Symbol: せ Class: Hiragana Meaning: se Sample word using せ: Se to Kaiba (かいば せ と ; alternatively written 海馬 瀬人), a protagonist from Yu-Gi-O...

Symbol: す Class: Hiragana Meaning: su Sample word using す: Su mo ( す もう ; alternatively written 相撲 ), which describes sumo wrestling す highl...

Symbol: し Class: Hiragana Meaning: shi Sample word using し: Wata shi ( わた し ; alternatively written 私), which is a first person pronoun し h...

Symbol: さ Class: Hiragana Meaning: sa Sample word using さ: Sa yonara ( さ ようなら ), which is a farewell greeting, like "good bye" さ h...

Symbol: こ Class: Hiragana Meaning: ko Sample word using こ: Ko nnichiwa ( こ んにちは), which means "good afternoon" or is a general exp...

Symbol: け Class: Hiragana Meaning: ke Sample word using け: Ke isatsu ( け いさつ), which means the police け highlighted: Direct link to .gif , a...

Symbol: く Class: Hiragana Meaning: ku Sample word using く: Ku shin ( く しん), meaning pain, trouble , or hard work く highlighted: Direct link ...

Symbol: き Class: Hiragana Meaning: ki Sample word using き: ki yoi ( き よい ), which means pure き highlighted: Direct link to .gif ,and origina...

Symbol: か Class: Hiragana Meaning: ka Sample word using か: Ka buki ( か ぶき) か highlighted: Direct link to .gif , and original hiragana char...

Symbol: お Class: Hiragana Meaning: "o", pronounced "oh" as in "old" お highlighted: Direct link to .gif , and o...

Symbol: え Class: Hiragana Meaning: "e", pronounced "ee" as in "we" え highlighted (click to enlarge): Direct li...

Symbol: う Class: Hiragana Meaning: "u", but pronounced "oo" as in "soon" う highlighted (click to enlarge): Dir...

Symbol: い Class: Hiragana Meaning: "i", but pronounced "ee" as in "we" い highlighted (click to enlarge): Direc...

For those of you learning Japanese like me, hopefully this will be helpful. Here is the first post in a series that will teach the basics of...