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Hiragana Chart

W R Y M H N T S K VOWEL

ん わ ら や ま は な た さ か あ A

り み ひ に ち し き い I

る ゆ む ふ ぬ つ す く う U

れ め へ ね て せ け え E

を ろ よ も ほ の と そ こ お O

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 1 Beginning Japanese 名前: ______1－1 Hiragana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: あいうえお かきくけこ がぎぐげご

O E U I A お え う い あ あ お え う い あ お う あ え い あ お え う い お う い あ お え あ

KO KE KU KI KA こ け く き か か こ け く き か こ け く く き か か こ き き か こ こ け か け く く き き こ け か

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GO GE GU GI GA ご げ ぐ ぎ が が ご げ ぐ ぎ が ご ご げ ぐ ぐ ぎ ぎ が が ご げ ぎ が ご ご げ が げ ぐ ぐ ぎ ぎ ご げ が

二、 Fill in each blank with the correct HIRAGANA.

SE N SE I KI A RA NA MA E 1. せ ん せ ___ 2. ______ら 3. な ま ＿＿ (teacher) (Kiara [name]) (name)

KU U KO U O NI I SA N O KA A SA N 4. ______5. ___ に ___ さ ん 6. ______さ ん (airport) (older brother) (mother)

A O I O O KI I A KA I 7. ______8. ______9. ______(blue) (big) (red)

KA I U E KI KU 10. ______11. ______12. ______(shell) (above) (chrysanthemum)

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 3 Beginning Japanese 名前: ______1－２ KANA Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: さ,し,す,せ,そ ざ,じ,ず,ぜ,ぞ

SO SE SU SHI SA そ せ す し さ さ そ せ す し さ そ せ す す し し さ さ せ し さ そ そ せ さ せ す す し し そ せ さ

ZO ZE ZU JI ZA ぞ ぜ ぜ ず じ ざ ざ ぞ ぜ ず じ ざ ぞ ぞ ぜ ず ず じ ざ ざ ぜ ず じ じ ざ ぞ ぞ ぜ ぜ ず ざ じ

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 4 Beginning Japanese 名前: ______1－３ Hiragana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: た,ち,つ,て,と だ,ぢ,づ,で,ど

TO TE TSU CHI TA と て つ ち た た と て つ ち た と つ ち た た て ち た と と て つ つ ち ち た と て た

DO DE ZU JI DA ど で で づ ぢ だ だ ど で づ ぢ だ ど ど で づ づ ぢ だ だ ど で づ ぢ ぢ だ ど ど で で づ だ ぢ

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 5 二、 Fill out the vertical chart directly below with hiragana, starting at the top right going down each column. Then fill out the other chart below it by starting at the top left and filling out the chart horizontally.

DA TA ZA SA GA KA A

JI CHI JI SHI GI KI I

ZU TSU ZU SU GU KU U

DE TE ZE SE GE KE E

DO TO ZO SO GO KO O

A I U E O

KA KI KU KE KO

三、 Fill in each blank with the

correct hiragana, saying each word GA GI GU GE GO out loud as you write. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.

SA SHI SU SE SO

ZA JI ZU ZE ZO

TA CHI TSU TE TO

I CHI GO KO KE SHI 1. ______2. ______

DA JI ZU DE DO

GE TA 3. ______

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 6 TA NO SHI I SA KA NA CHI I SA I 4. ___ の ______5. ______な 6. ______(fun) (fish) (small)

E KI SO KO SU SHI 7. ______8. ______9. ______(train station) (there) (sushi)

KU TSU TSU KU E TA KA I 10. ______11. ______12. ______(shoes) (desk) (tall)

TO KE I KA O A SA 13. ______14. ______15. ______(clock) (face) (morning)

四、 In the section below, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. The first one is done for you.

SE N SE I DE SU Example: せ ん せ い で す。

E N PI TSU wo DA SHI TE KU DA SA I 16. ___ ん ぴ ___ を ______。

KI I TE KU DA SA I 17. ______。

KO CHI RA wa TO MO DA CHI DE SU 18. ______ら は ___ も ______。

O HA YO U GO ZA I MA SU 19. ___ は よ ______ま ___。

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 7 Beginning Japanese 名前: ______1－４ Hiragana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: な,に,ぬ,ね,の は,ひ,ふ,へ,ほ ば,び,ぶ,べ,ぼ ぱ,ぴ,ぷ,ぺ,ぽ

NO NE NU NI NA の ね ぬ に な な の ね ぬ に な の ね ぬ ぬ に に な な ね な の の ね ぬ に ぬ に な の ね に な

HO HE FU HI HA ほ へ ふ ひ は は ほ へ ふ ひ は ほ ほ へ ふ ふ ひ ひ は は ほ へ は ほ へ ふ ひ ほ ほ ふ ひ は へ ひ は

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BO BE BU BI BA ぼ べ ぶ び ば ば ぼ べ ぶ び ば ぼ ぼ べ ぶ ぶ び ば ば ぼ ぶ び び ば ぼ ぼ べ ぶ ば べ ぶ び び ぼ べ ぶ ば

PO PE PU PI PA ぽ ぺ ぷ ぴ ぱ ぱ ぽ ぺ ぷ ぴ ぱ ぽ ぽ ぺ ぷ ぷ ぴ ぱ ぱ ぽ ぷ ぴ ぴ ぱ ぽ ぽ ぺ ぷ ぱ ぺ ぷ ぴ ぴ ぱ ぽ ぺ ぷ ぱ

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 9 二、 Fill in the boxes with hiragana, in order. Write vertically (start at the top right) and then horizontally (start at top left).

PA BA HA NA DA TA ZA SA GA KA A

PI BI HI NI JI CHI JI SHI GI KI I

PU BU FU NU ZU TSU ZU SU GU KU U

PE BE HE NE DE TE ZE SE GE KE E

PO BO HO NO DO TO ZO SO GO KO O

A I U E O

KA KI KU KE KO

GA GI GU GE GO

SA SHI SU SE SO

ZA JI ZU ZE ZO

HA HI FU HE HO TA CHI TSU TE TO

BA BI BU BE BO DA JI ZU DE DO

PA PI PU PE PO NA NI NU NE NO

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 10 三、 Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana.

HA NA HE BI NI HO N GO 1. ______2. ______3. ______ん ___

TSU NA MI NI HO N JI N I NU 4. ______み 5. ______ん ___ ん 6. ______

E N PI TSU I KE BA NA TA NU KI 7. ___ ん ______8. ______9. ______

四、 Write the correct hiragana in each blank, saying each word out loud as you write. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.

CHI ZU HO N YA HI ZA 10. ______11. ___ ん や 12. ______(map) (bookstore) (knee)

FU NE HI BA CHI O NA KA 13. ______14. ______15. ______(boat) (hibachi bar-b-que) (stomach)

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 11 五、 First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Then, translate each phrase into English. The first one is done for you.

REI TA DA I MA 例: た だ い ま。 Iʼm home.

O KA E RI NA SA I 16. ______り ______

I I E CHI GA I MA SU 17. ______、 ______ま ___。 ______

HA I SO U DE SU 18. ______、 ______。 ______

NI HO N JI N DE SU 19. ______ん ___ ん ______。 ______

TA T TE KU DA SA I 20. ___ っ ______。______

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 12 Beginning Japanese 名前: ______1－５ Hiragana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: まみむめも やゆよ

MO ME MU MI MA も め む み ま ま も め む み ま も も む み ま ま む み も め め み も む む み ま め ま

YO YU YA よ ゆ や よ ゆ ゆ や よ や ゆ や よ ゆ よ や や ゆ

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 13 二、 Fill in the boxes with hiragana, in order. Write vertically (start at the top right) and then horizontally (start at top left).

YA MA HA NA TA SA KA A

MI HI NI CHI SHI KI I

YU MU FU NU TSU SU KU U

ME HE NE TE SE KE E

YO MO HO NO TO SO KO O

A I U E O

KA KI KU KE KO

SA SHI SU SE SO

TA CHI TSU TE TO

NA NI NU NE NO

HA HI FU HE HO

MA MI MU ME MO

YA YU YO

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 14 三、 Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana.

YA MA MO KU YO U BI MO MO 1. ______2. ______3. ______

SA MU I YU KI ME 4. ______5. ______6. ___

FU YU MI MI TA TA MI 7. ______8. ______9. ______

四、 Write the correct hiragana in each blank, saying each word out loud as you write. Make sure you pronounce each syllable.

YU ME YA SU MI 10. ______11. ______(dream) (res t, break)

SU I YO U BI MI CHI 12. ______13. ______(Wednesday) (road)

MU ZU KA SHI I YA SA SHI I 14. ______15. ______(difficult) (easy, kind)

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 15 五、 Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. The first one is done for you.

MI TE KU DA SA I Ex.: み て く だ さ い。

O YA SU MI NA SA I 16. ______

YO KU DE KI MA SHI TA 17. ______

HE YA NI I MA SU 18. ______

O HA YO U GO ZA I MA SU 19. ______

MI ZU o NO N DE mo I I DE SU ka 20. ______を ___ ん ______。

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 16 Beginning Japanese 名前: ______1－６ Hiragana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 一、 Practice: らりるれろ わをん

RO RE RU RI RA ろ れ る り ら ら れ る り ら ろ れ り ら ろ る り ろ れ り ら ろ る り れ る ら

N (W)O WA ん を わ わ を わ ん を を ん わ ん ん を わ を わ

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 17 二、 Fill in the boxes with hiragana, in order.

N WA RA YA MA HA NA TA SA KA A

RI MI HI NI CHI SHI KI I

RU YU MU FU NU TSU SU KU U

RE ME HE NE TE SE KE E

WO RO YO MO HO NO TO SO KO O

三、 Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana, saying each word out loud as you write.

RE KI SHI WA TA SHI MU RA SA KI 1. ______2. ______3. ______(history) (I, me) (purple)

KU SU RI KU RA I KI I RO 4. ______5. ______6. ______(medicine) (dark) (yellow)

SE N SE I KA E RU BA N GO HA N 7. ______8. ______9. ______(teacher) (frog) (meal, rice)

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 18 四、 First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Then, translate each into English.

KI RI TSU 10. ______。

______

WA KA RI MA SE N 11. ______。

______

YO RO SHI KU O NE GA I SHI MA SU 12. ______。

______

E N PI TSU wo KA SHI TE KU DA SA I 13. ______。

______

O GE N KI DE SU KA 14. ______。

______

SHI TSU RE I SHI MA SU 15. ______。

______

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 19 Beginning Japanese 名前: ______1－7 Hiragana Activity Book 日付: ＿＿＿月 ＿＿＿日 Combined sounds and doubled consonants (small “っ”)

一、 Fill in the boxes with combined sounds. Write vertically (start at the top right). The first box is done for you. Remember to make the small letters や、ゆ、よ smaller and slightly to the right.

き ゃ

PYA BYA JA GYA RYA MYA HYA NYA CHA SHA KYA

PYU BYU JU GYU RYU MYU HYU NYU CHU SHU KYU

PYO BYO JO GYO RYO MYO HYO NYO CHO SHO KYO

二、 Fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. When the consonant is doubled, use a small つ (っ) BEFORE the consonant whose sound is doubled or whose sound is “paused.” The small hiragana や、ゆ、よ each get their own space.

CHO T TO 例 (Ex.): CHOTTO ち ょ っ と SHU KU DA I SHUKUDAI し ゅ く だ い

KYO U DA I JU U I CHI NI N 1. ______2. ______

KYU U JU U JU N KU N 3. ______4. ______

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SHA SHI N CHA I RO 5. ______6. ______

三、 Write the correct hiragana in each blank, saying each word out loud as you write. Be sure to pronounce each syllable.

KYO U SHI TSU SHA KA I 7. ______8. ______(classroom) (socialstudies)

BE N KYO U BI JU TSU 9. ______10. ______(study) (art)

YA KYU U CHA KU SE KI 11. ______12. ______(baseball) (Sit down!)

四、 First, fill in each blank with the correct hiragana. Remember to use a small “っ” in place of the first consonant which is doubled.

YU K KU RI O NE GA I SHI MA SU 13. ______。

MO U I CHI DO I T TE KU DA SA I 14. ______。

CHO T TO MA T TE KU DA SA I 15. ______。

HA I SHO U YU DE SU DO U ZO 16. ______、______。______。

RE N SHU U NO JI KA N DE SU 17. ______。

HA JI ME MA SHO U 18. ______。

© 2010 Michael L. Kluemper et al. Beginning Japanese, Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. All rights reserved. www.TimeForJapanese.com. 21