Japanese hiragana crosswords

Try two complete illustrated hiragana crosswords from Japanese Hiragana Crosswords. Sample puzzle 2 near the beginning and puzzle 56 later in the book, with picture clues and English hints on portrait pages.

2 complete portrait crosswords
Puzzles 2 & 56 from the book
Picture clues & English hints
Print in portrait using “fit to page”

Sample activities only; answer pages are not included.

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Before you start.

Use each picture clue and its English hint to work out the Japanese word, then fill the grid in hiragana. Follow the across and down arrows and the spaces shown for each answer. Crossing characters help you check your spelling.

Make a little more of your practice

Begin with a word you recognise. Read completed answers aloud, then revisit the words whose spelling took a little more thought.