ha hi hu he ho (ハヒフヘホ)
ハ
This looks like a stick that’s been broken in half. It’s spelled “ha” like the first two letters of “half”, and sounds like “hah”.
ヒ
Imagine a man sitting down. He has his arms stretched out in front of him. This character is spelled "hi", but sounds like "he".
フ
Imagine that this character is actually an owl’s beak saying “hoot hoot”. It’s spelled “hu” and sounds like the “hoo” in “hoot”.
へ
This character looks like an arrow pointing up toward heaven. It sounds like the “he” in “heaven.
ホ
This character resembles the Christian cross, which is a holy symbol. It sounds like “ho” in “holy”.
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