One-letter- word ひらがな 一文字(ひともじ)の ことば
There are 46(!) basic syllables in Japanese. It’s a whole lot more than the English alphabet. The good news is, if you consider this a good news that is, just one of those 46 letters can be a word. For example, い (胃)i stomach ち (血)chi blood て (手)te hand は (歯)ha …