Hiragana · 10 min
The S- and T-rows
Add さしすせそ and たちつてと to your reading toolkit.
- Recognize the main idea in the s- and t-rows.
- Use one clear example before you begin the quiz.
- Build confidence with a small, repeatable step.
Most S- and T-row sounds follow the vowel pattern, with two special readings to notice: し is shi and ち is chi.
Two useful rows
Read さしすせそ as sa, shi, su, se, so and たちつてと as ta, chi, tsu, te, to.
Notice the exceptions
Treat し, ち, and つ as whole sounds rather than forcing them into a simple spelling rule.
Study these forms
Read each character in order. These two-character drills practice sound decoding; some are sound sequences rather than vocabulary words. さあ (sa-a) · しあ (shi-a) · すあ (su-a) · せあ (se-a) · そあ (so-a) · たあ (ta-a) · ちあ (chi-a) · つあ (tsu-a) · てあ (te-a) · とあ (to-a) · さい (sa-i) · しい (shi-i) · すい (su-i) · せい (se-i) · そい (so-i) · たい (ta-i) · ちい (chi-i) · つい (tsu-i) · てい (te-i) · とい (to-i) · さう (sa-u) · しう (shi-u) · すう (su-u) · せう (se-u) · そう (so-u)
More reading practice
たう (ta-u) · ちう (chi-u) · つう (tsu-u) · てう (te-u) · とう (to-u) · さえ (sa-e) · しえ (shi-e) · すえ (su-e) · せえ (se-e) · そえ (so-e) · たえ (ta-e) · ちえ (chi-e) · つえ (tsu-e) · てえ (te-e) · とえ (to-e) · さお (sa-o) · しお (shi-o) · すお (su-o) · せお (se-o) · そお (so-o) · たお (ta-o) · ちお (chi-o) · つお (tsu-o) · てお (te-o) · とお (to-o)
Put it together
Look at the examples once more. Notice the small detail that makes this hiragana lesson different from the one before it.
Guided examples
Use this example while studying the s- and t-rows.
Try to recognize it before you start the quiz.
Before the quiz, can you recognize the key form from the s- and t-rows?
sa-a
Show the answer
sa-a · This is one of the forms introduced in the lesson. Say it aloud and connect it to the explanation above.
Remember the main pattern from the s- and t-rows and use the examples as your first reference. A short review is useful learning, not a setback.