🐾 Animals — Part 1/4
| English | 漢字 | ひらがな | カタカナ | rōmaji | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🐈 | cat | 猫 | ねこ | ネコ | neko |
| 🐢 | tortoise | 亀 | かめ | カメ | kame |
| 🐘 | elephant | 象 | ぞう | ゾウ | zou |
| 🐃 | zoo | 動物園 | どうぶつえん | ドウブツエン | doubutsuen |
| 🐇 | rabbit | 兎 | うさぎ | ウサギ | usagi |
| 🐇 | pet | — | ペット | ペット | petto |
| 🐼 | panda | — | パンダ | パンダ | panda |
| 🐝 | bee | 蜂 | はち | ハチ | hachi |
How to read this sheet
- 漢字 kanji
- Characters borrowed from Chinese that carry meaning. One character can have several readings depending on the word.
- ひらがな hiragana
- The core Japanese syllabary. Every word can be written in hiragana — it also shows you exactly how the kanji is pronounced.
- カタカナ katakana
- The angular syllabary used for loanwords (パン, バス), emphasis and many animal or science terms.
- romaji
- Latin-alphabet transcription (Hepburn style) — a pronunciation guide while your kana is still warming up.