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What mnemonic phrase / jingle, if any, is used by Japanese children to
memorize the あかさたなはまやらわ sequence?

Or could you come up with some?

To help myself memorize this, I could possibly fashion an English jingle
(where Satana is doomed to figure), but a straight Japanese sentence would be
more suitable as a mnemonic device.
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あかさたなはまやらわ mnemonics
I don't know what phrase is used by Japanese children but the sequence
あかさたなはまやらわ is called go-juu-on (五十音). Wikipedia has these ones:

> Ah, Kana Symbols: Take Note How Many You Read Well. and
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> Ah, Kana. Surely Take Note How Many You Read Well. and
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> Kana Signs, Think Now How Much You Really Want (to learn them). and also
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> A Kind Samurai Told Naomi How My Yak Ran Wild.

See <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goj%C5%ABon#Mnemonics>
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I believe Japanese children do not use special mnemonics. I mastered the
sequences of あかさたなはまやらわ, いきしちにひみいりい, うくすつぬふむゆるう, えけせてねへめえれえ and おこそとのほもよろを
using the latter half of [this children's
song](https://youtu.be/SXvITpB4j0c?t=69) (written by a [famous
poet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuntar%C5%8D_Tanikawa)), and this was
probably when I was a kindergartner. I still clearly remember these five
sequences almost like standard words, although I have forgotten the remaining
parts of the song. Children can remember something like this fairly quickly,
and it's much harder for them to remember a long sentence.

If you are interested in mnemonics for JSL learners, please see Ben's answer
for an example.
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