Read the following romaji words and write them in hiragana.
ginkou (bank) Ginza denwa (phone) tegami (letter)
mada gogo sugoi hanabi
(not yet) (afternoon) (amazing) (fireworks)
pa
pi
pu
pe
po
ぱぱ
ぱ ぱ ぱ
ぴぴ
ぴ ぴ ぴ
ぷぷ
ぷ ぷ ぷ
ぺぺ
ぺ ぺ ぺ
ぽぽ
ぽ ぽ ぽ
Read the following romaji words and write them in hiragana.
kanpai yujin gaijin kaze
(cheers) (friend) (foreigner) (wind)
douzou gozen hiza boshi
(go ahead) (morning) (knee) (hat)
Combined Sounds To make combined sounds, always use the や、ゆ、よ in combination with an い sound of any of the hiragana. The initial sound is written as a standard size symbol, while the や、ゆ、 よ are written smaller, half size. When written in romaji, the sounds of the initial sound and the ya, yu, yo sound combined. For example: ki + ya becomes kya ( き＋や→きゃ ).
kya kyu kyo
きゃ きゃ きゅ きゅ きょ きょ
gya gyu gyo
ぎゃ ぎゃ ぎゅ ぎゅ ぎょ ぎょ
sha shu sho
しゃ しゃ しゅ しゅ しょ しょ
ja ju jo
じゃ じゃ じゅ じゅ じょ じょ
cha chu cho
ちゃ ちゃ ちゅ ちゅ ちょ ちょ
nya nyu nyo
にゃ にゃ にゅ にゅ にょ にょ
hya hyu hyo
ひゃ ひゃ ひゅ ひゅ ひょ ひょ
bya byu byo
びゃ びゃ びゅ びゅ びょ びょ
pya pyu pyo
ぴゃ ぴゃ ぴゅ ぴゅ ぴょ ぴょ
mya みゃ みゃ myu みゅ みゅ myo みょ みょ
rya ryu ryo
りゃ りゃ りゅ りゅ りょ りょ
Read the following hiragana words and write them in romaji .
じゅうしょ (dictionary) じゃ また (see you again) きゅうりょう (salary)
しゃしん (photo) しんじゅく とうきょう
Read the following romaji words and write them in hiragana.
kaisha kanojo sanbyakuen kyukyusha
(company) (she) (300 Yen) (ambulance)
okyaku shuumatsu shukudai chuukaryouri
(guest) (weekend) (homework) (chinese food)
Small Tsu The small つ changes the way we say a word. Instead of being even on every syllable, there is a small jump in the word. When it is written, the small つ doubles the next letter – always a consonant. For example; yokatta is written よかった and ほっぺ is written hoppe. The small つ is written half the size of a standard character, the same way the や、ゆ、よ in combined sounds. Remember to write it smaller, so that it is not mistaken for a normal つ. Read the following hiragana words and write them in romaji .
いっぽん (one long object) いっこ (one small object) いっぴき (one small animal)
いっかい (once) きっぷ (ticket) がっこう (school)
Read the following romaji words and write them in hiragana.
zasshi juppun issho kitte
(magazine) (ten minutes) (together) (stamp)
yokka mikka roppyakuen matte
(fourth) (third) (600 Yen) (wait)
Use the following words to label kerokerokeroppi ’s family photo below in hiragana. okaasan – mum oniisan – big brother
otousan – dad oneesan – big sister
ojiisan – grandpa imouto – little sister
obaasan – grandma otouto – little brother
Animal Mania Find all of the animal words in hiragana in the word search below.
yagi
nezumi
ushi
sakana
usagi
tori
inu
buta
neko
uma
morumotto
hitsuji
か い ぬ ね こ
う ま ぎ ず た
し め す み め
か ひ つ じ け
め も は う ほ
さ る が さ よ
Test Yourself! Match the picture of the animal to the correct hiragana word.
ぶた ねこ ひつじ やぎ さかな うま
か も や ぎ り
な っ つ る ぶ
れ と り せ た
My House Label the rooms in house plan in hiragana with the correct Japanese words.
heya
bedroom
daidokoro
kitchen
omotezashiki living room horu
hallway
furoba
bathroom
ofuro
bath
todana
cupboard
genkan
entrance
niwa
garden
Draw and label your own house in the space below.
In the Bedroom Label the items in hiragana in the bedroom below with the correct Japanese words.
beddo
bed
nabe wall yuka floor mado tana tansu
window shelf chest of draws
hikidashi drawer lamp rampu gomibako denki
bin light switch (electricity)
Draw and label your own bedroom in the space below.
On the Desk
keshigomu
hochikkisu
pasakon
jisho
nori
tekisuto
pen
denwa
nouto
kami
enpitsu
fudebako
hasami
jougi
megane
Label the items on the desk below in hiragana. If there is an item not currently on the desk, please draw it on and label it as well.
Word Search In the word search below find the Japanese words from the English list. You might find it useful to write the Japanese word beside the English word before you begin. All of the words have been used in the last few pages. Test yourself to see how many words you remember.
え げ ん か ん ざ け し ご む ぞ め が ね
ん か ら て ふ じ だ ら み ひ つ じ お ぜ
goat rabbit guinea pig rat sheep cow horse dog cat fish bird pig
ぴ き ひ き だ し い け ば と げ も も に
つ お へ す や ぎ ど い こ だ ら と て ね
あ え や と す ま こ ざ け な ん ら ざ ず
ふ で ば こ み ど ろ な い ひ ぷ う し み
bedroom kitchen living room hallway bathroom bath cupboard entrance garden
い で ん き ぶ で た ち ぬ ぶ け ま ひ に
う ん ま せ た ぺ ん つ ゆ い あ よ き ほ
に わ け ね こ し ご さ か ゆ や ほ う る
た ん す ん め む ほ か や る げ の う と
bed wall floor shelf chest of draws drawer bin lamp electricity window
な き と り ま な ち な り ご は り も は
じ し ょ ひ ほ べ っ ど ぞ う さ ぎ る け
ょ す ふ ろ ば い き え へ か み っ も ぬ
う ね た ふ り れ す お ふ ろ か る っ め
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