Brenton
Philip SharpBasic Hiragana
January 1st 2008 09:30
あ - A for Antenna (looks like an antenna)
い Ii for Hawaii (Looks like the two i's in Hawaii.
うU for Ooh! (The long stroke is a bent over old woman shuffling home. Above her, the small stroke is a brick about to hit her. When it does she yells Ooh!
え- E for Extra. (Looks like a Z with an extra little bit on top)
おO for On the green. (Looks like a golf course, the long cross at the top being the flag at which you're meant to direct your ball.)
は- Ha for Haha! Look at my slender girlfriend (The right half is a man wrapping his arm around his skinny girlfriend - the line on the left)
ひHi for Hehe, (or He is laughing) (Looks like a laughing smile.)
ふ Fu for Fugu (Fugu is a damn ugly poisonous fish some people consider a delicacy is eaten correctly. The character represents the side fins, top fin, and body. You could also remember it with, why the 'Fu**' doesn't this one start with H?)
へ He for where is Heaven (The character is an arrow pointing up)
ほ Ho for I Hope this hat impresses my skinny girlfriend. (Same as ha, with a stroke on top for a hat.)
か Ka for Katana (A man bending over. The long stroke is his Katana (sword))
きKi for Keyhole (Shaped like a keyhole)
くKu for Kookaburra (Shaped like a Kookaburra's beak)
けKe for Bucket (Shaped like a broken bucket)
こKo for Cob (Shaped like Corn on the cob, a round shape, with corn on top and bottom (all eaten in the middle))
さSa for sandwich (Shaped like a sandwich with a little umbrella poking out the top)
しShi for She has long hair (Shaped like the back of a girls hair)
すSu for Soon the seed will grow (The circle is a seed, underground)
せSe for Sunset (The two vertical figures are lovers, watching the setting sun.)
そSo for Sowing Machine. (The character resembles stitches made by a sewing machine)
た Ta for Ta (looks like Ta)
ちChi for Cheeseball (Looks like a cheesball with a little umbrella poking out the top)
つTsu for Tsunami (shaped like a wave)
てTe for Test Paper. (Somebody tore a piece out of the test paper.)
とTo for thorn in my toe. (The long curve is the toe, the angled line is the thorn (ow!))
まMa for Man stuck in a mud puddle. (A man, two horizontal lines as arms and legs in a mud puddle, the circle)
み Mi for Who's 21? Me! (Looks like 21)
む Mu for Mung Bean (The seed from su grows into a mung bean)
めMe for Messy noodles
もMo for Moth (The long line is the body, with the horizontal lines as wings)
らRa for Rabbit (Looks like half of Bugs Bunny's head)
りRi for really long (One line is long - the other is really long)
るRu for Ruby (The circle is the ruby)
ろ Ro for Robber (A robber stole the ruby.)
れRe for wreck (the character is messy like a car wreck)
なNa for a nun kneeling in front of the cross.
に For a knee.
ぬNu for Messy Noodles
ねNe for hole in the net.
の No for No, that's the wrong way around for an e
ゅ- Yu for Can you catch me a fish? (Looks like a fish)
や Ya For Yak (Yak's head with two horns)
よYo for Yo-Yo (The horizontal line at the top is a finger, the loop at the bottom is the yo-yo)
ん N (Looks like an N)
A number of these letters can have small symbols added to them to change their sound. More on that HERE..
い Ii for Hawaii (Looks like the two i's in Hawaii.
うU for Ooh! (The long stroke is a bent over old woman shuffling home. Above her, the small stroke is a brick about to hit her. When it does she yells Ooh!
え- E for Extra. (Looks like a Z with an extra little bit on top)
は- Ha for Haha! Look at my slender girlfriend (The right half is a man wrapping his arm around his skinny girlfriend - the line on the left)
ひHi for Hehe, (or He is laughing) (Looks like a laughing smile.)
ふ Fu for Fugu (Fugu is a damn ugly poisonous fish some people consider a delicacy is eaten correctly. The character represents the side fins, top fin, and body. You could also remember it with, why the 'Fu**' doesn't this one start with H?)
へ He for where is Heaven (The character is an arrow pointing up)
ほ Ho for I Hope this hat impresses my skinny girlfriend. (Same as ha, with a stroke on top for a hat.)
か Ka for Katana (A man bending over. The long stroke is his Katana (sword))
きKi for Keyhole (Shaped like a keyhole)
くKu for Kookaburra (Shaped like a Kookaburra's beak)
けKe for Bucket (Shaped like a broken bucket)
こKo for Cob (Shaped like Corn on the cob, a round shape, with corn on top and bottom (all eaten in the middle))
さSa for sandwich (Shaped like a sandwich with a little umbrella poking out the top)
しShi for She has long hair (Shaped like the back of a girls hair)
すSu for Soon the seed will grow (The circle is a seed, underground)
せSe for Sunset (The two vertical figures are lovers, watching the setting sun.)
そSo for Sowing Machine. (The character resembles stitches made by a sewing machine)
た Ta for Ta (looks like Ta)
ちChi for Cheeseball (Looks like a cheesball with a little umbrella poking out the top)
つTsu for Tsunami (shaped like a wave)
てTe for Test Paper. (Somebody tore a piece out of the test paper.)
とTo for thorn in my toe. (The long curve is the toe, the angled line is the thorn (ow!))
まMa for Man stuck in a mud puddle. (A man, two horizontal lines as arms and legs in a mud puddle, the circle)
み Mi for Who's 21? Me! (Looks like 21)
む Mu for Mung Bean (The seed from su grows into a mung bean)
めMe for Messy noodles
もMo for Moth (The long line is the body, with the horizontal lines as wings)
らRa for Rabbit (Looks like half of Bugs Bunny's head)
りRi for really long (One line is long - the other is really long)
るRu for Ruby (The circle is the ruby)
ろ Ro for Robber (A robber stole the ruby.)
れRe for wreck (the character is messy like a car wreck)
なNa for a nun kneeling in front of the cross.
に For a knee.
ぬNu for Messy Noodles
ねNe for hole in the net.
の No for No, that's the wrong way around for an e
ゅ- Yu for Can you catch me a fish? (Looks like a fish)
や Ya For Yak (Yak's head with two horns)
よYo for Yo-Yo (The horizontal line at the top is a finger, the loop at the bottom is the yo-yo)
ん N (Looks like an N)
A number of these letters can have small symbols added to them to change their sound. More on that HERE..
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