Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – Wa, N, Particle O
July 5, 2020
You’ve made it to the last set of unique Hiragana characters! Good job! There are remaining sets but you’ll find that they will use characters you’ve already learned in the past. Anyway, here are the last 3 characters for you to learn. ん – is a whole syllable in it self and is pronounced distinctly […]
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – RA, RI, RU, RE, RO
June 27, 2020
Our next set of characters are the R-series. Japanese pronounces the “R” like it’s somewhere in between “L” and “R”. Your tongue should only slightly touch the top front part of your palate. Watch the video below for the pronunciation and the stroke order. See you in the next lesson! またね！
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – YA, YU, YO
June 26, 2020
Today’s set only has three characters! The Y-series is made up only of YA, YU, and YO. Please check the video for how to pronounce and write these characters. Here’s a greeting which is used when you say goodbye, but with the nuance of seeing each other again soon – can you read it? またね！ […]
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – MA, MI, MU, ME, MO
June 24, 2020
Here is the next set of characters – the M-series. Please watch the video for the stroke order and the pronunciation. Can you still remember all 35 characters so far? Keep reviewing! 🙂
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – HA, HI, FU, HE, HO
June 22, 2020
Hello again! Today’s lesson is on the H-series. Note another unique syllable in this set which is FU. HU is pronounced similar to how we pronounce FU in English, but with lesser pressure. Think of the middle ground between HU and FU. Pronunciation and stroke order below. Almost halfway there! See you in the next […]
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (NA, NI, NU, NE, NO)
June 20, 2020
Here is the next set of characters for you to learn. Please watch below video on how to pronounce and write down the characters correctly. Again, please practice writing down the words you’ve learned so far in Hiragana!
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO)
June 16, 2020
Konnichiwa! <- This is how you say hello, or Good Day! in Japanese. 🙂 We’re now on our 4th set of Hiragana characters! We have two “special” pronunciation for the T-series, CHI instead of TI, and TSU instead of TU. Again, no special reason for this other than this is just how Japanese pronunciation is! […]
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO)
June 9, 2020
Here are the next set of characters for your to learn. Note that the 2nd character is not SI but SHI. Why? Because the syllable/pronunciation SI does not exist in Japanese! As usual, please watch below video on how to write and also pronounce these characters. If you are following these lessons, I would like […]
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (KA, KI, KU, KE, KO)
June 7, 2020
Here is the next set of Hiragana characters for you to learn. You can refer to the video below for the stroke order and the pronunciation. Keep studying! 🙂 If you have questions, let me know in the comments!
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (A, I, U, E, O)
June 1, 2020
Studying Japanese is not easy. But, with enough motivation and resources, you can definitely learn at least the basics and slowly progress into fluency with actual usage. But, where does one start? I am not a language teacher, and I have mostly learned Japanese through self-study, but I want to help out beginners in getting […]

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Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO)

Here are the next set of characters for your to learn.

Note that the 2nd character is not SI but SHI. Why? Because the syllable/pronunciation SI does not exist in Japanese!

As usual, please watch below video on how to write and also pronounce these characters.

Credits to Learn Kanji on YouTube.

If you are following these lessons, I would like to see a photo of your written hiragana characters or words that you’ve learned so far! Please post them in the comments. I will not judge your handwriting but I can provide tips to make it look more natural.

Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana (SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO)

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