TEN TENS/ CHON CHONS AND MARU STEP 1 : Please LOOK at the chart:
Hiragana Help Part 5
Welcome! This page is designed to make learning Hiragana fun! It starts with Hiragana right from the beginning. Go through the page step by step or start at the Hiragana line where you need most help. All of the links work to help you have fun while learning Hiragana.
What is Hiragana?
"Hiragana (平仮名, ひらがな?) is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana,kanji, and in some cases rōmaji (theLatin-script alphabet). The word hiragana means "ordinary syllabic script".
The modern hiragana syllabary consists of 46 characters."
Quick Explanation: Ten Tens or Chon Chons are little markers that change the sound of an existing Hiragana. You may have seen the word ひらがな (hiragana) The ten tens change the KA to a GA in hiraGAna.
We have a quick way of remembering which lines can be changed:
K-G The K family line changes to G with TEN TENS so we call it KILLER GORILLA
S-Z S line changes to Z= SMELLY ZOO
T-D T line changes to D= TOP DOG
H-B H line changes to B= HAPPY BIRTHDAY
H-P H line changes to P when used with a circle (maru) HOT PIE or HARRY POTTER
TEN TENS : Please watch the video
WHILE YOU ARE WATCHING LEARN TO WRITE TEN TENS BY USING THE PRACTICE WHITEBOARD BELOW OR PRINT OUT TEN TENS SHEET BY CLICKING HERE
TEN TENS : Please flip and scroll through the flash cards
TEN TENS : Please CLICK IMAGE the Practice Test
Play some Zondle Games to review TEN TENS. Click the IMAGES for different games
(Not for iPads/Mobiles)
Click on 5 SAMPLE QUESTIONS button
CLICK ON ONE OF THESE SLIDES BELOW TO PLAY A HIRAGANA GAME.
BIG READING PRACTICE TEST (click icon)
Write the ALL of the Hiragana and TEN TENS/ MARU below without looking at any answers
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