Listen to the SpeakerHiragana Song

Let's listen to the Hiragana Song to learn Japanese characters and the sounds that they represent.

あ、い、う、え、おはよう1
か、き、く、け、こんにちは2
さ、し、す、せ、そうしましょう3
た、ち、つ、て、ともだち4
な、に、ぬ、ね、のんびり5
は、ひ、ふ、へ、ほっかいどう6
ま、み、む、め、もうすこし7
や、い、ゆ、え、よろしく8
ら、り、る、れ、ろくじ9
「わ」と「を」と「ん」で
ひらがな、おわり10
a, i, u, e, ohayoo1
ka, ki, ku, ke, kon’nichiwa2
sa, shi, su, se, soo shimashoo3
ta, chi, tsu, te, tomodachi4
na, ni, nu, ne, nonbiri5
ha, hi, fu, he, hokkaidoo6
ma, mi, mu, me, moo sukoshi7
ya, i, yu, e, yoroshiku8
ra, ri, ru, re, rokuji9
‘wa’ to ‘o’ to ‘n’ de
hiragana, owari10.

  1. おはよう(ohayoo): Good morning
  2. こんにちは(kon’nichiwa): Good afternoon.
  3. そうしましょう(soo shimashoo): Let’s do it.
  4. ともだち(tomodachi): friend
  5. のんびり(nonbiri): leisurely
  6. ほっかいどう(hokkaidoo): Hokkaido (a northern island of Japan)
  7. もうすこし(mousukoshi): little bit more
  8. よろしく(yoroshiku): nicely
  9. ろくじ(rokuji): six o’clock
  10. おわり(owari): end

key conceptheadphones - listen Hiragana あ~そ
Click play near each hiragana character below and listen to the sound.

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TV IconJapanese Vocabulary あ~そ1 

Click through the presentation or click Begin below to see and hear the Japanese words using あ~そ1.

Here is a print version of this activity. You will still need to use the online version to hear the words.

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Graded Assignment Graded Assignments

Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part B.

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