Hiragana - ひらがな - Rocket Languages Learning to Write Hiragana ひらがな In this lesson we'll start with the first row, which are all vowels: あ い う え お (a i u e o) Memorize this vowel order and I assure you it will help you in learning your 46 Hiragana characters Also, one of the best ways to learn and to read Hiragana is to practice writing them - learning the