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Hiragana and Katakana

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dakanga

Hiragana and Katakana

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Some notes on Hiragana.

Writing in "banana" orange, like: [ɯ] , is where the IPA symbol differs from "standard" Romaji.

. a i u e o
あ (a) い (i) う (u)ɯ え (e) お (o)
k か (ka) き (ki) く (ku) け (ke) こ (ko)
s さ (sa) し (shi)ɕi す (su) せ (se) そ (so)
t た (ta) ち (chi)tɕi つ (tsu)tsɯ て (te) と (to)
n な (na) に (ni) ぬ (nu) ね (ne) の (no)
h は (ha) ひ (hi)çi ふ (fu)ɸɯ へ (he) ほ (ho)
m ま (ma) み (mi) む (mu) め (me) も (mo)
y や (ya)ja ゆ (yu) よ (yo)jo
r ら (ra) り (ri) る (ru) れ (re) ろ (ro)
w わ (wa)ɰa を (o)
ん (n)

The letters highlighted in yellow are the ones you learn in the very first Hiragana skill on Duolingo.

Also if you click on them - they will play audio.

It is also highly recommended to check out Tips and Notes which can be accessed by the "light bulb" icon when you enter a skill. Also check out the excellent resource of https://duome.eu/tips/en/ja. It has the advantage of letting you read tips and notes, even if you have not unlocked that skill.

Citation: Audio is from: Abe, Namiko. "How to pronounce hiragana - Japanese Hiragana With Audio Files." ThoughtCo, Apr. 24, 2017, thoughtco.com/how-to-pronounce-hiragana-japanese-hiragana-with-audio-files-4077351.

Another reference I am creating is [guide]Japanese Resources.

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dakanga

Re: Hiragana

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dakanga

Re: Hiragana

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By DestinyCall : https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/3046 ... d=30467647
If you are interested in physical learning material, I highly recommend this book, available on Amazon and elsewhere:

It is designed for use by self-learners and has a huge bank of practice sentences to test your knowledge and gain skill reading hiragana. It also provides in-depth grammar explanations that you will not find easily on DuoLingo. Definitely worth the price.

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Re: Hiragana and Katakana

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dakanga seriously I can't thank you enough, I think everyone who has joined the new forum owe you a massive thank you. You must be working really hard to make sure we all have the resources and help available to us. Well here is a big THANKS from me for all the Japanese, German and Klingon resources you have brought to this forum.

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