Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hiragana - trivia 32

What sounds are these hiragana characters?

a) zu
b) za
c) zo


a) za
b) zo
c) ji

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Hiragana - trivia 31

What sounds are these hiragana characters?

a) so
b) shi
c) sa


a) shi
b) sa
c) su

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Hiragana and katakana

The hiragana script is more curvy. The katakana script is more angular.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Hiragana - trivia 30

What characters are these hiragana sounds?
go
a)
b)
c)

na
a)
b)
c)

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Hiragana - trivia 29

What characters are these hiragana sounds?
i
a)
b)
c)

ge
a)
b)
c)

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Hiragana - trivia 28

What characters are these hiragana sounds?
ra
a)
b)
c)

ru
a)
b)
c)

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Hiragana - trivia 27

What characters are these hiragana sounds?
yu
a)
b)
c)

ya
a)
b)
c)

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Hiragana - trivia 26

What characters are these hiragana sounds?
a
a)
b)
c)

pa
a)
b)
c)

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Hiragana - trivia 25

What characters are these hiragana sounds?
ha
a)
b)
c)

fu
a)
b)
c)

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Hiragana - trivia 24

What characters are these hiragana sounds?
zu
a)
b)
c)

me
a)
b)
c)

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Japanese language scripts

The Japanese language uses two syllabic scripts; hiragana and katakana. These are known as kana and are modified Chinese characters. Kanji is also used. Kanji are adopted logographic Chinese characters. The Latin script alphabet is also used. Using the Latin script alphabet to write Japanese is called romaji in Japan. Romaji is used for non Japanese speakers who can't read kanji or the kana scripts hiragana and katakana. It is used in dictionaries and textbooks and other places. It is also used to input text into computers.

Hiragana - trivia 23

What sounds are these hiragana characters?

a) ga
b) gu
c) go


a) ba
b) bi
c) bo

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Hiragana - trivia 22

What sounds are these hiragana characters?

a) ga
b) gu
c) ge


a) da
b) ji
c) do

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Hiragana - trivia 21

What sounds are these hiragana characters?

a) ke
b) ki
c) ka


a) ta
b) chi
c) tsu

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Hiragana - trivia 20

What sound are these hiragana characters?

a) ke
b) ka
c) ko


a) ni
b) na
c) no

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Hiragana - trivia 19

What sounds are these hiragana characters?

a) e
b) u
c) i


a) bu
b) ba
c) bo

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Hiragana - trivia 18

What sounds are these hiragana characters?

a) a
b) e
c) i


a) pi
b) pu
c) pa

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