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Hiragana

Hiragana · PART 2 · 11 OF 15

Two dots: g, z, d

が ざ だ

ga za da

8 groups · 25 cards

Start: Letters: ga, gi, gu

Groups

  1. Letters: ga, gi, gu が, ぎ, ぐ (ga, gi, gu)
  2. Letters: ge, go げ, ご (ge, go)
  3. Build words かぎ, めがね, りんご, たまご (kagi, megane, ringo, tamago)
  4. Letters: za, ji, zu ざ, じ, ず (za, ji, zu)
  5. Letters: ze, zo ぜ, ぞ (ze, zo)
  6. Build words みず, ちず, かぜ, ぞう (mizu, chizu, kaze, zou)
  7. Letters: da, de, do だ, で, ど (da, de, do)
  8. Build words まど, でんわ, からだ, ともだち (mado, denwa, karada, tomodachi)
  9. Revision All 25 mixed
Letters and words

Letters: ga, gi, gu

  • か → が ka → ga Two dots ゛: a new sound

    Two little dots ゛ give a letter a new sound: か (ka) becomes が (ga), さ (sa) becomes ざ (za), た (ta) becomes だ (da).

    かぎ kagi key
  • が ga めがね megane glasses
  • ぎ gi かぎ kagi key
  • ぐ gu

Letters: ge, go

  • げ ge げんき genki well, full of energy
  • ご go りんご ringo apple

Build words

  • かぎ kagi key noun
  • めがね megane glasses noun
  • りんご ringo apple noun
  • たまご tamago egg noun

Letters: za, ji, zu

  • ざ za ざっし zasshi magazine
  • じ ji じてんしゃ jitensha bicycle
  • ず zu みず mizu water

Letters: ze, zo

  • ぜ ze かぜ kaze wind
  • ぞ zo ぞう zou elephant

Build words

  • みず mizu water noun
  • ちず chizu map noun
  • かぜ kaze wind noun
  • ぞう zou elephant noun

Letters: da, de, do

  • だ da ぢ (ji) and づ (zu) are rare: they sound like じ (ji) and ず (zu). からだ karada body
  • で de でんわ denwa phone
  • ど do まど mado window

Build words

  • まど mado window noun
  • でんわ denwa phone noun
  • からだ karada body noun
  • ともだち tomodachi friend noun

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