Each hiragana in the following table displays its stroke order in QuickTime 7 movie format. (An earlier version of QuickTime will not work here.) The accompanying voice indicates the stroke ending(s). Nagareru 'to flow' in あ, for example, means that the final stroke is released like sweeping. Tomeru 'to stop' in い means that the stroke should end with an abrupt stop. When a stroke does haneru 'to move up' like in か, it ends with a hook. For katakana stroke orders, visit DekoBoko Elementary School (You need the Macromedia Shockwave Player.)

ひらがな					カタカナ
あ	い	う	え	お	ア	イ	ウ	エ	オ
か	き	く	け	こ	カ	キ	ク	ケ	コ
さ	し	す	せ	そ	サ	シ	ス	セ	ソ
た	ち	つ	て	と	タ	チ	ツ	テ	ト
な	に	ぬ	ね	の	ナ	ニ	ヌ	ネ	ノ
は	ひ	ふ	へ	ほ	ハ	ヒ	フ	ヘ	ホ
ま	み	む	め	も	マ	ミ	ム	メ	モ
や		ゆ		よ	ヤ		ユ		ヨ
ら	り	る	れ	ろ	ラ	リ	ル	レ	ロ
わ				を	ワ				ヲ
ん					ン

We are greatful to Prof. Saeko Komori of Chubu University in Japan for letting us use these movies.

Hiragana-Katakana Matching Game
Instructions: Match the top hiragana cards with the bottom katakana cards. By clicking the white button on the right, you can quickly view the hiragana cards (you can do this twice).