hiragana katakana worksheet

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HIRAGANA and KATAKANA Work Sheets

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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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There are three types of letters in Japanese. 1. Hiragana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for particles, words and

parts of words. 2. Katakana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for foreign/loan words. 3. Kanji (Chinese characters) are used for the stem of words and convey the

meaning as well as sound. Hiragana is basically used to express 46 different sounds used in the Japanese language. We suggest you start learning Hiragana, then Katakana and then Kanji. If you learn Hiragana first, it will be easier to learn Katakana next. Hiragana will help you learn Japanese pronunciation properly, read Japanese beginners' textbooks and write sentences in Japanese. Japanese will become a lot easier to study after having learned Hiragana. Also, as you will be able to write sentences in Japanese, you will be able to write E-mails in Hiragana. Katakana will help you read Japanese menus at restaurants. Hiragana and Katakana will be a good help to your Japanese study and confortable living in Japan.


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

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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

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4

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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

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

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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) mama (so-so) ii and i are represented by adding .

oniisan (older brother) ojiisan/oji san (grandfather) u is represented by adding .

yugata (early evening) chugoku (China) kuki (air) taifu (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 byoin (hospital) kyo (today) Domo arigato gozaimasu.

n some words it is traditionally written in .

o

kii (big) to (ten) tori (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 . Kyo wa doyobi 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.) Hiragana quiz 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 are available upon request. Please ask your teacher.

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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

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1 2

1

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3

1 3

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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)

soseji (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

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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

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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

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1 2

2 1

1

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2 1

1

2 1

2

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

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2

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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 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

hi t

a ( ) air conditioner

fairu ( ) fork

furoppi disuku ( ) carpet

kapetto ( ) heater

orenji jusu ( ) white shirts

terebi ( ) sofa

seta ( ) 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 takushi de pati ni ikimashita.

(2) Kono dejitaru kamera wa ikura desuka.

(3) Watashi wa igirisujin dewa arimasen.

(4) Kono painappuru wa oishii desu.

(5) Ashita garufurendo to Roppongi no resutoran ni ikimasu.

(6) Kono kompyuta wa nihon no dewa arimasen.

(7) Kore wa konsato no chiketto desu.

(8) Borubo wa suweden no kuruma desu. (VOLVO)

(9) Kentakki furaido chikin wa doko desuka.

(10) Hambaga to furaido poteto to salada o kudasai.

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Katakana/Hiragana Ro

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