Sunday, December 14, 2008

hiragana ka-ki-ku-ke-ko

http://www.thejapanesepage.com/beginners/hiragana/ka

か ka I remembered it because it looks like a 'K' - well sort of...
かお ka-o 顔 face
いか i-ka 以下 below ; 烏賊 squid
かう ka-u 【買う】buy
あかい a-ka-i 赤い red

き ki It looks like a skeleton KEY
おおきい o-o-ki-i 大きい big
えき e-ki 駅 train station

く ku It looks like paKU man (Pac-man) ; like a U facing the opposite side, like groove in K
く ku (kyu) number 9
いく i-ku 行く to go
くうき ku-u-ki 空気 air

け ke It looks like an entrance to a CAve
いけ i-ke 池 pond
け ke hair? 気 spirit ; Guard <-- this one is flaky!

こ ko It looked like a 'COke can' to me...
こ ko 子 kid
こい ko-i love or 鯉 carp (fish)
こえ ko-e voice 【声】

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