In this lesson you will learn to recognize the hiragana characters in the table below.
The character ん is the only mora that consists of a single consonant. It is usually pronounced as the n in English. In front of m, p and b sounds, it sounds more like the English m. And finally, in front of a k or g sound, it sounds like the English ng.
| Hiragana | a | i | u | e | o |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | あ | い | う | え | お |
| k | か | き | く | け | こ |
| s | さ | し | す | せ | そ |
| t | た | ち | つ | て | と |
| n | な | に | ぬ | ね | の |
| h | は | ひ | ふ | へ | ほ |
| m | ま | み | む | め | も |
| y | や | ゆ | よ | ||
| r | ら | り | る | れ | ろ |
| w | わ | を | |||
| n | ん | ||||
