あ
a3 strokes. Draw a short horizontal line, then a curved vertical line. Finish with a curve that loops around the lower part.
Hiragana: 46 basic characters
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Learn the basic characters in a–n order. を is romanized as wo and usually pronounced o when used as a particle.
Hear the sound. Write the character.
い
i2 strokes. Draw the left line curving downward, then the short line on the right.
う
u2 strokes. Draw the short mark at the top, then the downward curve from left to right.
え
e2 strokes. Draw the short mark at the top, then the angled line ending in a curve to the right.
お
o3 strokes. Draw the horizontal line, the vertical line with a lower loop, then the short mark at the upper right.
か
kaき
kiく
kuけ
keこ
koさ
saし
shiす
suせ
seそ
soた
taち
chiつ
tsuて
teと
toな
naに
niぬ
nuね
neの
noは
haひ
hiふ
fuへ
heほ
hoま
maみ
miむ
muめ
meも
moや
yaゆ
yuよ
yoら
raり
riる
ruれ
reろ
roわ
waを
woん
n