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I’m Asami. This blog is for English speakers who want to learn Japanese easily.
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This is Part 2 of this lesson. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, check it out here.
In the last lesson, we learned how to read かきくけこ.
This time, we focused on how to write them step by step.
📚<Review> How the Hiragana Looks
Here’s the same review slide from the previous lesson — it shows how to keep your hiragana balanced when writing.
Let’s quickly review how to keep hiragana balanced.
This slide shows the cross lines we use when practicing writing.
The vertical line helps you keep the letters straight, and the horizontal line helps balance the top and bottom.
Most hiragana letters are made with just 1 to 3 strokes, so they’re quite easy to write!
For example:
あ = 3 strokes い = 2 strokes
Keep these tips in mind while you practice — your hiragana will look neat, balanced, and beautiful!
✏️How to Write
In this section, I’m showing you how to write it.
If you want to see the actual writing in motion, please visit my YouTube channel!
How to Write さ
- 1. Top line.
- 2. Vertical down.
- 3. Curved line.
How to Write し
1. Straight line down and bend slightly.
How to Write す
- 1. Top line first.
- 2. Vertical line down, and small hook to the left, short vertical line.
How to Write せ
- 1. Top horizontal line.
- 2. Short vertical line on the right.
3. Long horizontal line with a little curve.
How to Write そ
- 1. Draw a short line to the right, then a diagonal down-left, followed by a horizontal line to the right, and finish with a curve down to the left.
- For practice, we separate it into steps, but the character is actually written in one smooth stroke.
Great job — we’ve finished learning さしすせそ! - Now you can read and write あいうえお, かきくけこ, and さしすせそ. You’ve made great progress in learning Japanese!
- Next, let’s look at all of さしすせそ together. Take a look at how the letters are lined up and try to keep them the same size.
🗒Stroke order for さしすせそ
- We’ll also check the stroke order in one chart to see how each character is written.
- I’ll share this chart on my SNS and blog as well, so you can review it anytime.
🎓 About 行 (Gyou)
Before moving on, let’s learn something new called 行 (gyou).
In Japanese, hiragana are grouped by rows, called gyou. Each row has five sounds:
あ行: あ, い, う, え, お
か行: か, き, く, け, こ
さ行: さ, し, す, せ, そ
Each row starts with the same consonant sound:
- あ行 has no consonant
- か行 starts with k
- さ行 starts with s
Knowing about gyou is super helpful!
As we practiced today with the sa-gyou, you can read and write many hiragana more easily by row.
Remember this useful Japanese tip from today!
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