平假名字源表

あ列 あ行 字源 Memory Hint か行 字源 Memory Hint

さ行 字源 MemoryHint

た行 字源 MemoryHint な行 字源 MemoryHint

は行 字源 MemoryHint ま行 字源 MemoryHint

あ 「安」字的草書 It looks like a man holding a lasso.  か “加”字的草书 It looks like a seat belt over someone's shoulder sitting in a car. さ “左”字的草书 It looks like a sad person kneeling. Note that the bottom 'C' shape is often drawn as two broken strokes. た 「太」字的草書 It looks quite like a lowercase 'ta' in English. な “奈”字的草书 A man is fighting a snake with a stick.

う列

や “也”字的草书部分 None

ら行 字源 MemoryHint

ら 「良」字的草書

わ行 字源 MemoryHint

わ “和”字的草书 Be careful not to confuse this with NE or RE.

え列

お列

い “以”字的草书 It looks like a double letter I.  き “几”字的草书 It looks like a skeleton key. 

う “宇”字的草书 It's like a U on its side. 

え “衣”字的草书 None

お “於”字的草书 None

く 「久」字的草書 It looks like paku (Pac) man's mouth. 

け “计”字的草书 None

こ “己”字的草书 It looks a bit like the 'c' in the Coke Cola logo. 

し 「之」字的草書 She has long flowing hair. This kana is pronounced 'she'.

す せ “寸”字的草书 「世」字的草書 None Sue is wearing a hat. This kana is pronounced 'sue'.

つ 「川」字的草書變化而來 It looks like a tsunami (tidal) wave. に ぬ 「仁」字的草書 “奴”字的草书 A man viewed from It looks like a curled up above on his knees.  dog and the Japanese word for dog is inu (い ぬ). は ひ ふ “波”字的草书 “比”字的草书 “不”字的草书 Be careful not to confuse Someone with a big grin It looks like some food this with HO. going 'hee'. cooking on a stove.  ま み む 「末」字的草書 “美”字的草书体的下部 “武”字的草书 Be careful not to confuse If my initials were JT then It looks like a movie this with HA or HO. this would represent me.  projector viewed front on. 

や行 字源 MemoryHint

字源 MemoryHint

い列

ち “知”字的草书 None

い

ゆ “由”字的草书 Your a fish! Well not you, but this character looks like one. り る 「利」字的整體的草書 「留」字的草書 RI can be written like this Be careful not to confuse or with two distinct this with RO. strokes as in Katakana: リ い う

そ 「曾」字的草書 It looks like a needle and thread which are used to sew. 

て 「天」字的草書 This is like a terribly drawn letter T. ね “祢(祢)”字的草书 Think of a horse eating hay, neigh! Be careful not to confuse this with RE or WA. へ “部”字的偏旁(阝)的草书 He scaled the mountain top. め “女”字的草书 Be careful not to confuse this with NU. ME doesn't have a tail like (i)NU (dog) does. え

と 「止」字的草書 It looks like a big toe.

れ “礼”字的草书 Be careful not to confuse this with NE or WA.

ろ “吕”字的草书 Be careful not to confuse this with RU.

え

を “远”字的草书 None

の 「乃」字的草書 It's like a no smoking sign.

ほ “保”字的草书 Be careful not to confuse this with MA or HA. も “毛”字的草书 This looks more like a dragon fly.

よ “与(与)”字的草书 Someone doing a trick with a yo-yo.

ん “无”字的草书 This looks like a cursive n in English.