1. katakana

2. ア a "a" for stick your tongue out and say "ah"
"a" for stick your tongue out and say "ah"

3. i イ
"i" for Eagle

4. ウ u "u" an old woman with a heavy pack, oomph!
"u" an old woman with a heavy pack, oomph!

5. エ E "e" for curtains closing at the end of a performance
"e" for curtains closing at the end of a performance

6. オ o "o" an old orange tree with a broken branch
"o" an old orange tree with a broken branch

7. カ ka "ka" for cutting bread with a knife
"ka" for cutting bread with a knife

8. ki キ
"ki" for key

9. ク ku "ku" looks like a cook's hat
"ku" looks like a cook's hat

10. ke ケ
"ke" for kettle

11. ko コ
"ko" for tennis court

12. サ sa "sa" for three sardines in a dish
"sa" for three sardines in a dish

13. シ shi "shi" for ship with two sails
"shi" for ship with two sails

14. ス su "su" for soup dribbling down his chin
"su" for soup dribbling down his chin

15. セ se "se" for setting the table
"se" for setting the table

16. ソ so "so" for sewing on a button
"so" for sewing on a button

17. タ ta "ta" for a tadpole with a tail and one leg
"ta" for a tadpole with a tail and one leg

18. チ chi "chi" for a chicken feather
"chi" for a chicken feather

19. ツ tsu "tsu" a needle and two buttons (tsu buttons)
"tsu" a needle and two buttons (tsu buttons)

20. テ te "te" for television antenna
"te" for television antenna

21. to ト
"to" for totem pole

22. na ナ
"na" for nut cracker

23. ni ニ
"ni" for two needles

24. ヌ nu "nu" for noodle stuck in your teeth
"nu" for noodle stuck in your teeth

25. ネ ne "ne" for never find your way on these roads
"ne" for never find your way on these roads

26. ノ no "no" a needle and no button
"no" a needle and no button

27. ハ ha "ha" for hut with a hole in the roof
"ha" for hut with a hole in the roof

28. ヒ hi "hi" for he is doing sit ups
"hi" for he is doing sit ups

29. fu フ
"fu" for who is hungry?

30. he ヘ
"he" for heaven

31. ホ ho "ho" for not so hot in the shade
"ho" for not so hot in the shade

32. マ ma "ma" for eating a muffin
"ma" for eating a muffin

33. ミ mi "mi" for my cat scratched me
"mi" for my cat scratched me

34. ム mu "mu" a moose ate part of the triangle
"mu" a moose ate part of the triangle

35. me メ
"me" for metal sword

36. モ mo "mo" more fish hooks catch more fish
"mo" more fish hooks catch more fish

37. ヤ ya "ya" for drinking yummy juice with a straw
"ya" for drinking yummy juice with a straw

38. ユ yu "yu" who is number 1? You are!
"yu" who is number 1? You are!

39. yo ヨ
"yo" for yoghurt

40. ラ ra "ra" for rough moustache
"ra" for rough moustache

41. リ ri "ri" for two reeds on the edge of the pond
"ri" for two reeds on the edge of the pond

42. ル ru "ru" for legs of a kangaroo
"ru" for legs of a kangaroo

43. レ re "re" for broken record
"re" for broken record

44. ro ロ
"ro" for square rock

45. ワ wa "wa" for a baby with a new tooth crying
"wa" for a baby with a new tooth crying

46. wo ヲ
"o" for ostrich

47. ン n "n" for a ship with one sail
"n" for a ship with one sail

48. Be careful!!

49. similar characters – N・so・noノ ン ソ so no n

50. similar characters – N・so・no
Points at 4 o’clock ?
No button
Points at 5 o’clock
Flick starts at the top n so no
Flick starts at the bottom

51. similar characters – Shi・Tsuシ ツ
tsu
shi

52. similar characters – Shi・Tsu
Points at 4 o’clock
Flick starts at the top
Points at 5 o’clock
tsu
Flick starts at the bottom
shi

53. similar characters – Fu・SU・Nuヌ フ ス su nu fu

54. similar characters – Fu・SU・Nu
For noodles?
similar characters – Fu・SU・Nu
For soup?
Who’s hungry? fu su nu

55. similar characters – SE・HIセ ヒ se hi

56. similar characters – SE・HI
Straight line
Flick takes a sharp turn
Same “L” shape
Same “L” shape se hi

57. similar characters – na・meナ メ na me

58. similar characters – na・me
“ME” for metal sword
“NA” for nutcracker na me