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Dr. Emiko Konomi received her Ph.D. in linguistics from Cornell University. She teaches Japanese in the World Languages and Literatures department of Portland State University.
Glen McCabe has studied the Japanese language and business subjects at the University of Waikato, the Kansai Gaidai in Osaka, the University of Canterbury, and the Australian National University.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2012 by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Special thanks to Timothy G. Stout for permission to use mnemonic phrases from his Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for Beginners, ISBN 978-4-8053-1144-8.
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Contents
Quick Guide: What’s On the Cards
How to Use the Cards: Best Learning Strategies
Reading and Remembering
Pronunciation and Listening
Repetition
Writing
Using the Cards Your Way
Finally…
Index of Cards in Numeric Order
Cards Hiragana
CARD 1 Hiragana
CARD 2 Hiragana
CARD 3 Hiragana
CARD 4 Hiragana
CARD 5 Hiragana
CARD 6 Hiragana
CARD 7 Hiragana
CARD 8 Hiragana
CARD 9 Hiragana
CARD 10 Hiragana
CARD 11 Hiragana
CARD 12 Hiragana
CARD 13 Hiragana
CARD 14 Hiragana
CARD 15 Hiragana
CARD 16 Hiragana
CARD 17 Hiragana
CARD 18 Hiragana
CARD 19 Hiragana
CARD 20 Hiragana
CARD 21 Hiragana
CARD 22 Hiragana
CARD 23 Hiragana
CARD 24 Hiragana
CARD 25 Hiragana
CARD 26 Hiragana
CARD 27
