Hello Everyone,
This is our forelast lesson about hiragana, but this will be a copious one. This time we will learn: ら, り, る, れ and ろ and the use of the handakuten ◌ﾟ to derive new sounds. Let’s go!
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As usual, refer to our previous articles and practice if you have trouble with some characters:
- Hiragana lesson 1: a, i, u, e, o
- Hiragana lesson 2: ka, ki, ku, ke, ko
- Hiragana lesson 3: sa, shi, su, se, so
- Hiragana lesson 4: ta, chi, tsu, te, to
- Hiragana lesson 5: na, ni, nu, ne, no
- Hiragana lesson 6: ha, hi, fu, he, ho
- Hiragana lesson 7: ma, mi, mu, me, mo
- Hiragana lesson 8: ya, yu, yo and halfwidth -ya, -yu, -yo and tsu-
Now, get your paper and pencil ready!
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ら
This hiragana is pronounced: [ra]
It has 2 strokes:
Exercices:
- Write 10 times the character ら in a row.
- Write 5 times the word らいう [raiu] / thunderstorm/
- Write 5 times the word らいねん [rainen] / next year /
- Write 5 times the word らいしゅう [raishū] / next week /
り
This hiragana is pronounced: [ri]
It has 2 strokes:
Exercices:
- Write 10 times the character り in a row.
- Write 5 times the word みどり [midori] / green /
- Write 5 times the word かみなり [kaminari] / thunder /
- Write 5 times the word りょこう [ryokō] / travel, trip /
る
This hiragana is pronounced: [ru]
It has 1 stroke:
Exercices:
- Write 10 times the character る in a row.
- Write 5 times the word よる [yoru] / evening, night /
- Write 5 times the word るす [rusu] / absent, away from home /
- Write 5 times the word はしる [hashiru] / to run /
れ
This hiragana is pronounced: [re]
It has 2 strokes:
Exercices:
- Write 10 times the character れ in a row.
- Write 5 times the word れきし [rekishi] / history /
- Write 5 times the word れんらく [renraku] / to get in touch, to contact /
- Write 5 times the word れんあい [ren’ai] / love, passion /
ろ
This hiragana is pronounced: [ro]
It has 1 stroke:
Exercices:
- Write 10 times the character ろ in a row.
- Write 5 times the word ろく [roku] / six /
- Write 5 times the word ろうか [rōka] / hallway, passageway /
- Write 5 times the word ちゃいろ [cha’iro] / light brown (tea color) /
Handakuten ◌ﾟ
You may already have spotted that sometimes, some characters such has は for instance come with a small circle (maru) on their top right. This small circle is called handakuten and its role is to create what is called semi voiced sounds.
Added to は [ha] for instance, the handakuten gives ぱ which is pronounced [pa].
The handakuten can only be appended to five hiragana characters: は, ひ, ふ, へ and ほ and gives the following sounds:
| は [ha] | ぱ [pa] |
| ひ [hi] | ぴ [pi] |
| ふ [fu] | ぷ [pu] |
| へ [he] | ぺ [pe] |
| ほ [ho] | ぽ [po] |
Exercises:
- Write 5 times the characters ぱぴぷぺぽ in a row.
- Write 5 times the word りっぱな [rippana] / splendid, elegant /
- Write 5 times the word きっぷ [kippu] / ticket /
- Write 5 times the word はっぺた [happeta] / cheek /
- Write 5 times the word さんぽ [sanpo] / strolling /
Here we are for today. In the next lesson we will learn the last 3 hiragana and the use of the dakuten: ◌ﾞ.
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Cheers,
Stéphane
Next lesson: Hiragana lesson 10: wa, wo, n and the dakuten ◌゛ derivates
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