Lesson 4 Hiragana words
Tutor
Have you mastered writing in hiragana? Here, we’ll practice reading hiragana. Please pronounce the hiragana characters several times while reading along with the video or text.
| あかちゃん a ka cha n | baby |
| あお a o | blue |
| あめ a me | rain |
| あし a shi | foot |
| あき a ki | autumn |
| いえ i e | house |
| いか i ka | squid |
| いし i shi | stone |
| いぬ i nu | dog |
| いろ i ro | color |
| うし u shi | cow |
| うた u ta | song |
| うち u chi | house |
| うみ u mi | sea |
| うめ u me | plum |
| え e | image |
| えだ e da | branch |
| えび e bi | shrimp |
| えん e n | YEN （¥） |
| えいご e i go | English (language) |
| おう ō | king |
| おすし o su shi | sushi |
| おちゃ o cha | tea |
| おとこ o to ko | man |
| おんな o n’ na | woman |
| か ka | mosquito |
| かお ka o | face |
| かき ka ki | oyster |
| かに ka ni | crab |
| かたな ka ta na | sword |
| きまり ki ma ri | rule |
| きつね ki tsu ne | fox |
| きり ki ri | fog |
| きかい ki ka i | machine |
| きりん ki ri n | giraffe |
| くも ku mo | cloud |
| くま ku ma | bear |
| くさ ku sa | grass |
| くだもの ku da mo no | fruit |
| くに ku ni | country |
| け ke | hair |
| けむし ke mu shi | caterpillar |
| けっこん ke kko n | marriage |
| けむり ke mu ri | smoke |
| けいさつ ke i sa tsu | police |
| こいびと ko i bi to | lover |
| こえ ko e | voice |
| こし ko shi | waist |
| こめ ko me | rice |
| こころ ko ko ro | heart |
| さか sa ka | slope |
| さる sa ru | monkey |
| さいふ sa i fu | wallet |
| さくら sa ku ra | cherry blossoms |
| さんすう sa n sū | math |
| しお shi o | salt |
| しか shi ka | deer |
| しま shi ma | island |
| しろ shi ro | white |
| しあい shi a i | match |
| す su | vinegar |
| すし su shi | sushi |
| すきやき su ki ya ki | sukiyaki |
| すいようび su i yō bi | wednesday |
| すな su na | sand |
| せき se ki | seat |
| せみ se mi | cicada |
| せいと se i to | student |
| せんせい se n se i | teacher |
| せかい se ka i | world |
| そと so to | outside |
| そうじき sō ji ki | vacuum cleaner |
| そふ so fu | grandfather |
| そぼ so bo | grandmother |
| そこ so ko | bottom |
| たけ ta ke | bamboo |
| たぬき ta nu ki | raccoon |
| たんぼ ta n bo | rice fields |
| たんす ta n su | chest of drawers |
| たんご ta n go | word |
| ちきゅう chi kyū | earth |
| ちち chi chi | father |
| ちしき chi shi ki | knowledge |
| ちゅうごく chū go ku | China |
| ちか chi ka | underground |
| つき tsu ki | moon |
| つま tsu ma | wife |
| つり tsu ri | fishing |
| つの tsu no | horn |
| つみき tsu mi ki | building block |
| てき te ki | enemy |
| てつ te tsu | iron |
| てがみ te ga mi | letter |
| てんき te n ki | wether |
| てんごく te n go ku | heven |
| とけい to ke i | clock |
| とり to ri | bird |
| とし to shi | year |
| とき to ki | time |
| とうふ tō fu | tofu |
| なし na shi | pear |
| なす na su | eggplant |
| なみだ na mi da | tears |
| なつ na tsu | summer |
| なか na ka | inside |
| にんじん ni n ji n | carrot |
| にんにく ni n ni ku | garlic |
| にく ni ku | meat |
| にじ ni ji | rainbow |
| にし ni shi | west |
| ぬの nu no | cloth |
| ぬま nu ma | swamp |
| ねぎ ne gi | green onion |
| ねんまつ ne n ma tsu | year end |
| ねっこ ne kko | roots |
| ねつ ne tsu | heat |
| ねずみ ne zu mi | mouse |
| のり no ri | seaweed |
| のみもの no mi mo no | seaweed |
| のど no do | throat |
| のはら no ha ra | field |
| のうりょく nō ryo ku | ability |
| はり ha ri | needle |
| はさみ ha sa mi | scissors |
| は ha | teeth |
| はぶらし ha bu ra shi | toothbrush |
| はいゆう ha i yū | actor |
| ひ hi | day |
| ひる hi ru | noon |
| ひと hi to | person |
| ひがし hi ga shi | east |
| ひげ hi ge | beard |
| ふね fu ne | ship |
| ふえ fu e | whistle |
| ふで fu de | hombre |
| ふゆ fu yu | winter |
| ふうふ fū fu | married couple |
| へび he bi | snake |
| へそ he so | navel |
| へいし he i shi | soldier |
| へい he i | wall |
| へいじつ he i ji tsu | weekdays |
| ほし ho shi | star |
| ほうこう hō kō | direction |
| ほうせき hō se ki | jewelry |
| ほうほう hō hō | method |
| ほのお ho nō | fire |
| まわり ma wa ri | around |
| まくら ma ku ra | pillow |
| まる ma ru | circle |
| まつり ma tsu ri | festival |
| まご ma go | grandchild |
| みみ mi mi | ears |
| みず mi zu | water |
| みかく mi ka ku | taste |
| みぎ mi gi | right |
| みせ mi se | shop |
| むし mu shi | insect |
| むかで mu ka de | centipede |
| むら mu ra | village |
| むだ mu da | waste |
| むかし mu ka shi | long ago |
| めだか me da ka | japanese killifish |
| めも me mo | memo |
| めし me shi | food |
| めい me i | niece |
| めいし me i shi | business card |
| もうふ mō fu | blanket |
| もじ mo ji | letter |
| もり mo ri | forest |
| もの mo no | object |
| もけい mo ke i | model |
| や ya | arrow |
| やきざかな ya ki za ka na | grilled fish |
| やかた ya ka ta | palace |
| やすみ ya su mi | holiday |
| やみ ya mi | darkness |
| ゆき yu ki | snow |
| ゆめ yu me | dream |
| ゆり yu ri | lily |
| ゆかた yu ka ta | yukata |
| ゆ yu | hot water |
| よる yo ru | night |
| よん yo n | four |
| よごれ yo go re | dirt |
| よくじつ yo ku ji tsu | the next day |
| ようび yō bi | day of week |
| らいねん ra i ne n | next year |
| らくだ ra ku da | camel |
| りす ri su | squirrel |
| りきし ri ki shi | sumo wrestler |
| りく ri ku | land |
| りんご ri n go | apple |
| りえき ri e ki | profit |
| るす ru su | absence |
| れい re i | spirit |
| れんこん re n ko n | lotus root |
| れきし re ki shi | history |
| れいがい re i ga i | exception |
| れんしゅう re n shū | practice |
| ろうそく rō so ku | candle |
| ろうじん rō ji n | old man |
| ろく ro ku | six |
| ろじ ro ji | alley |
| ろうか rō ka | corridor |
| わき wa ki | side |
| わに wa ni | crocodile |
| わさび wa sa bi | wasabi |
| わっか wa kka | ring |
| わかもの wa ka mo no | youth |
Note
The character ‘を’ is used in conjunction with verbs in sentences to indicate the object of the action. It is not used with names of people or objects.
The pronunciation of ‘を’ is exactly the same as ‘お (o).’ However, for the sake of convenience, in this text, we will represent ‘を’ as ‘wo’ in the alphabetic guide notation.”
A detailed explanation of its usage will be covered in Lesson 4 of Volume 3.
| うんてん u n te n | driving |
| おんせん o n se n | hot spring |
| にんじん ni n ji n | carrot |
| めん me n | noodle |
| かんじ ka n ji | kanji |