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HIRAGANA PART 10
WA WO N


Today's lesson will teach the remaining characters.  After these last characters you will have memorized ALL of the main Hiragana! Good job!

- wa   - as in WAsh
- wo    - as in WOmen
- n    - as in N

NOTE: wo - This hiragana is always a particle (Direct Object marker) And it is pronounced as "o"
n - can not be used to start a word


SILLY ASSOCIATIONS: (What do the characters look like to you?)

- It looks like ____________
- It looks like ____________
- It looks like a cursive lowercase 'n'


STOP!!!

Did you write the above hiragana 10 times? Did you sound them out as well? Well, do it again! And then take the following test & Javascript quiz...


TEST & REVIEW

How do you read these Hiragana characters? 

______________ This means ~direct object (particle)
わるい ______________ This means bad
ごはん ______________ This means rice, or food
にわ ______________ This means garden
ゆびわ ______________ This means ring (lit. finger ring)
さん ______________ This means 3
りんご ______________ This means apple
うん______________ This means yes (informal like "Uh-huh")

NOTE: See the above is pronounced as 'e' when used as a particle

Click here or go to the bottom to check your answers


NOW TAKE A QUIZ ON THE HIRAGANA YOU HAVE LEARNED!
There are 8 questions. Gambatte!

INSTRUCTIONS: I will test your knowledge by giving you a Hiragana in the left box.
Type the sounds in roman characters in the box on the right and press Tab to submit your answer.
Nihongo-san will tell you if you were right or wrong.
Use the Tab key or the Continue button to continue.
USE ONLY LOWERCASE --> like this


is...

Nihongo-san says:


Note: This fantastic quiz was originally created by Kerri R. Schiller...Homepage
URL:
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Gambatte!

 

ANSWERS:

 

 wo  This means ~direct object (particle)
わるい   warui This means bad
ごはん   gohan  This means rice, or food
にわ  niwa This means garden
ゆびわ  yubiwa  This means ring (lit. finger ring)
さん  san This means 3
りんご  ringo  This means apple
うん  un  This means yes (informal like "Uh-huh")

 

Click here to take the Quiz