How to study Hiragana writing(1)


It is very common that learners study Hiragana writing from  あいうえお, in order of Hiragana.
Here, Hiragana letters are introduced by making a group.
You will study the Hiragana which has easy shape first.
The chart below
is programed to help you master all of hiragana letters in one week. You can master 60 simple words at the same time. 

では、はじめましょう。Let's get started.


Points 
1. Prepare a Hiragana notebook which has squares.
2. Write a Hiragana 5 times at least. Do this one more set after a certain time.
3. Pronounce each letter and word while you are writing.
4. Find a similar part and a differnt part of each letter in one group. A group is on the same line.

5. Be careful of the srtoke order.  
 (1) from top to bottom on a vertical line , from left to right on a horizontal line
 (2) As for the stroke oder of each Hiragana, visit this useful page wrriten in English. http://kakijun.main.jp/en/hk/h0a.html

6. After finshing writing and memorizing all of Hiraganas, please do not forget to write あいうえお、かきくけこ、・・・・・・わをん
   
The ptactice of あかさたなはまやらわいきしちにひみいり、うくすつぬふむゆる、えけせてねへめれ、おこそとのほもよろを、
   is useful for your further learning such as searching a dictionary and the vearbal conjugation. The memorization of
   あかさたなはまやらわ、ん is the minimum rquirements for your improvement.


          

  Monday
げつようび 
      7
   
     shi
 
 mo
 しも
1. frost
2. the lower    part
 もし or
 もしも

 if 
もしもし
"hello" on the phone 
       
 
   
ku
 

     
he
  
 くし
1.comb
2. skewer
くも
1. cloud
2. spider 
へー
a word which is used when you are surprised 
       

tsu
 う
u
  
     
   ら

   ra
   
もつ
to have
(dictionary form)
 
つく 
1. to arrive
2. to stick
(dictionary form)
 うし
cow
くつ
shoes
   
Tuesday
かようび  
5
  
te
 そ
  so


hand 
てつ
ion, steel
   
to  
 
   
chi
そと
outside 
とち
ground, land 
つち
soil
くち
mouth 
もち
rice cake 
くつをもつ
have a shoes 
*を is a direct object marker.
Wednesday
すいようび 
9

 い
i

 
ko

 
ri
   いち
1.one, 2.location
そこ 
there
 とり
bird
うつくしい
beautiful 
 
 
 に 
ni

 
ke


くに 
country
 いけ
pond
はこ 
box
ほし 
star
 ほこり
dust
 
 
yo

ま 
ma

 
ha 

 
ho 
よこ
width, beside
まち
town
いま
1. now
2. living          room       
  Did you notice that there are many hononyms?

Thursday
もくようび 
6

 
ya


se
  やせ 
a lean perosn
 せまい
narrow
やま
mountain
     
 
su


mu
 
  すむ
to live 
 むし
insects
やすむ
1.to have a rest
2.to be absent 
    You can chose an appropriate meaning by Kanji, the accent, and the context.
 
さ 
sa


ki
     さき
tip ,end, head
a thing or place
 きり
frost
きく
1.chrysanthemum,
2. to listen, hear 
     
Friday
きんようび
 
ta
 
na
  たな
shelf 
なつ
summer 
       
 
 
o

 
no


  あお
blue
 のり
1. laver
2. glue
 おんな
female,
woman
おとこ
male, man 
 
   

e

 
N
     えん
1.circle 2.fate, chance
きん
gold
 
     
Saturday
どようび
5

め 
me
 

nu

 
ne
 

wa


re 
 めい
niece
 おい
1. nephew
2. old age
 いぬ
dog
ねこ
cat 
Sunday
にちようび 
7


ro

 
ru
  わたし
しわ
wrincle 
れんこん
rotus root 
 いろ
color
つる
1.crain
2.  vine,       runner     
 
 total 46
 
hi


ka 

yu

fu 

mi 
 ひかる
to
shine , glitter, flash, sparkle
かゆ
porridge 
 ふゆ
winter
かみ
1. paper    
2. hair, god,
                                                                                                                                    * Plain form is used for Adjective and Verb.                                        
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       You must be tired. Good job!