Hiragana: Vowels
The five vowels every other sound is built from.
Japanese has just five vowel sounds! Every other sound in the language is one of these five with a consonant in front.
Commonly Confused
The archer holds an arrow straight across the top, and the overflowing bowl has one drop floating free on the right.
Here are the five vowels you learned! Now it is time for your first challenge.
Practice What You Learned
ええTap to check — can you read it?
あいうえお