Learn JapaneseLesson 31: Hiragana 5
In this lesson you will learn to recognize the hiragana characters in the table below.
| Hiragana | Romanization |
|---|---|
| お | o |
| さ | sa |
| ざ | za |
| せ | se |
| ぜ | ze |
| ち | ti |
| ぢ | di |
| つ | tu |
| づ | du |
| ね | ne |
| も | mo |
| よ | yo |
| ん | n |
The character ん is the only mora that consists of a single consonant. It is usually pronounced as the n in English. In front m, p and b sounds, is 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 | ||||
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Erik