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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
STUDYSHEET#l ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
A, L U, E, 0, KA, KL KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE, GO,
WORKSHEET #1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
PRACTICE: A, I, U, E, 0, KA, KI, KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE, GO,
WORKSHEET #2 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
MORE PRACTICE: A, I, U, E, 0, KA, KI, KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE, GO,
WORKSHEET #3 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: A, I, U, E, 0, KA, KI, KU, KE, KO, GA, GI, GU, GE, GO,
STUDYSHEET #2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, Jl, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO, DA, DE, DO
WORKSHEET #4 ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
PRACTICE: SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, Jl, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO, DA, DE, DO
WORKSHEET #5 ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
MORE PRACTICE: SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, Jl, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO, DA, DE, DO
WORKSHEET #6 ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO, ZA, Jl, ZU, ZE, ZO, TA, CHI, TSU, TE, TO, DA, DE, DO
STUDYSHEET # 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, BI, BU, BE, BO, PA, PI, PU, PE, PO
WORKSHEET #7 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
PRACTICE: NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, Bl, BU, BE, BO, PA, PL PU, PE, PO
WORKSHEET #8 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
MORE PRACTICE: NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HI, FU, HE, HO, BA, Bl, BU, BE, BO, PA, PI, PU, PE, PO
WORKSHEET #9 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
ADDffiONAL PRACTICE: NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, HA, HL FU, HE, HO, BA, Bl, BU, BE, BO, PA, PI, PU, PE, PO
STUDYSHEET # 4 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
MA, MI, MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
WORKSHEET #10 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
PRACTICE: MA, ML MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
WORKSHEET #11 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
MORE PRACTICE: MA, MI, MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
WORKSHEET #12 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: MA, MI, MU, ME, MO, YA, YU, YO
STUDYSHEET #5 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O, N
WORKSHEET #13 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
PRACTICE: RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O, N
WORKSHEET #14 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
MORE PRACTICE: RA, Rl, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O, N
WORKSHEET #15 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
ADDffiONAL PRACTICE: RA, RI, RU, RE, RO, WA, [W]O, N
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PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #1 (Cont'd) ............................................................................................................................................... 22
STUDYSHEET # 6 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS: kka, kki, kku, kke, kko, ssa, sshi, ssu, sse, so, tta, tchi, ttsu, tte, tto,
ppa, ppi, ppu, ppe, ppo
WORKSHEET #16 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #17 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
MORE PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #18 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
STUDYSHEET #7 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
CONTRACTED SOUNDS / CONSONANT+ SEMICONSONANT + VOWEL SOUNDS:
KYA,KYU,KYO, GYA,GYU,GYO, SHA,SHU,SHO, JA,JU,JO, CHA,CHU,CHO, NYA,NYU,
NYO, HYA, HYU, HYO, BYA, BYU, BYO, PYA, PYU, PYO, MY A, MYU, MYO, RYA, RYU, RYO
WORKSHEET #19 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
PRACTICE: CONTRACTED SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #20 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
MORE PRACTICE: CONTRACTED SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #21 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: CONTRACTED SOUNDS
STUDYSHEET #8 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
LONG VOWEL SOUNDS: KAA, SAA, TAA, I<II, SHII, CHII, KUU, SUU, TSUU, KEI, SEI, TEl, NEE, KOU, SOU, TOU, etc.
WORKSHEET #22 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
PRACTICE: LONG VOWEL SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #23 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
MORE PRACTICE: LONG VOWEL SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #24 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
WORKSHEET #25 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: LONG VOWEL SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #26 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 36
REVIEW ALL HIRAGANA SOUNDS
WORKSHEET #27 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 37
PRACTICE READING HIRAGANA
WORKSHEET #28 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 38
MORE PRACTICE READING HIRAGANA
PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #2 ................................................................................................................................................................ 39
PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #2 (Cont'd) ............................................................................................................................................... 40
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JAPANESE I HIRAGANA WORKSHEET II 1
PRACTICE: A,I,U,E,O, KA,KI,KU,KE,KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO
(RELATING SPELLING TO SOUNDS & WRITING HIRAGANA CORRECTLY)
A. INSTRUCTIONS: Write each word in ROMAJI (ROMANIZATION) on the line next to
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keys a play discharge/dismissal honorific expressions
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INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following in HIRAGANA on the line.
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misunderstanding to chase
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red
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voices
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a shadow
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train station
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utensils/tools
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one's past
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furniture,
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chin/jaw
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naughty boy
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nails/pegs
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a play
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a cage
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gargling
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a stem/stalk
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to row
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fall
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condition of
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a startle
state of feeling
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cliff
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meetings
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a breath
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hill
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houses
YOUR NAME_
DATE __________________ __
JAPANESE I HIRAGANA WORKSHEET #3
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: A,I,U,E,O, KA,KI,KU,KE,KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO
01. 02. 03. 04.
KA GA KU u KI GO GA KU KE GA
science, a float, language injury/
chemistry rainy season wound
05. 06. 07. 08.
u E KI GI KA I u KA I GE KA
plants assembly detour surgery
09. 10. 11. 12.
KA KI KI KA KU KA KE KI GA
oyster, plan/project, gambling hunger/
persimmons a standard starvation
13. 14. 15. 16.
KI KA I I KA 0 KE I KE
machine, octopus, pail/bucket ponds/lakes
opportunity less than
17. 18. 19.
GA I KO KU 0 KU GA I A I KA GI
foreign countries outside spare key
20. 21. 22.
KA KA KU 0 KO GE KA GE KI
price/cost burn/scorch radical/extreme,
rice opera
23. 24. 25.
KA I GA I KU I KE KI GA E
overseas appetite a change of clothes

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rice wine
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occupation
4. ZA I GA KU _______ _
attending school
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assistance
family
8. SE I KA TSU _______ _
life or living
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orders/instructions flavor/ poisons sleeves
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free of charge
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iron/steel
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girl's name
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exit
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a drip/drop
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large drums
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parlor/room
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soup stock
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land bill money maps
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botched job disciples connections/
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murder/homicide
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slang
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cool temperature
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enemy/foe
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winds an era/period
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assistance/help
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instant/offhand
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soybeans
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YOUR NAME DATE
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: SA,SHI,SU,SE,SO, ZA,JI,ZU,ZE,ZO, TA,CHI,TSU,TE,TO, DA,DE,DO
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dragon
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seats
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a popular view
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under/below
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organization
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ancestry/
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urban town
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material
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foundation
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time difference
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banks/mound
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bare hands
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leave the nest
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suicide
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a spoon
JI JI TSU
facts
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one after another
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handbag/purse
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DATE __________ _
MORE PRACTICE: NA,NI,NU,NE,NO, HA,HI,FU,HE,HO, BA,BI,BU,BE,BO, PA,PI,PU,PE,PO
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cats
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drawers
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fireworks
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kettle
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bouquet of flowers
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snowstorms
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pears
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dogs
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to peep/peek
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acne
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onions
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bones
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owner
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pigs
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name of restaurant
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murals
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leftovers
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stars
24. 25. 26. 27.
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eggplant flowers, meat cemetery
noses
28. 29. 30.
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sparks/flash separate(ly) excerpts
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YOUR NAME __
DATE. _________ _
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: NA,NI,NU,NE,NO, HA,HI,FU,HE,HO, BA,BI,BU,BE,BO,
PA,PI,PU,PE,PO
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wisteria
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fence/hedge
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jack rabbit
06.
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given name
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cracks
07.
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throat
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to stretch
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the neck
KA BI
mold/mildew Japanese poetry
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ladders
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warts
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23.
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chamomile
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lack of sleep
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deflate, expand
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slimy/sticky
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navel
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belt/sash
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clique/faction
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little by little
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bonfire
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thinning hair
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bobbing movement
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gobble, gobble swe 11, swell
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JAPANESE / HIRAGANA WORKSHEET # 10
PRACTICE: MA,MI,MU,ME,MO, YA,YU,YO
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mist/haze to read a recess/vacation
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eyeglasses streets right
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reservations store/shop already
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13.
YA MI
darkness
MA YU
cocoon,
eyebrow
MU YO KU
not greedy/
unselfish
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drugs
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bride
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mugwort
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reckless
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vi per snake
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ears
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bean sprouts unhulled rice, Japanese spirit
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dizziness eyeba 11 honest/earnest
21. 22. 23.
NA YA MI YO YA KU KA ME
worries reservations turtle/
tortoise
25. 26. 27.
MO MI JI MA TSU MO TO FU TSU
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16.
MO MO
the thigh
MO ME
widow
MA GO
grandchild
MI YA
shrine
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front/
before
24.
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lodging
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maple a family name a hang-over
the sheet fn the beginning of the subsequent class.
YOUR NAME __________ _
DATE
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: MA,MI,MU,ME,MO, YA,YU,YO
01.
05.
09.
12.
15.
19.
22.
NA MA I KI
presumptuous
GO MA
sesame seeds
06.
MO NO SA SHI
a ruler
measurement
YO KO HA MA
city in Japan
MO SHI MO SHI.
Hello.
Excuse me.
YU KA TA
light cotton
KIMONO
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seagulls
02. 03. 04.
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woods/grove
07.
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uncooked
rice
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machete,
iron pots
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rice cake minnows Japanese
gangsters
10. 11.
YA KU so KU GA MA GU CHI
appointments a change purse
13. 14.
YA KI MO NO HA MA MA TSU
pottery/china city in Japan
16. 17. 18.
YU KA NA MA KO MA
floor uncooked/ a top
raw toy
20. 21.
so YO KA ZE KA MI SHI BA I
a breeze Japanese flash card
story telling
23. 24.
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knitting recess/break
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Japanese horse radish
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bath/bathing
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next month
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spring season
8. HI RA GA NA ________ _
Japanese characters
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video tape recording
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05.
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15.
18.
21.
RE N A I
being in love
RI N RI
ethics
WA RI BI KI
discount
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young people/
adolescence
WA RA I
laughs
RA I NE N
next year
RI N GO
apples
02.
06.
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22.
RU I GO
synonyms
GE N RO N
speech/press
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RO N BU N
a paper/thesis
13.
19.
WA I DA N
filthy talks
RE N KO N
lotus root
WA I RO
bribes
RI RO N
theories
03.
07.
23.
TO RA
tigers
WA BI
apology
04.
08.
SA RU
monkeys
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SA RA (W)O WA RU.
plates, DOM, break
14.
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relatively cheap
WA RI BA SHI
disposable chopsticks
RE N RA KU
contacts
YO I WA RU I
good or bad
YOUR NAME _____ _ DATE
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: RA,RI,RU,RE,RO, WA, [W]O, N
01.
05.
09.
13.
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bricks
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not at home
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a telephone
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WA RA BI
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15.
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12.
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squirrels
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large coarse ferns
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RO N KO KU RA N KA WA (W)O WA TA RU.
prosecutor's directive orchid river, DOH cross
19. 20. 21.
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field/plain weather to color/
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JAPANESE / HIRAGANA
PRACTICE QUIZ EXERCISES #1
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A. INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following sound in HIRAGANA to the right of the
letters. Please write legibly. Illegible handwriting may be counted wrong.
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ROMAJI (Romanized word). {20}
HIFU ___ _ KASA. ___ _ SOTO ___ _ SUSHI ___ _ YAMA ___ _
skin umbrella outside Japanese food mountains
TSUNO ___ _ NANI ___ _ WARA. ____ _ YUME ___ _ YURI ___ _
horns what straw dreams lilies
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sounds, and write F if not. {25}
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JAPANESE / HIRAGANA
DATE __________ _
(MULTIPLE-CHOICE)
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DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS
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YOUR NAME
DATE, _________ _
PRACTICE: kka,kki,kku,kke,kko, ssa,sshi,ssu,sse,sso, tta,tchi,ttsu,tte,tto,
ppa,ppi,ppu,ppe,ppo
A. INSTRUCTIONS: Write each word in ROHAJI (ROMANIZATION) on the line next to
1. NIKKI 5. KEKKOU
diary no, thank you
2. BUKKA 6. KESSEKI
cost of living absent
3. KOGITTE 7. SHIPPAI
checks mistakes
4. KISSATEN 8. MASSUGU
coffee house straight
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JAPANESE / HIRAGANA WORKSHEET # 1 7
MORE PRACTICE: kka,kki,kku,kke,kko, ssa,sshi,ssu,sse,sso, tta,tchi,ttsu,tte,tto,
ppa,ppi,ppu,ppe,ppo
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I TCHI ZA SSHI CHI sso MI TTSU
agreement/ magazines nitrogen three
accordance
05. 06. 07. 08.
SHI sso KA SSA I so KKI SA KKA
plainness/ applause/ stenography writers/
simplicity cheers authors
09. 10. 11.
KE SSE KI I TTE. u TTE KU DA SA I.
absent Say it. sell, please
Go.
12. 13. 14. 15.
KA KKO KE KKO N so TTO SA TTO
parentheses marriage quietly swiftly
16. 17. 18.
CHI TTO MO su KKA RI I TTA I
not at all utterly/ entire place,
completely (what) in the world
19. 20. 21.
A SSA RI HA KKI RI KE SSHI TE
1 i ght ly/ clearly never
briefly
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SHI PPA I BU SSHI MA ssu GU
errors/ goods/ straight
mistakes commodities
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DATE __________ _
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: kka,kki,kku,kke,kko, ssa,sshi,ssu,sse,sso, tta,tchi,
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05.
09.
13.
16.
19.
22.
SHI PPO
tails
KA KKE
beriberi
disease
SHI PPU
hot or cold
compress
SE PPU KU
HARA KIRI
suicide
YU KKU RI
slowly
NI SSE KI
Japanese
Red Cross
SU PPA I
sour
02.
06.
10.
03. _____ _
04.
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one time
colloquial
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Which?
co11oquia1
07.
MA PPI RA
absolutely
no thank you
HO PPE
cheek
08.
YO TTSU
four
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one step-
11.
SHI KKE
damp/moist
14.
17.
20.
KI SSA TE N
coffee shops
PI TTA RI
exactly/
perfectly
SA SSU RU
to guess/
suppose
KE KKA
results
I KKU
a literary work
e.g., haiku
15.
18.
21.
KA PPA TSU
lively/active
PA TCHI RI
bright-eyed
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to fit in
comfortably
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entertainment
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national flag
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JAPANESE/ HIRAGANA WORKSHEET # 19
PRACTICE: KYA,KYU,KYO, GYA,GYU,GYO, SHA,SHU,SHO, JA,JU,JO, CHA,CHU,CHO, NYA,
NYU,NYO, HYA,HYU,HYO, BYA,BYU,BYO, PYA,PYU,PYO, MYA,MYU,MYO, RYA,RYU,RYO
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bi 11/check teacher
2. SO RE JAA 8. I RA SSHA I
Well, then ... welcome
3. KYA KU 9. NI N GYO U
guests dolls
4. JU U DO U 10. NYU U BA I
judo rainy season
5. RYU U ZA N 11. BYO U I N
miscarriage hospital
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tea travel/journey
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01.
05.
09.
12.
15.
18.
21.
RYU U
dragon
SHU PPA TSU
a departure
PYO N PYO
hop, skip
onomatopoeia
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N
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study abroad
CHU U I
attention/
caution
BYA KU YA
bright night
03. 04.
JI N JA
Shinto shrines
SHO KU JI
meals
KYO KA
permits
06. 07. 08.
SHA KA JU KU 0 CHA
Sakyamuni cram schools green tea
Buddha
10. 11.
SHU N KA N GYU u NYU u
moment/instant milk
13. 14.
KYU u KA MYO u CHO u
vacation tomorrow morning
16. 17.
HYU U HYU U NYO RO NYO RO
sound of gusting wind wriggly (to squirm)
onomatopoeia onomatopoeia
19. 20.
BYO U KI PYU U PYU U
illness/sickness sound of whirling wind
onomatopoeia
22. 23.
TO KKYO
a patent
SHI N JU
pearls
BYU N BYU N
sound of howling wind
onomatopoeia
the sheet in the beginning of the subsequent cl.ass.
YOUR NAME __________ _
DATE _________________ _
JAPANESE / HIRAGANA WORKSHEET #2 1
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: KYA,KYU,KYO, GYA,GYU,GYO, SHA,SHU,SHO,JA,JU,JO, CHA,CHU,CHO,
NYA,NYU,NYO, HYA,HYU,HYO, BYA,BYU,BYO, PYA,PYU,PYO,
MYA,MYU,MYO, RYA,RYU,RYO
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04.
08.
11.
14.
17.
20.
NYU U YO KU
bathing
02.
GYO KA I RU I
seafood
03.
HYA KKA TE N
department stores
05. 06. 07.
SHU JI N
husband
CHO KU RI TSU
standing up straight
HYO KKO RI
unexpectedly/
surprisingly
SHA SHI N
photographs
HYO TTO KO
Japanese clowns
JA GU CHI
faucet/tap
12.
15.
SHU FU
female
homemaker
09.
GYO SE N
fishing ship
RYA KU SHI KI
informal/casual
MI RYO KU
charm,
attractiveness
JO SHU
assistant
10.
13.
16.
JO SHI
girls
NYU RU NYU RU
worm-like movement
onomatopoeia
HA PPYA KU
800
NYO TA I
female physique
18. 19.
21.
GYA KU
reverse
RYA KU
abbreviation
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CHU U SHA
parking,
injection/shot
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to mock/ridicule
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YOUR NAME DATE. _________ _
JAPANESE/ HIRAGANA STUDYSHEET #8
LONG VOWEL SOUNDS
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YOUR NAME DATE __________ _
PRACTICE: KAA,SAA,TAA, KII,SHII,CHII, KUU,SUU,TSUU, KEI,SEI,TEI,NEE, KOU,SOU,
TOU,TOU,OU etc.
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B. INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following in HIRAGANA on the line.
1. DOUZO ----------
please
2. OKAASAN ----------
mother
3. SENSEI
teacher
4. OJIICHAN
grandpa
5. KOUTSUU -----:-:-----
traffic/transportation
6. OTOUSAN -----------
father
7. SOU DESU NEE . --------
Let's see ...
8. OBAACHAN -----------
grandma
9. ONEECHAN -----------
big/older sister
10. EIGO -------------
English

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DATE ________ _
INSTRUCTIONS: Write each word in ROHAJI (ROMANIZATION) on the line next to the
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EXAMPLE

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YOUR NAME ____ _
DATE
MORE PRACTICE: KAA,SAA,TAA, KII,SHII,CHII, KUU,SUU,TSUU, KEI,SEI,TEI,NEE,
KOU,SOU,TOU,TOU,OU
01. 02. 03.
NO u DO u GE I SHA zu u zu u SHI I
country roads GEISHAS audacious/inconsiderate
04. 05. 06.
HO u BO u ZE I SE I DO GU u su u
here and there, tax system even numbers
hobo/transients
07. 08. 09.
CHU u 0 u DO 0 RI TO 0 I NO u KA
main street far farm house
10. 11. 12.
RE I JO u YU u KO u 0 JI I SA N
thank-you notes valid/effective, grandfather
friendships
13. 14. 15.
YU u KI YO u HO u 0 NI I SA N
courage usage older brother
16. 17. 18.
A SA MO u DO u KE N KI I RO
morning, guide dog yellow
flax/hemp
19. 20. 21.
RE I GA I zo u KI N 0 0 KI I
exceptions rag for cleaning large
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customs inspection movies so-so
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YOUR NAME ____
DATE ___________ __
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: KAA,SAA,TAA, KII,SHII,CHII, KUU,SUU,TSUU, KEI,SEI,TEI,NEE,
KOU,SOU,TOU,TOU,OU
01.
04.
07.
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13.
16.
19.
TSU u SHI N
correspondence/
communication
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older sister
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mother
TE I NE I
polite
so u SHI KI
funeral
KU u KO u
airport
MO YO u
design/pattern
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05.
08.
11.
14.
17.
20.
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ask the
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dead drunk
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father
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(1989 on)
BO KO u
alma mater,
home port
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cashier,
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the sheet in the beginning of the subsequent c1ass.
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06.
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fixed price,
declining
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glory
TO U FU
bean curd
12.
TSU u VA KU
interpreter/
translator
15.
su u GA KU
mathematics
18.
GO u MO N
torture
21.
so u GO u
putting together/
synthesis
in the b1anks, then submit
YOUR NAME DATE, ________ _
REVIEW ALL HIRAGANA SOUNDS INCLUDING ITS COMBINATIONS
INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following phrases or sentences in HIRAGANA on the line.
1. HA JI ME MA SHI TE.
How do you do.
2. DO U ZO YO RO SHI KU.
Nice to meet you.
3. KO CHI RA KO SO.
Same here.
4. KO N NI CHI WA.
Good day./ Hello.
5. I I TE N KI DE SU NE E.
Nice weather, isn't it?
6. SO RE JA, ---------------------------
we 11,
7. 0 SA KI NI SHI TSU RE I SHI MA SU.
We 11, then, [Lit. before you] good bye.
8. 0 KU NI WA DO CHI RA DE SU KA.
country, which one, is (your)
9. 0 SHI GO TO WA NA N DE SU KA.
work, what, is (your)
10. E I GO NO KYO U SHI DE SU.
English, teacher, am
11. CHI GA I MA SU KE DO.
wrong, (HEDGE)
12. A, DO U MO SU MI MA SE N.
Oh, I am sorry.
13. RYO U HO U DE I KU RA DE SU KA. _______________ _
both, for, how much,is (it}
14. A RI GA TO U GO ZA I MA SHI TA.
Thank you very much.
15. I RA SSHA I MA SE.
He11o. [Lit. Welcome.]
16. 0 KA N JO U 0 NE GA I SHI MA SU.
Check, please.
17. MI GI E MA GA TTE KU DA SA I.
right, turn, please
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YOUR NAME DATE _______ _
JAPANESE / HIRAGANA WORKSHEET #2 7
PRACTICE READING HIRAGANA
(READING HIRAGANA CORRECTLY)
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following sentences out loud several times.
1.
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YOUR NAME _________ _ DATE. ________ _
MORE PRACTICE READING HIRAGANA
(READING HIRAGANA CORRECTLY)
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the following sentences out loud several times.
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2. T J:1. i {!- lv, < 1."TiPo
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YOU SHOULD NOT BE MARKED DOWN FOR
EACH MINOR SPEAKING AND WRffiNG
ERROR BECAUSE THIS PRACTICE DESTROYS
YOUR CONFIDENCE AND FORCES YOU TO
EXPEND SO MUCH EFFORT ON DETAILS
SO THAT YOU LOSE THE OVERALL ABILITY
TO USE LANGUAGE (WALKER, 1972).
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YOUR NAME DATE. ________ _
JAPANESE / HIRAGANA
(REPRODUCING HIRAGANA)
A. INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following sound in HIRAGANA next to the letters.
Please write legibly. Illegible handwriting may be counted wrong. {30}
BYA __ BYO __ BYU __ CHA __ CHO __ CHU __ GYA __ GYU __ GYO __ HYA __
HYO __ HYU__ JA __ JO __ JU__ KYA __ KYO__ KYU __ MYA __ MYO __
MYU __ NYO __ NYU __ PYO __ PYU_._ RYO __ RYU __ SHA __ SHO __ SHU __
B. INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following sounds in HIRAGANA next to the Romanized
word. {20}
KO RE SA KE SU GU KA RA MI ZU
this rice wine soon from or empty water
NI HO N A SHI TA MA I NI CHI
Japan tomorrow every day
(TRUE/FALSE)
c. INSTRUCTIONS: Write T if the HIRAGANA character or characters correspond
to the Romanized sound or sounds, and write F if not. {25}
1.
-> TSU GU 13.
-> RYA
2.

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YOUR NAME
DATE
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PRACTICE
QUIZ EXERCISES #2
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