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Ah! There is a snake!

ears

Woo! This is heavy.

exercise

on the green

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cup and spoon

key

cuckoo’s beak

cane

coin

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ko

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surfing

She has long hair.

swimming

sailing

sewing zig zag

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ta

cheer girl

tsunami

table

toe

ta

chi

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nuts

knee

noodle with chopsticks

net

NO sign

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hammer

Hee - hee - hee

Mt. Fuji

head

Hotel

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mushrooms

“Who is 21?” “Me!”

moo

make pretzels

more fish

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yacht [yatt]

U - turn

yo - yo

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lion

listen

ruby

Let’s wait another fish.

robbed!

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worm around a stick

Oh! I can ride a unicycle!

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HIRAGANA MEMORY HINT English Version ©The Japan FoundationThe Japan Foundation, Sydney jpf.org.au/classroom-resources/

HIRAGANA Memory Hint Worksheets are designed to support teachers in introducing how to write Hiragana characters with

correct stroke orders and provide practice for their students.

The illustrations on these worksheets are based on the HIRAGANA Memory Hint app / Flashcards. To get the most out of

these resources and learn more effectively, students are encouraged to use the HIRAGANA Memory Hint Worksheets

in combination with the app / flashcards.

For more information on the HIRAGANA Memory Hint app, visit: https://kansai.jpf.go.jp/en/resource/e-learning/memoryhint.html

For more information on the HIRAGANA Memory Hint Flashcards, visit: https://jpf.org.au/classroom-resources/resources/hiragana-memory-hint-flashcards/

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