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Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List
Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List is a free Japanese vocabulary list of 208 words, each with a meaning, part of speech and example sentences, and the whole list is readable on this page without signing up. Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List is also built into Tomaru, a free vocabulary app: once the list is added, Tomaru uses FSRS spaced repetition to bring every word back just before you would forget it. Free, no ads.
Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List: full word list
This is the complete Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List on Tomaru: all 208 words with part of speech, meaning and example sentences. Search the list or filter it by part of speech.
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あ
aア
Use an image mnemonic: give あ one quick picture, say "a" out loud, then pair it with ア.
い
iイ
Use an image mnemonic: give い one quick picture, say "i" out loud, then pair it with イ.
う
uウ
Use an image mnemonic: give う one quick picture, say "u" out loud, then pair it with ウ.
え
eエ
Use an image mnemonic: give え one quick picture, say "e" out loud, then pair it with エ.
お
oオ
Use an image mnemonic: give お one quick picture, say "o" out loud, then pair it with オ.
か
kaカ
Use an image mnemonic: give か one quick picture, say "ka" out loud, then pair it with カ.
き
kiキ
Use an image mnemonic: give き one quick picture, say "ki" out loud, then pair it with キ.
く
kuク
Use an image mnemonic: give く one quick picture, say "ku" out loud, then pair it with ク.
け
keケ
Use an image mnemonic: give け one quick picture, say "ke" out loud, then pair it with ケ.
こ
koコ
Use an image mnemonic: give こ one quick picture, say "ko" out loud, then pair it with コ.
さ
saサ
Use an image mnemonic: give さ one quick picture, say "sa" out loud, then pair it with サ.
し
shiシ
Use an image mnemonic: give し one quick picture, say "shi" out loud, then pair it with シ.
す
suス
Use an image mnemonic: give す one quick picture, say "su" out loud, then pair it with ス.
せ
seセ
Use an image mnemonic: give せ one quick picture, say "se" out loud, then pair it with セ.
そ
soソ
Use an image mnemonic: give そ one quick picture, say "so" out loud, then pair it with ソ.
た
taタ
Use an image mnemonic: give た one quick picture, say "ta" out loud, then pair it with タ.
ち
chiチ
Use an image mnemonic: give ち one quick picture, say "chi" out loud, then pair it with チ.
つ
tsuツ
Use an image mnemonic: give つ one quick picture, say "tsu" out loud, then pair it with ツ.
て
teテ
Use an image mnemonic: give て one quick picture, say "te" out loud, then pair it with テ.
と
toト
Use an image mnemonic: give と one quick picture, say "to" out loud, then pair it with ト.
な
naナ
Use an image mnemonic: give な one quick picture, say "na" out loud, then pair it with ナ.
に
niニ
Use an image mnemonic: give に one quick picture, say "ni" out loud, then pair it with ニ.
ぬ
nuヌ
Use an image mnemonic: give ぬ one quick picture, say "nu" out loud, then pair it with ヌ.
ね
neネ
Use an image mnemonic: give ね one quick picture, say "ne" out loud, then pair it with ネ.
の
noノ
Use an image mnemonic: give の one quick picture, say "no" out loud, then pair it with ノ.
は
haハ
Use an image mnemonic: give は one quick picture, say "ha" out loud, then pair it with ハ.
ひ
hiヒ
Use an image mnemonic: give ひ one quick picture, say "hi" out loud, then pair it with ヒ.
ふ
fuフ
Use an image mnemonic: give ふ one quick picture, say "fu" out loud, then pair it with フ.
へ
heヘ
Use an image mnemonic: give へ one quick picture, say "he" out loud, then pair it with ヘ.
ほ
hoホ
Use an image mnemonic: give ほ one quick picture, say "ho" out loud, then pair it with ホ.
ま
maマ
Use an image mnemonic: give ま one quick picture, say "ma" out loud, then pair it with マ.
み
miミ
Use an image mnemonic: give み one quick picture, say "mi" out loud, then pair it with ミ.
む
muム
Use an image mnemonic: give む one quick picture, say "mu" out loud, then pair it with ム.
め
meメ
Use an image mnemonic: give め one quick picture, say "me" out loud, then pair it with メ.
も
moモ
Use an image mnemonic: give も one quick picture, say "mo" out loud, then pair it with モ.
や
yaヤ
Use an image mnemonic: give や one quick picture, say "ya" out loud, then pair it with ヤ.
ゆ
yuユ
Use an image mnemonic: give ゆ one quick picture, say "yu" out loud, then pair it with ユ.
よ
yoヨ
Use an image mnemonic: give よ one quick picture, say "yo" out loud, then pair it with ヨ.
ら
raラ
Use an image mnemonic: give ら one quick picture, say "ra" out loud, then pair it with ラ.
り
riリ
Use an image mnemonic: give り one quick picture, say "ri" out loud, then pair it with リ.
る
ruル
Use an image mnemonic: give る one quick picture, say "ru" out loud, then pair it with ル.
れ
reレ
Use an image mnemonic: give れ one quick picture, say "re" out loud, then pair it with レ.
ろ
roロ
Use an image mnemonic: give ろ one quick picture, say "ro" out loud, then pair it with ロ.
わ
waワ
Use an image mnemonic: give わ one quick picture, say "wa" out loud, then pair it with ワ.
を
woヲ
Use an image mnemonic: give を one quick picture, say "wo" out loud, then pair it with ヲ.
ん
nン
Use a sound cue here: hear ん as final "n," say it aloud, then pair it with ン.
ア
aあ
Use an image mnemonic: give ア one quick picture, say "a" out loud, then pair it with あ.
イ
iい
Use an image mnemonic: give イ one quick picture, say "i" out loud, then pair it with い.
ウ
uう
Use an image mnemonic: give ウ one quick picture, say "u" out loud, then pair it with う.
エ
eえ
Use an image mnemonic: give エ one quick picture, say "e" out loud, then pair it with え.
オ
oお
Use an image mnemonic: give オ one quick picture, say "o" out loud, then pair it with お.
カ
kaか
Use an image mnemonic: give カ one quick picture, say "ka" out loud, then pair it with か.
キ
kiき
Use an image mnemonic: give キ one quick picture, say "ki" out loud, then pair it with き.
ク
kuく
Use an image mnemonic: give ク one quick picture, say "ku" out loud, then pair it with く.
ケ
keけ
Use an image mnemonic: give ケ one quick picture, say "ke" out loud, then pair it with け.
コ
koこ
Use an image mnemonic: give コ one quick picture, say "ko" out loud, then pair it with こ.
サ
saさ
Use an image mnemonic: give サ one quick picture, say "sa" out loud, then pair it with さ.
シ
shiし
Use an image mnemonic: give シ one quick picture, say "shi" out loud, then pair it with し.
ス
suす
Use an image mnemonic: give ス one quick picture, say "su" out loud, then pair it with す.
セ
seせ
Use an image mnemonic: give セ one quick picture, say "se" out loud, then pair it with せ.
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What's in Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List?
- Memorize the full hiragana and katakana mapping
- Recognize basic sounds, dakuten, handakuten, contracted sounds, and common small kana on sight
- Use romaji and memory prompts to speed up kana recall
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What do the example sentences in Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List look like?
あ
Use an image mnemonic: give あ one quick picture, say "a" out loud, then pair it with ア.
い
Use an image mnemonic: give い one quick picture, say "i" out loud, then pair it with イ.
う
Use an image mnemonic: give う one quick picture, say "u" out loud, then pair it with ウ.
え
Use an image mnemonic: give え one quick picture, say "e" out loud, then pair it with エ.
お
Use an image mnemonic: give お one quick picture, say "o" out loud, then pair it with オ.
か
Use an image mnemonic: give か one quick picture, say "ka" out loud, then pair it with カ.
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Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List is a free Tomaru word list. You can view the content and start learning directly.
How many words are in Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List?
This deck currently includes 208 vocabulary cards with meanings, parts of speech, and examples on the page.
Who is Japanese Hiragana Katakana 50 Sounds Word List for?
Built for beginners who want one complete starter kana deck instead of splitting hiragana, katakana, dakuten, and contracted sounds across separate charts.
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