Japanese Hiragana characters Part 1.
Sound of character | Japanese character | Picture or meaning behind character |
ha | は | Ha ha there’s a hole in the keg. |
ba | ば | “ “ |
pa | ぱ | “ “ |
te | て | Broken tennis racket |
de | で | “ “ |
to | と | When you get something stuck in your toe. |
do | ど | “ “ |
sa | さ | Samurai sword. |
za | ざ | “ “ |
ra | ら | rabbit |
shi | し | She has long hair. |
ji | じ | “ “ |
fu | ふ | Mount Fuji |
bu | ぶ | “ “ |
pu | ぷ | “ “ |
ki | き | An old fashioned key. |
gi | ぎ | “ “ |
mi | み | Who’s turning 21? Not me! |
ri | り | The reeds by the river. |
me | め | The mess you make with your chopsticks. |
ma | ま | Who do you call when you get lost? Your mum! |
su | す | Soon to be a flower. |
zu | ず | “ “ |
Ya | や | Yak |
Make sure to check out part 2! For now keep studying these 🙂 Stay tuned to new posts