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Hiragana Lessons

Following is the complete list of my hiragana lessons. If you have any questions, please  email me.

Lesson 1
You will get some basic information about hiragana and how many sounds is in its range of characters.

Lesson 2
You will learn 46 basic hiragana characters.

Lesson 3
How to Write Hiragana Part 1: a, i, u, e, o  

Lesson 4
How to Write Hiragana Part 2: ka, ki, ku, ke, ko

Lesson 5
How to Write Hiragana Part 3: sa, shi, su, se, so

Lesson 6
How to Write Hiragana Part 4: ta, chi, tsu, te, to 

Lesson 7
How to Write Hiragana Part 5: na, ni, nu, ne, no

Lesson 8
How to Write Hiragana Part 6: ha, hi, fu, he, ho

Lesson 9
How to Write Hiragana Part 7: ma, mi, mu, me, mo

Lesson 10
How to Write Hiragana Part 8: ya, yu, yo

Lesson 11
How to Write Hiragana Part 9: ra, ri, ru, re, ro

Lesson 12
How to Write Hiragana Part 10: wa, o, n

Lesson 13
How to Write Hiragana Part 11: This is the extended sound chart. By combining what one has already learned one can create new sounds.

Lesson 14
How to Write Hiragana Part 12: Two dashes or one circle hiragana chart. The Japanese put two dashes or one circle on the top right hand corner of some hiragana so that they can represent more sounds.

Lesson 15
How to Write Hiragana Part 13: Here are some words (written in hiragana) that you have already learned.

Lesson 16
Hiragana Review Part 1: the seasons.

Lesson 17
Hiragana Review Part 2: the four points of the compass.

Lesson 18
Hiragana Review Part 3: colors.

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