hiragana and katakana work sheets

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HIRAGANA and KATAKANA Work Sheets

1. RO

MAJI, HIRAGANA and KATAKANA Chart 1

2. HIRAGANA work sheets and quizzes 2-8

3. The rules in HIRAGANA 9-10

4. HIRAGANA Review Quiz 11

5. KATAKANA work sheets, small quizzes and rules 12-20

6. KATAKANA quizzes 21-24

7. HIRAGANA and KATAKANA Review Quiz 25

8. Country and Capital 26-27

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The MLC original Hiragana Cards and Katakana Cards

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ROMAJI, HIRAGANA and KATAKANA A I U E O

- a i u e o

K ka k ku ke ko

S sa sh su se so

T ta ch tsu te to

N na n nu ne no

H ha h fu he ho

M ma m mu me mo

Y ya yu yo

R ra ri ru re ro

W wa o

- n,m n before b, m and p is pronounced like m in sample.

ga gi gu ge go

za ji zu ze zo

da ji zu de do

ba b bu be bo

P pa p pu pe po

kya kyu kyo

sha shu sho

cha chu cho

nya nyu nyo

hya hyu hyo

mya myu myo

rya ryu ryo

gya gyu gyo

ja ju jo

bya byu byo

pya pyu pyo

Foreign words representation by KATAKANA she che je

tsa tse tso

fa fi fe fo

ti dhi dyu

wi we wo quo

va vi ve vo

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HIRAGANA KATAKANA Meguro Language Center

a

i

u

e

o

ka

ki

ku

ke

ko

[QUIZ] Write the following words in hiragana.

aka (red) ike (pond)

ao (blue) koe (voice)

aki (autumn) ie (house)

eki (station) kaki (persimmon)

ika (squid) o

kii (big)

kao (face) ue (on top)

1

2 3

2 1

3

1

1 2

3

1

2

1

2

3

1 2

1

2

1

2

2 1

3

Printing

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sa

shi

su

se

so

[QUIZ]

asa (morning) seki (cough)

sushi sake

shio (salt) ase (sweat)

ta

chi

tsu

te

to

[QUIZ]

ashita (tomorrow) tokei (watch)

chikatetsu (subway) kutsu (shoes)

keisatsu (police) tako (octopus)

1 2

1

1

2

3

2 1

2

1

1

2 3

1

4

1

1

1 2

Hiragana quiz 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 are available upon request. Please ask your teacher.

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na

ni

nu

ne

no

[QUIZ]

kono neko (this cat) ano sakana (that fish)

nani (what) anata (you)

inu (dog) niku (meat) ha

*wa

hi

fu

he

ho

[QUIZ] Note that the particle WA is represented by , the E is represented by

fuku (clothes) hito (people)

heso (navel) hako (box)

hoshi (star) fune (ship)

1

2 3

2 1

1 2 3

1

4

3

1 2

1

2

1

1

3 2 4

1

1 2 3

4

4


ma

mi

mu

me

mo

[QUIZ]

ame (rain) meishi (business card)

miso mushi (insect)

namae (name) moshi moshi (Hello)

ya

yu

yo

[QUIZ]

yasumi (day off) fuyu (winter)

yuki (snow) yakiniku

Note that u and

o are represented by adding .

yumei (famous) kino (yesterday)

ohayo kuko (airport)

yofuku (Western clothes) koko (highschool)

1 2

3

2 1

1

2 3

2

1

2 3

1 2

1

2

3

1

1 2


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ra

ri

ru

re

ro

wa

o

n,m

[QUIZ] Note that the particle O is represented by , not kore (this) yakitori

sore (that) rosoku (candle)

sayonara watashi (I)

haru (spring) mikan (tangerine)

yoru (night) sumimasen (sorry)

kuruma (car) sentaku (washing)

[QUIZ] - Similar characters (Write the following characters in hiragana.)

a/o ki/sa chi/ra ta/na

me/nu i/ri ma/mo ru/ro

ke/ha/ho wa/re/ne

1

2

2 1

1

2

3

2 1

1

1

2

1

1

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ga [QUIZ] gi mado (window) gu ge mada (not yet) go

Sugoi desune! (Great!)

za ji Dozo yoroshiku. zu ze Arigato gozaimasu. zo

Hajime mashite.

da ji denwa (telephone) zu de Komban wa. (particle) do

shimbun (newspaper)

ba bi tomodachi (friend) bu be Ginza bo

ginko (bank)

pa pi Omedeto gozaimasu. pu pe Kanpai! (Cheers!) po Hiragana quiz 3-1, 3-2, 3-3 are available upon request. Please ask your teacher.

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kya

gya

kyu

gyu

kyo gyo

sha

ja

shu

ju

sho

jo

cha

nya

chu

nyu

cho

nyo

hya

bya

hyu

byu

hyo

byo

pya

mya

pyu

myu

pyo

myo

rya

ryu

ryo

[QUIZ]

T-oky

-o j-usho (address)

kaisha (company) Ja mata. (See you again.)

kanojo (she) ky-ury-o (salary)

okyakusan (guest) Shinjuku

sh-umatsu (weekend) shashin (photo)

sanbyakuen (\300) ch-ukary

-ori (Chinese food)

shukudai (homework) gohyakuen (\500)

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The rules in Hiragana

(1) Long vowels

a is represented by adding .

okasan (mother) m

am

a (so-so)

ii and i are represented by adding .

oniisan (older brother) ojiisan/oji san (grandfather)

u is represented by adding .

yugata (early evening) ch

ugoku (China)

kuki (air) taif

u (typhoon)

e is represented by adding in the words of Japanese origin.

onesan (older sister)

ei is written in in the words of Chinese origin.

Eigo (English) yumei (famous)

sensei (teacher) gakusei (studnet)

o is represented by adding .

sayonara by

oin (hospital) ky

o (today)

Domo arigat

o gozaimasu.

n some words it is traditionally written in .

o

kii (big) to

(ten) to

ri (street)

(2) Double consonants Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, and tt) are represented by small . As small indicates

a one-syllable pause, the mouth prepares for the pronunciation of the next syllable.

gakko (school) ikkai (once)

ikko (one small object) roppyakuen (\600)

juppun (10 min.) kippu (ticket)

ippon (one long object) ippiki (one small animal)

zasshi (magazine) issatsu (one book)

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Irasshaimase kitte (stamp)

Itte rasshai. (So long)

Chotto matte kudasai.

Gambatte kudasai.

(3) ji and zu are usually written in and . In few cases, they are traditionally written in and .

sanji (3:00) jisho (dictionary)

chizu (map) mizu (water)

(4) wa using as a particle is written in , not . Ky

o wa doy

obi desu. (Today is Saturday.)

Watashi wa nihonjin desu. (Im Japanese.)

Watashi wa nihonjin dewa arimasen. (Im not Japanese.)

(5) o using as a particle is written in , not . Osake o nomimasu. (I drink sake.)

Sore o misete kudasai. (Please show me that.)

Kore o kudasai. (Please give me that.)

(6) e using as a particle is written in , not .

Shibuya e ikimasu. (Im going to Shibuya.)

Doko e ikimasuka. (Where are you going?)

Kyoto e ikimasu. (Im going to Kyoto.)


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Hiragana Review Quiz

(1) Write the following sentences in romaji.

(2) Write the following romanized sentences in hiragana.

Gambatte kudasai.

Chotto matte kudasai.

Meguro kara Tokyo eki made densha de 20 ppun desu.

Watashiwa kino tomodachi to Roppongi ni ikimashita.

Tanaka san wa kaisha no hito to Kyoto no shisha ni ikimasu.

Uchino denwa bango wa namban desuka.

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Katakana is used in the following ways:

(1) For words of foreign origin (2) For onomatopoeia e.g. (wanwan) = bowwow (3) For the names of some animals and insects (4) For the emphasis of some words e.g.

The rules in Katakana (1) Long vowels are represented by a dash, . (2) Double consonants (kk, pp, ss, tt etc.) are represented by small tsu, .

a

i

u

e

o

1

1

2

1

2

2 3

1 2

2

3

1 3

Printing

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ka

ki

ku

ke

ko

ga

gi

gu

ge

go

[QUIZ]

kukki (cookie) kikku (kick)

koku (coke) kokekokko (cock-a-doodle-doo)

keki (cake)

2

1

1

1 2

3

1

2

1

2

3

2

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sa

shi

su

se

so

za

ji

zu

ze

zo

[QUIZ]

suki (ski) kesu (case)

gasu (gas) sosu (sauce)

sos

eji (sausage) uisuki (whisky)

kosu (course)

1

2

1

2 1

1

2

1

3

3

2

2

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ta

chi

tsu

te

to

da

ji

zu

de

do

ji and zu are usually written in and .

An aid to the (shi) and (tsu), remembrance and distinction.

Hiragana Katakana

shi

tsu Keep in mind the equivalent hiragana, (shi) and (tsu).

[QUIZ]

tekisuto (textbook) chi zu (cheese)

takushi (taxi) doa (door)

suteki (steak) dezato (dessert)

3

2

1

1

1

1 2

2 3

3 2

15

2 1

3

1

3

2

2 1 3


na

ni

nu

ne

no

[QUIZ]

tenisu (tennis) noto (notebook)

nekutai (necktie)

1

2

2

1

1 2

1

2

1

4

3

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ha

hi

fu

he

ho

ba

bi

bu

be

bo

pa

pi

pu

pe

po

[QUIZ]

supi do (speed) hi ta (heater)

pasuta (pasta) basu (bus)

1 2

1

1

1

1 2

3 4

2

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ma

mi

mu

me

mo

[QUIZ]

hamu (ham) mota (motor)

memo (memo) messeji (message)

gamu (gum)

ya

yu

yo

[QUIZ]

yotto (yacht) yu

za (user)

2

1 2

2 1

1

2

3

1 2

1 2

3

1

2

1

1 2 3

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ra

ri

ru

re

ro

wa

o

n, m

Katakana is not used in modern living.

An aid to remembrance and distinction the (so) and (n,m). Hiragana Katakana

so

n, m [QUIZ] - Similar characters (Write the following characters in katakana.)

shi/tsu n/so ku/ta ma/a nu/su

sa/na/me fu/u/wa hi/e/ni/mi

1

1

2

2 1

1

1

2

3

2 1

1

2 1

2

2

Katakana quiz 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 are available upon request. Please ask your teacher.

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1 2

2

1


kya

gya

kyu

gyu

kyo

gyo

sha

ja

shu

ju

sho

jo

cha

nya

chu

nyu

cho

nyo

hya

bya

hyu

byu

hyo

byo

pya

mya

pyu

myu

pyo

myo

rya

tsa

ryu

tse

ryo

tso

she

je

che

quo

va

fa

vi

fi

ve

fe

vo

fo

wi

ti

we

di

wo

dyu

Katakana quiz 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4 are available upon request. Please ask your teacher.

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QUIZ 1 - MENU

Write the following words in ro

maji.

( menyu ) corn soup

( ) wine

( ) menu

( ) bread

( ) salad

( ) steak

( ) Hamburg steak set

( ) pizza

( ) rice

( ) beer

( ) beef stew

( ) spaghetti

( ) chocolate cake

( ) lemon tea

( ) ice coffee

( ) ice cream

( ) sandwich

Example

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QUIZ 2 - SIGNS and TOWN


maji.

( takushi ) Taxi

( ) Parking

( ) Toilet

( ) Escalator

( ) KARAOKE

( ) Elevator

( ) Game Center

( ) Restaurant

( ) Information

( ) Sports Club

( ) Disney Land

( ) McDonaldss

( ) Department store

( ) Convenience Store

( ) Seven-Eleven

( ) Rental Video

( ) Hotel

Example

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QUIZ 3 - DAILY LIFE and BUSINESS


maji.

( fasshon ) golf

( ) fashion

( ) vitamin C

( ) party

( ) concert

( ) computer

( ) video camera

( ) schedule

( ) date

( ) FAX

( ) discount

( ) basketball

( ) maker

( ) data

( ) system

( ) cancel

( ) Email

Example

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QUIZ 4 - Write in Katakana

Write the following words in Katakana

suicchi ( ) glass

gurasu ( ) switch

foku ( ) walkman

wokuman ( ) floppy disk

eakon ( ) TV set

h

i t

a ( ) air conditioner

fairu ( ) fork

furopp

i disuku ( ) carpet

kapetto ( ) heater

orenji jusu ( ) white shirts

terebi ( ) sofa

set

a ( ) file

nekutai ( ) trousers

zubon ( ) necktie

sofa ( ) sweater

waishatsu ( ) orange juice

Example

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QUIZ 5 - Write in Hiragana and Katakana

Write the following sentences in hiragana and katakana.

(1) Tomu san wa kino takush

i de p

at

i ni ikimashita.

(2) Kono dejitaru kamera wa ikura desuka.

(3) Watashi wa igirisujin dewa arimasen.

(4) Kono painappuru wa oishii desu.

(5) Ashita g

arufurendo to Roppongi no resutoran ni ikimasu.

(6) Kono kompy

ut

a wa nihon no dewa arimasen.

(7) Kore wa kons

ato no chiketto desu.

(8) Borubo wa suw

eden no kuruma desu. (VOLVO)

(9) Kentakk

i furaido chikin wa doko desuka.

(10) Hamb

ag

a to furaido poteto to salada o kudasai.

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Katakana/Hiragana Ro

maji English

Bagdad

Jr h c North e m UK

W

u

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/ Mador

-ido/Madoriddo

Helsinki

shit

City

Minami-afurika

ralia m

W

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