Thursday, January 15, 2009

hiragana ra-ri-ru-re-ro

http://www.thejapanesepage.com/beginners/hiragana/chapter_9

ら ra - It looks like a RAttled # 5
から kara - from
さら sara - plate / dish
そら 空 sora - sky

り ri - It looks like 2 arms REAching for something (looks different in the image, no line in the middle ...)
とり 鳥 tori - bird

る ru - It looks like a ROOt
くる kuru - to come
さる 猿 saru monkey
よる 夜 yoru night

れ re - It is almost in the shape of a RAInbow
れい rei - to bow
きれい 綺麗 kirei beautiful

ろ ro - Think of a man in a boat ROWing
いろ 色 iro - color
しろい 白い shiro - white
おもしろい omoshiroi - interesting

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