MEMORY HINT - The Japan Foundation, Sydney

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

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ice cream

Woo! This is heavy.

exercise

overall

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earring

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cup and straw

key

cooking

Letter “K” is in “OK”.

comb

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ku

ke

ko

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saber

sheep

superman

set the world record

sombrero

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shi

su

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so

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Tower of Pisa

cheer leader

tsunami

table

totem pole

ta

chi

tsu

te

to

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knife

needle

necktie

NO sign

na

ni

nu

ne

no

Eating noodle with chopsticks

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Ha - ha - ha

heel stretches

hood

head

holy cross

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hi

fu

he

ho

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my nose

mitt

moo

Mexico

more fish

ma

mi

mu

me

mo

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yacht [yatt]

ukulele

yogurt

ya

yu

yo

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ramen noodle

listen

Look!

Let’s dance!

robot

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ru

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wine

Oh! I can ride a unicycle!

wa

(w)o

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「　 (no)」 with one more line.

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

KATAKANA Memory Hint Worksheets are designed to support teachers in introducing how to write Katakana characters with

correct stroke orders and provide practice for their students.

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

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

in combination with the app / flashcards.

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

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

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