぎ gi ぎゃ gya ぎゅ gyu ぎょ gyo
じ じゃ ja じゅ ju じょ jo
ぢ ji ぢゃ ja ぢゅ ju ぢょ jo
び bi びゃ bya びゅ byu びょ byo
- Adding や (ya-ya), ゆ (yu-yu), よ (yo-yo) to the suffix in the free vowel (い) row in
ぴ pi ぴゃ pya ぴゅ pyu ぴょ pyo
What does small tsu mean in japanese
The use of small っ is to make a restraint sound in Japanese. Small っ is used in compound words between consonants. This small っ is not pronounced tsu and makes the beginning of the word spelling, i.e., っ connects the initial consonant with the spelling itself. The sound of a spell depends on the consonant that follows it, although this っ is not pronounced. But there is a word equal to 1 tone before pronouncing the last consonant, if not omitted it may cause the meaning of the word to be wrong.
Example :
1. きっと
2. きって
3. がっこう
4. しゅっぱつ