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I know what you mean, some of them are universal sounds I think, but some of them I actually made up my own example exactly for that reason, it was obscure or just not memorable enough. Overall though I have to say that’s what did it for me in terms or memorizing everything and quickly, and it’s still all there. I think it’s because it utilizes visual+audio+writing+speaking learning all at the same time. well for me it did anyway.
I found two sites that kind of give examples of that…for people who have never seen it before :)
http://japanese.gatech.edu/WebCTVista/JAPN1001/contents/Lesson02/hiragana/mnemonic-hiragana.html
When I started studying Japanese I had a week to learn all Hiragana and a week to learn all Katakana. I did it! What really helped me, and this is very silly, but very helpful actually, were pictoral explanations of the sounds. You can probably find them online as well, they will all be a little different.
The little stories for a first time learner are an amazing help. Some I had to make up my own because the ones I was given didn’t associate as well with the kana. The basic idea is to have a picture explanation of how the kana *looks* where the first *sound* of the explanation is the sound of the kana. For example: う is a grandmother bending over, holding her back, saying “ooooh.” And so on and so forth
Bottom line is I found those invaluable and still remember most kana (even without practice) because of them, and if you don’t find one that works quite right, I’d be happy to share what I’ve collected. :)
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