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    There are three types of letters in the Japanese language: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. [1] Hiragana is used for native Japanese words like particles and verb/adjective endings, [2] while katakana is used for foreign loan words. [3] It is recommended to learn hiragana first, then katakana, and finally kanji, as hiragana will help with basic literacy and pronunciation needed for initial Japanese study. Mastering hiragana requires regular practice writing the characters.

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    There are three types of letters in the Japanese language: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. [1] Hiragana is used for native Japanese words like particles and verb/adjective endings, [2] while katakana is used for foreign loan words. [3] It is recommended to learn hiragana first, then katakana, and finally kanji, as hiragana will help with basic literacy and pronunciation needed for initial Japanese study. Mastering hiragana requires regular practice writing the characters.

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    There are three types of letters in the Japanese language: hiragana, katakana, and kanji. [1] Hiragana is used for native Japanese words like particles and verb/adjective endings, [2] while katakana is used for foreign loan words. [3] It is recommended to learn hiragana first, then katakana, and finally kanji, as hiragana will help with basic literacy and pronunciation needed for initial Japanese study. Mastering hiragana requires regular practice writing the characters.

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    Katakana and Hiragana

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    HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA

    There are three types of letters in Japanese.


    1. Hiragana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for particles, words and parts of words.
    2. Katakana (phonetic sounds) are basically used for foreign/loan words.
    3. Kanji (Chinese characters) are used for the stem of words and convey the meaning as well as
    sound.

    Hiragana is basically used to express 46 different sounds used in the Japanese


    language. We suggest you start learning Hiragana, then Katakana and then
    Kanji. If you learn Hiragana first, it will be easier to learn Katakana next.
    Hiragana will help you learn Japanese pronunciation properly, read Japanese
    beginners' textbooks and write sentences in Japanese. Japanese will become a
    lot easier to study after having learned Hiragana. Also, as you will be able to
    write sentences in Japanese, you will be able to write E-mails in Hiragana.
    Katakana will help you read Japanese menus at restaurants. Hiragana and
    Katakana will be a good help to your Japanese study and confortable living in
    Japan.

    To master Hiragana, it is important to practice writing Hiragana. Revision is


    also very important - please go over what you have learned several times.
    HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA
    HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA
    HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA
    HIRAGANA AND KATAKANA

    Application:

    Write the following words in hiragana.

    1. aka (red)

    2. ao (blue)

    3. aki (autumn)

    4. eki (station)

    5. ie (house)

    6. kaki (oyster)

    7. okii (big)

    8. ue (on top)

    9. asa (morning)

    10. shio (salt)

    11. osushi (o-sushi)

    12. osake (sake)

    13. ashita (tomorrow)

    14. tokei (watch)

    15. chikatetsu (subway)

    16. kutsu (shoes)

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