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What is the Hiragana character あ?
What is the Hiragana character あ?
- a (correct)
- i
- u
- e
What is the Hiragana character い?
What is the Hiragana character い?
- o
- ka
- u
- i (correct)
What is the Hiragana character う?
What is the Hiragana character う?
- u (correct)
- a
- e
- o
What is the Hiragana character え?
What is the Hiragana character え?
What is the Hiragana character お?
What is the Hiragana character お?
What is the Hiragana character か?
What is the Hiragana character か?
What is the Hiragana character き?
What is the Hiragana character き?
What is the Hiragana character く?
What is the Hiragana character く?
What is the Hiragana character け?
What is the Hiragana character け?
What is the Hiragana character こ?
What is the Hiragana character こ?
What is the Hiragana character さ?
What is the Hiragana character さ?
What is the Hiragana character し?
What is the Hiragana character し?
What is the Hiragana character す?
What is the Hiragana character す?
What is the Hiragana character せ?
What is the Hiragana character せ?
What is the Hiragana character そ?
What is the Hiragana character そ?
What is the Hiragana character た?
What is the Hiragana character た?
What is the Hiragana character ち?
What is the Hiragana character ち?
What is the Hiragana character つ?
What is the Hiragana character つ?
What is the Hiragana character て?
What is the Hiragana character て?
What is the Hiragana character と?
What is the Hiragana character と?
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Study Notes
Hiragana Characters and Pronunciation
- Hiragana is one of the primary scripts used in Japanese writing, representing syllables.
- Each character corresponds to a specific sound in the Japanese language.
Vowel Sounds
- あ (a): Represents the sound 'a'.
- い (i): Represents the sound 'i'.
- う (u): Represents the sound 'u'.
- え (e): Represents the sound 'e'.
- お (o): Represents the sound 'o'.
Consonant-Vowel Combinations
- か (ka): Consonant 'k' combined with vowel 'a'.
- き (ki): Consonant 'k' combined with vowel 'i'.
- く (ku): Consonant 'k' combined with vowel 'u'.
- け (ke): Consonant 'k' combined with vowel 'e'.
- こ (ko): Consonant 'k' combined with vowel 'o'.
Sibilant Consonants
- さ (sa): Consonant 's' combined with vowel 'a'.
- し (shi): Consonant 's' combined with vowel 'i'.
- す (su): Consonant 's' combined with vowel 'u'.
- せ (se): Consonant 's' combined with vowel 'e'.
- そ (so): Consonant 's' combined with vowel 'o'.
T Consonant Group
- た (ta): Consonant 't' combined with vowel 'a'.
- ち (chi): Consonant 't' combined with vowel 'i'.
- つ (tsu): Consonant 't' combined with vowel 'u'.
- て (te): Consonant 't' combined with vowel 'e'.
- と (to): Consonant 't' combined with vowel 'o'.
Notes on Usage
- Understanding each character's sound is crucial for reading and pronunciation in Japanese.
- Hiragana is used for native Japanese words, grammatical particles, and sometimes for children's literature.
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