Today we see Mirai-chan and Haruka-chan seeing the sights at Asakusa - make sure its on your places to visit list when you visit Tokyo as you can enjoy some of the more traditional Japan without traveling far away from the metropolis.

ち (chi) for "chochin"

Following on from the previous hiragana in this Moekana series which was た, today we learn "ち" (chi). Today's word is "ちょうちん” [提灯] (pronounced "chochin") which means "lantern".

The katakana equivalent of "ち" is "チ".

Example

You can use this in a sentence like:-
Ore no chochin wa omae no chochin yori ookii no sa
俺のちょうちんはお前の提灯より大きいのさ。
My lantern is bigger than your lantern.

Exercise

Write out "ち" 50 times on your face with a marker while saying "ち" 50 times with a mouth full of toothpaste.

All Hiragana in the Moekana series are tagged "hiragana"