Example: あさ (asa) --- morning
Please check out the instinctual video, How to Pronounce Hiragana: a, i, u, e, o to learn the pronunciation of the hiragana "a". Click this link to learn how to write the word, Aikido, which also starts with the hiragana "a" character.
If you want to see all 46 hiragana characters and hear the pronunciation for each, try my Hiragana Audio Chart page. For a Handwritten Hiragana Chart, try this link.
To learn more about Japanese writing, try Japanese Writing for Beginners.
