ha hi hu he ho

This character looks like a capital “H” with a small “a” at the bottom right. It’s spelled “ha”.

Imagine that this character is a big smile from someone laughing “hehe”. It’s spelled “hi”, but sounds like the “he” in “hehe”.

This character resembles the shape of Mt. Fuji. It’s spelled “hu” and makes up the first character in “Fuji”.

This character looks like an arrow pointing up toward heaven. It sounds like the “he” in “heaven.

This character looks pretty similar to ha, but imagine that this one is a capital “H” with a small “o” at the bottom right. It’s spelled “ho”.

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