Chapter 1 : Kind of words in Japanese and Hiragana
In the first time, we should learn about words in Japanese and how to read it.
There are 4 kind of words in Japanese
- Hiragana
Used to write original Japanese words, and can be used to subtitute Kanji.
- Katakana
Used to write named and words that have been borrowed from other language .
- Kanji
Kanji is the most common used in Japan. Kanji are taken from Chinese words.
- Romaji
Romaji is a latin.
There are 5 vowels in the Japanese language.
(a), pronounced “awful”,
(i), pronounced like “ill” in “ill”,
(u), pronounced like “oo” in “soon”,
(e), pronounced like “e” in “end”, and
(o), pronounced “ohh”.
All Hiragana characters end with one of these vowels, with the exception of (n).
Exceptions:
Some words when used as particle, will be pronounced different. Such as :
1. は (ha) is pronounced “wa” when it used as a particle to explain subject.
2. へ (he) is pronounced “e” when it used as a particle follows a place or direction.
3. を (wo) is pronounced “o” when it used as a particle follows an object.
So, these are Hiragana
Chapter 1 : Hiragana
あ
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い
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う
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え
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お
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か
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き
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く
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け
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こ
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さ
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し
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す
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せ
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そ
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た
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ち
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つ
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て
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と
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な
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に
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ぬ
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ね
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の
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は
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ひ
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ふ
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へ
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ほ
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ま
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み
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む
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め
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も
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や
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ゆ
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よ
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ら
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り
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る
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れ
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ろ
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わ
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|
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を
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|
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ん
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が
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ぎ
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ぐ
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げ
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ご
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ざ
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じ
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ず
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ぜ
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ぞ
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だ
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ぢ
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づ
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で
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ど
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ば
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び
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ぶ
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べ
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ぼ
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ぱ
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ぴ
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ぷ
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ぺ
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ぽ
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きゃ
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きゅ
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きょ
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ぎゃ
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ぎゅ
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ぎょ
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しゃ
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しゅ
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しょ
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じゃ
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じゅ
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じょ
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ちゃ
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ちゅ
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ちょ
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にゃ
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にゅ
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にょ
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ひゃ
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ひゅ
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ひょ
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びゃ
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びゅ
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びょ
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ぴゃ
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ぴゅ
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ぴょ
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みゃ
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みゅ
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みょ
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りゃ
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りゅ
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りょ
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