Hiragana+Apps

Japanese uses three main scripts for the written language which are hiragana, katakana and kanji. Hiragana and katakana are phonetic and there are 46 characters in each of these scripts. We focus on the learning of the hiragana script in Primary, but use kanji and katakana at times too. Kanji characters represent words or meanings and originate from China.

Try the activities below to brush up or introduce yourself to the hiragana characters, but first, check out the 'Hiragana in 48 Minutes' picture cues to help develop memory associations with each character.

VOWELS 'a' for __antenna__', a broken tv antenna on the roof of the building. あ 'i' for __Hawaii__. This character looks like two i's on the end of Hawaii. い 'u' for __ooooh__ my back hurts! The old lady was walking along, and a brick fell on her back. う 'e' for __energy__. This looks like a person running with lots of energy, their hair is flying back behind them.え 'o' for __on__ the green. Try to get the ball on the green. See the flag, green and hole. お

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Click here to try a matching game! [|Hiragana Drag and Drop game]

USEFUL APPS...
 * Name of App ||  Price  ||
 * = [[image:tabemasho/hiragana nazori.png align="center"]]
 * Hiragana Nazori** || Free

(iPod) || K**ana Test** || Free
 * = [[image:oshiemasho/Kana Test.png align="center"]]

(iPod) || **Hiragana** ||  Free
 * [[image:tabemasho/Hiragana.png align="center"]]

(iPod and iPad) || **Tengu go Kana** ||  Free
 * [[image:tabemasho/tengu no kana.png align="center"]]

(iPod and iPad) || **Kana Masuta** ||  Free
 * [[image:Kana Masuta.png align="center"]]

(iPod) ||
 * [[image:tabemasho/Writing Order Hiragana Katakana.png align="center"]]
 * Writing Order Hiragana/Katakana** || Free

(iPod and iPad) ||
 * = [[image:oshiemasho/Romaji Robo.png align="center"]]
 * Romaji Robo** || Free

(iPod and iPad) || **Hiragana and Katakana** || Free
 * [[image:tabemasho/Hiragana and Katakana.png align="center"]]

(iPod and iPad) || **Hiragana Bubbles** || $1.99
 * [[image:Hiragana bubbles.png align="center"]]

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