あ列 い列 う列 え列 お列

あ行 あ い う え お
字源 「安」字的草書 “以”字的草书 “宇”字的草书 “衣”字的草书 “於”字的草书
Memory Hint It looks like a man It looks like a double It's like a U on its side.  None None
holding a lasso.  letter I. 
か行 か き く け こ
字源 “加”字的草书 “几”字的草书 「久」字的草書 “计”字的草书 “己”字的草书
Memory Hint It looks like a seat belt It looks like a skeleton It looks like paku (Pac) None It looks a bit like the 'c' in
over someone's shoulder key.  man's mouth.  the Coke Cola logo. 
sitting in a car.
さ行 さ し す せ そ
字源 “左”字的草书 「之」字的草書 “寸”字的草书 「世」字的草書 「曾」字的草書
MemoryHint It looks like a sad person She has long flowing Sue is wearing a hat. None It looks like a needle and
kneeling. Note that the hair. This kana is This kana is pronounced thread which are used to
bottom 'C' shape is often pronounced 'she'. 'sue'. sew. 
drawn as two broken
strokes.
た行 た ち つ て と
字源 「太」字的草書 “知”字的草书 「川」字的草書變化而來 「天」字的草書 「止」字的草書
MemoryHint It looks quite like a None It looks like a tsunami This is like a terribly It looks like a big toe.
lowercase 'ta' in English. (tidal) wave. drawn letter T.
な行 な に ぬ ね の
字源 “奈”字的草书 「仁」字的草書 “奴”字的草书 “祢(祢)”字的草书 「乃」字的草書
MemoryHint A man is fighting a snake A man viewed from It looks like a curled up Think of a horse eating It's like a no smoking
with a stick. above on his knees.  dog and the Japanese hay, neigh! Be careful not sign.
word for dog is inu (い to confuse this with RE
ぬ). or WA.
は行 は ひ ふ へ ほ
字源 “波”字的草书 “比”字的草书 “不”字的草书 “部”字的偏旁(阝)的草书 “保”字的草书
MemoryHint Be careful not to confuse Someone with a big grin It looks like some food He scaled the mountain Be careful not to confuse
this with HO. going 'hee'. cooking on a stove.  top. this with MA or HA.
ま行 ま み む め も
字源 「末」字的草書 “美”字的草书体的下部 “武”字的草书 “女”字的草书 “毛”字的草书
MemoryHint Be careful not to confuse If my initials were JT then It looks like a movie Be careful not to confuse This looks more like a
this with HA or HO. this would represent me.  projector viewed front this with NU. ME doesn't dragon fly.
on.  have a tail like (i)NU (dog)
does.
や行 や い ゆ え よ
字源 “也”字的草书部分 “由”字的草书 “与(与)”字的草书
MemoryHint None Your a fish! Well not you, Someone doing a trick
but this character looks with a yo-yo.
like one.
ら行 ら り る れ ろ
字源 「良」字的草書 「利」字的整體的草書 「留」字的草書 “礼”字的草书 “吕”字的草书
MemoryHint RI can be written like this Be careful not to confuse Be careful not to confuse Be careful not to confuse
or with two distinct this with RO. this with NE or WA. this with RU.
strokes as in Katakana:
リ
わ行 わ い う え を
字源 “和”字的草书 “远”字的草书
MemoryHint Be careful not to confuse None
this with NE or RE.
ん
字源 “无”字的草书
MemoryHint This looks like a cursive
n in English.