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A popular hiragana toy. Learn while you play!

9 years of experience as a nursery school teacherShibata Risa
I am an active nursery school teacher with 9 years of experience. After graduating from university, I worked at a daycare center. The time I spent happily with children—playing piano, singing songs, and doing finger-play—are priceless memories to me. Currently, while raising three children of my own, I work at an after-school day service, engaging with children and providing individualized developmental support. Drawing on my diverse experiences as a childcare worker and as a mother, I hope to express and convey my thoughts through writing.

By around the middle of kindergarten, more children start to take an interest in hiragana.

You may find your child asking, “What does this say?” more often, and if you’re wondering, “I want to teach hiragana, but how can I help them remember it?”, this is a must-read.

This time, we’re introducing popular hiragana toys for kids.

From building blocks and puzzles to karuta, these toys make it fun and natural to learn hiragana.

Whether your child is already interested or hasn’t shown much interest yet, they can get to know hiragana through play.

Let’s create a fun atmosphere and play together while nurturing children’s curiosity!

Popular hiragana toys. Learn while you play! (11–20)

Hiragana magnets

Anpanman toy, magnetic Japanese (Hiragana) — Let's play with Hiragana Anpanman magnet toy

Hiragana magnets

After learning hiragana, you need to learn how to combine the characters to form words.

Hiragana magnets make that learning fun.

Many products have magnets embedded in a book, allowing children to place magnets corresponding to the gojūon syllabary on the pages.

例えば、猫の写真の下に「ね」と「こ」のマグネットを置くことができます。

It’s also possible to play by arranging the magnets to spell one’s own name or a guardian’s name, not just the words featured in the book.

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In conclusion

How was the hiragana toy? Hiragana can be learned quickly once kids are interested, but figuring out how to spark that interest can be tricky, right? I hope this article helps you find a toy that suits your child.

Have fun learning hiragana!