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Write the Japanese word for “water”, then reveal a reference and compare. You can try it here without paper.

A separate free web example by PiFl Labs. This is not a screenshot of Vocab Routine or a connection to your study records.

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Water

Write it in Japanese hiragana. You can reveal the answer if you are unsure.

How to answer

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This example needs JavaScript. Try it on paper first. The Japanese hiragana word for water is みず.

Try three words on paper

Already read hiragana and learned these words? Use the English cues for water, book and umbrella. Fold the reference strip to the back, write from memory, then unfold it to compare. You can try again later in the second set of boxes.

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Use your own paper. Write two hiragana characters for each cue: water, book, umbrella. Keep the reference below closed while you write, then open it to compare. Try again later if you want.

Show the reference words
  • water: みず
  • book: ほん
  • umbrella: かさ

Word meanings checked against the Japan Foundation’s Marugoto Starter A1 vocabulary. This is an original PiFl Labs sheet, not endorsed by the Japan Foundation.

One A4 page. Choose actual size (100%) when printing; physical printing has not been tested. If the PDF does not open, expand the text version above for the prompts, references and instructions. It does not reproduce the writing boxes.

Free home or classroom printing; keep the attribution. No app, account or purchase is needed. This is self-comparison, not a stroke-order lesson or automatic grading. The sheet does not save answers or transfer them to Vocab Routine.

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Vocab Routine on iOS currently lets you write learned vocabulary from its meaning and compare it with a reference. The app does not automatically grade handwriting or assess stroke order.

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The app is free to download, with ads and in-app purchases. Optional word packs and a subscription are available. Your answer here does not transfer to the app. This is not an announcement of handwriting on Android.