Hiragana Card – あ – a

Hiragana あ – A

あ

3042 - a

Reading A
Variations none
Strokes 3 (click on the pick to start the video)

How to pronounce the hiragana あ – A

The hiragana あ is pronounced like the “A” of the English word AGENDA.


The origin of the Hiragana あ – A

The hiragana あ originally was developed from the kanji  安.


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Kanji Card – 万 – man

万

4E07 - 万

Meaning: ten thousand, all, many

Onyomi: MAN, BAN

Kunyomi:

Strokes: 3

Vocabulary:

万年筆 – mannenhitsu – fountain pen

万引き – manbiki – shoplifting

Kanji Card – 千 – sen

千

5343 - 千

Meaning: thousand

Onyomi: SEN

Kunyomi: chi

Strokes: 3

Vocabulary:

千 – sen – thousand

二千円 – two thousand Yen

Kanji Card – 百 – hyaku

百

767E - 百

Meaning hundred
Onyomi HYAKU
Kunyomi
Strokes 6 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
ひゃく hyaku hundred 5
百貨店 ひゃっかてん hyakkaten department store
八百屋 やおや yaoya vegetable shop

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Kanji Card – 円 – en

円

5186 - 円

Meaning: circle, yen, round

Onyomi: EN

Kunyomi: maru(i)

Strokes: 4

Vocabulary:

円 – en – Japanese Yen

円い – marui – round