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Hiragana
I received a request to make some flash cards for hiragana. These flash cards go over the basic 46 characters found in the gojūon(50 Sounds) table chart. The chart is called "50 sounds" because the 5 by 10 grid used for the table. I recommend learning these basics sounds first since it will make learning any of the derived sounds easier. Since these characters are a syllabary, they represent a sound. Consequently, some care must be taken to pronunciation.
PronunciationThe first task for any student is to learn how the sounds of japanese are pronounced. Additionally, I recommend also listening to live speakers to get better grasp on certain nuances of pronunciation. Here some guide lines to help with pronunciation of hiragana and Japanese in general.
The "a" as in "rather."
The "i" as in "machine."
The "u" as in "blue."
The "e" as in "set."
The "o" as in "gold."
The "g" is pronounced with a hard "g" as in "get."
The "r" is pronounced with the a sound between "l" and "r" like in "row."
The "ch" as in "church."
The sound "tsu" with the part "ts" is pronounced like "t" and "s" are mixed together like the "tz" in "ritz" and the "u" as in "sue"
Vowel Sounds
Consonants
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Posted by Keith Cancel on Sat, 3 Dec 2011
Number Flash Cards
Here are some flash cards I made. The cards cover the vocabulary necessary for the numbers 0 to 100,000,000. The front of the cards are Kanji, and the back has their reading written in Kana.
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Posted by Keith Cancel on Sun, 20 Nov 2011
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Hello, here you will find various flash cards I have made for your use. These flash cards are meant to be printed out. I added to the page a square dot and the text "Match This Edge" to aid with printing. All my flash cards are the same size making it easy to mix and match into different sets. All my flash cards are free to use and share. I hope they will help others with their studies of the Japanese language.
Hiragana
I received a request to make some flash cards for hiragana. These flash cards go over the basic 46 characters found in the gojūon(50 Sounds) table chart. The chart is called "50 sounds" because the 5 by 10 grid used for the table. I recommend learning these basics sounds first since it will make learning any of the derived sounds easier. Since these characters are a syllabary, they represent a sound. Consequently, some care must be taken to pronunciation.
PronunciationThe first task for any student is to learn how the sounds of japanese are pronounced. Additionally, I recommend also listening to live speakers to get better grasp on certain nuances of pronunciation. Here some guide lines to help with pronunciation of hiragana and Japanese in general.
The "a" as in "rather."
The "i" as in "machine."
The "u" as in "blue."
The "e" as in "set."
The "o" as in "gold."
The "g" is pronounced with a hard "g" as in "get."
The "r" is pronounced with the a sound between "l" and "r" like in "row."
The "ch" as in "church."
The sound "tsu" with the part "ts" is pronounced like "t" and "s" are mixed together like the "tz" in "ritz" and the "u" as in "sue"
Vowel Sounds
Consonants
Download:
Posted by Keith Cancel on Sat, 3 Dec 2011
Number Flash Cards
Here are some flash cards I made. The cards cover the vocabulary necessary for the numbers 0 to 100,000,000. The front of the cards are Kanji, and the back has their reading written in Kana.
Download:
Posted by Keith Cancel on Wed, 23 Nov 2011
Color Flash Cards
Hello, here is some Color Flash Cards I have made that you can print out. They are free and I thought I would share them with others to use in their studies.
Download:
Posted by Keith Cancel on Sun, 20 Nov 2011
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