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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. RO MAJI, HIRAGANA and KATAKANA Chart !!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 HIRAGANA work sheets and quizzes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-8 The rules in HIRAGANA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9-10 HIRAGANA Review Quiz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11 KATAKANA work sheets, small quizzes and rules !!!!!! 12-20 KATAKANA quizzes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 21-24 HIRAGANA and KATAKANA Review Quiz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 25 Country and Capital !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 26-27
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The MLC original )Hiragana Cards* and )Katakana Cards*

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Meguro Language Center ROMAJI, HIRAGANA and KATAKANA I U E " i # $ u % & e ' ( , k+ - . ku / 0 ke 1 2 6 sh+ 7 8 su 9 : se ; < @ ch+ A B tsu C D te E F J n+ K L nu M N ne O P T h+ U V fu W X he Y Z ^ m+ _ ` mu a b me c d h yu i j n ri o p ru q r re s t x |

K S T N H M Y R W , . / P

a ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra wa n,m ga za da ba pa

A ! + 5 ? I S ] g m w { }

o ko so to no ho mo yo ro o

O ) 3 = G Q [ e k u y

* 4 > H R \ f l v z

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

gi ji ji b+ p+

gu zu zu bu pu

ge ze de be pe

go zo do bo po

kya sha cha nya hya mya rya gya ja bya pya

- 7 A K U _ o

. 8 B L V ` p

kyu shu chu nyu hyu myu ryu gyu ju byu pyu

- 7 A K U _ o

. 8 B L V ` p

kyo sho cho nyo hyo myo ryo gyo jo byo pyo

- 7 A K U _ o

. 8 B L V ` p

Foreign words representation by KATAKANA she 8 che B je tsa D tse D tso D fa X fi X fe X fo X ti F di dyu wi & we & wo & va vi ve vo

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a i u e o

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0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2

# 1 % 2

' 3 ) 4

3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

ka ki ku ke ko

+ 5

5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7

- 6

/ 7 1 8 3 9

8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9

[QUIZ] Write the following words in hiragana. aka (red) ao (blue) aki (autumn) eki (station) ika (squid) kao (face) ike (pond) koe (voice) ie (house) kaki (persimmon) okii (big) ue (on top)
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sa shi su se so
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: ;

: ;

: ;

7 ; 9 <

< < < < < = = = = = > > > > >

; =

= >

asa (morning) sushi shio (salt)

seki (cough) sake ase (sweat)

ta chi tsu te to
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? ? ? ? ? @ @ @ @ @ A A A A A B B B B B C C C C C
D :E

A @

C A

E B G C

ashita (tomorrow) chikatetsu (subway) keisatsu (police)

tokei (watch) kutsu (shoes) tako (octopus) 3

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
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$ $ $ $ $ F F F F F G G G G G H H H H H I I I I I

K F M G O H

Q I

kono neko (this cat) nani (what) inu (dog)

ano sakana (that fish) anata (you) niku (meat)

ha *wa hi fu he ho
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S J U ! W K Y L

J J J J J ! ! ! ! ! K K K K K L L L L L M M M M M

[ M

N Note that the particle WA is represented by S, the E is represented by YO hito (people) hako (box) fune (ship) 4

fuku (clothes) heso (navel) hoshi (star)

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ma mi mu me mo
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] P

P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R S S S S S T T T T T
D G

_ Q a R

c S e T

ame (rain) miso namae (name)

meishi (business card) mushi (insect) moshi moshi (Hello)

ya yu yo
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g U

U U U U U V V V V V W W W W W
D P

i V k W

yasumi (day off) yuki (snow)

X X

fuyu (winter) yakiniku

N Note that u and o are represented by adding %. yumei (famous) ohayo yofuku (Western clothes)
Y Y Y

kino (yesterday) kuko (airport) koko (highschool)

Y Y Y Y

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

m " o Z

" Z

" Z

" Z

" Z

" Z

q [ s \ u ] w ^

[ [ [ [ [ \ \ \ \ \ ] ] ] ] ]
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wa o n,m
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ ` ` ` ` `
N Note that the particle O is represented by y, not )O yakitori rosoku (candle) watashi (I) mikan (tangerine) sumimasen (sorry) sentaku (washing)
Y

y _

{ `

kore (this) sore (that) sayonara haru (spring) yoru (night) kuruma (car)
Y

[QUIZ] - Similar characters (Write the following characters in hiragana.) a/o me/nu ke/ha/ho ki/sa i/ri chi/ra ma/mo wa/re/ne ta/na ru/ro

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ga gi gu ge go za ji zu ze zo da ji zu de do ba bi bu be bo pa pi pu pe po

# a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x

# a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x

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mada (not yet)

Sugoi desune! (Great!)

Dozo yoroshiku.

Arigato gozaimasu.

Hajime mashite.

denwa (telephone)

Komban wa.

(particle)

shimbun (newspaper)

tomodachi (friend)

Ginza
Y

ginko (bank)

Omedeto gozaimasu.

Kanpai! (Cheers!)

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

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kya kyu kyo sha shu sho cha chu cho hya hyu hyo pya pyu pyo rya ryu ryo
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- Tokyo

6y 6z 6{ ;y ;z ;{ @y @z @{ !y !z !{ uy uz u{ Zy Zz Z{

6y 6z 6{ ;y ;z ;{ @y @z @{ !y !z !{ uy uz u{ Zy Zz Z{

gya gyu gyo ja ju jo nya nyu nyo bya byu byo mya myu myo

ay az a{ fy fz f{ Fy Fz F{ py pz p{ Qy Qz Q{

ay az a{ fy fz f{ Fy Fz F{ py pz p{ Qy Qz Q{

jusho (address)

kaisha (company) kanojo (she) okyakusan (guest) shumatsu (weekend) sanbyakuen (|300) shukudai (homework)

Ja mata. (See you again.) - kyuryo (salary) Shinjuku shashin (photo) chukaryori (Chinese food) gohyakuen (|500)

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The rules in Hiragana (1) Long vowels

N a is represented by adding !. okasan (mother) )+!5{E mama (so-so) N ii and i are represented by adding #. oniisan (older brother) )K#5{E ojiisan/oj i san (grandfather) N u is represented by adding %. yugata (early evening) i%}?E chugoku (China) kuki (air)
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

E taifu (typhoon)

N e is represented by adding ' in the words of Japanese origin. onesan (older sister) )O'5{ N ei is written in '# in the words of Chinese origin. Eigo (English) '#E yumei (famous) sensei (teacher) N o is represented by adding %. sayonara 5k%ImE byoin (hospital) Domo arigato gozaimasu. N }n some words it is traditionally written in )). okii (big) ))-#E to (ten)
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E gakusei (studnet)

E kyo (today)

E tori (street)

(2) Double consonants

N 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) }3%E ikkai (once) ikko (one small object) juppun (10 min.) ippon (one long object) zasshi (magazine) E roppyakuen (|600) E kippu (ticket) E ippiki (one small animal) E issatsu (one book) 9
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(3) ji and zu are usually written in and . In few cases, they are traditionally written
in and . sanji (3:00) chizu (map) E jisho (dictionary) E mizu (water)

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

Kyo wa doyobi desu. (Today is Saturday.) -%S k%9 Watashi wa nihonjin desu. (Im Japanese.)
Y Y

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

(5) o using as a particle is written in y, not ).

Osake o nomimasu. (I drink sake.) )51y Q_]9 Sore o misete kudasai. (Please show me that.)

Kore o kudasai. (Please give me that.)

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

Shibuya e ikimasu. (Im going to Shibuya.) 7gY Doko e ikimasuka. (Where are you going?) Kyoto e ikimasu. (Im going to Kyoto.) 10
Y Y

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

(1) Write the following sentences in romaji.

!5E i%{-/K #-]9

GeAG

#7K

G7+{

{-%

7]9

-%

+#7S

g9_S

!o];{7?

3%Ay

Q_]9+

=Q

))-#

+5y

_;E

/5#

w?7S

;{7%

}3%K

#-];{7?

(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 e.g. >\Jm< (3) For the names of some animals and insects (4) For the emphasis of some words

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

a i u e o

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& (

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ka ki ku ke ko ga gi gu ge go
Y

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kikku (kick) kokekokko (cock-a-doodle-doo)
Y

[QUIZ] kukk i (cookie) koku (coke) keki (cake)

Y Y

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sa shi su se so za ji zu ze zo
Y

8 :

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[QUIZ] suk i (ski) gasu (gas) soseji (sausage) kosu (course)

Y Y Y

kesu (case) sosu (sauce) uisuk i (whisky)

Y Y

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ta chi tsu te to da ji zu de do

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&

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&

F H

N ji and zu are usually written in and . N An aid to the 8 and D, remembrance and distinction. Hiragana Katakana

7 C
[QUIZ] tekisuto (textbook) takush i (taxi) suteki (steak)
Y Y

8 D
Y

8 D
ch i zu (cheese) doa (door) dezato (dessert) 15
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Keep in mind the equivalent hiragana, 7 and C.

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na ni nu ne no
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J '

' ' ' ' '

N P

tenisu (tennis) nekutai (necktie)

noto (notebook)

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ha hi fu he ho ba bi bu be bo pa pi pu pe po
Y

T V X

- - - -
D

h i ta (heater) basu (bus)
Y Y

[QUIZ] sup i do (speed) pasuta (pasta)

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ma mi mu me mo
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` b d

hamu (ham) memo (memo) gamu (gum)

mota (motor) messeji (message)

Y

Y Y

ya yu yo
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yotto (yacht)

yuza (user)

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ra ri ru re ro

n p r t v

wa o n,m

z |

N Katakana z is not used in modern living.

N An aid to remembrance and distinction the > and |. Hiragana Katakana

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shi/tsu sa/na/me n/so

> |
ku/ta fu/u/wa

> |
ma/a hi/e/ni/mi 19 nu/su

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

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

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kya kyu kyo sha shu sho cha chu cho hya hyu hyo pya pyu pyo rya ryu ryo she che va vi ve vo wi we wo

gya gyu gyo ja ju jo nya nyu nyo bya byu byo mya myu myo tsa tse tso je quo fa fi fe fo ti di 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 romaji.

Example
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dL 4|: 6n r x$| :F :F.

( ( ( ( ( ( (

meny u

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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
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T| <H ( X8B n$: | 6|$B ( ( ( ( (

B4tH2. ( "$:0pb tf|F "$:4V ( ( (

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QUIZ 2 - SIGNS and TOWN Write the following words in romaji.

Example
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@08 (t@ (:,t@ H$t

( ( ( (

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
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$|Xd8| ( .| ^0Jr t:Hn| ,n*2 < |$t | ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (

b<|@ :D0n H t|@r* Ln| \Fr 4|L

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QUIZ 3 - DAILY LIFE and BUSINESS Write the following words in romaji.
Example
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X8| F 4|6H H rX :2Hr *,dn @`| :2r .|<r 4|@ 8:Fb @ X0: dr d, :,&|H

( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (

fasshon

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golf fashion vitamin C party concert computer video camera schedule date FAX discount basketball maker data system cancel Email
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QUIZ 4 - Write in Katakana Write the following words in Katakana

Example

suicchi gurasu foku wokuman eakon h i ta

Y Y Y Y

( ( ( ( ( ( (

:$B

) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

glass switch walkman floppy disk TV set air conditioner fork carpet heater white shirts sofa file trousers necktie sweater orange juice

fairu furopp i disuku kapetto orenji jusu terebi seta

Y Y Y Y Y

( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (

nekutai zubon sofa

Y

waishatsu

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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 pat i ni ikimashita.
Y Y Y Y

(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.

Y Y

(7) Kore wa konsato no chiketto desu.

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

(9) Kentakk i furaido chikin wa doko desuka.

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

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Romaji
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