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Japanese Kana

Master the foundation of Japanese writing with our interactive hiragana and katakana learning system

Hiragana Chart
The graceful curves of Japanese phonetic writing for native words
aiueo
あ
a
い
i
う
u
え
e
お
o
k
か
ka
き
ki
く
ku
け
ke
こ
ko
s
さ
sa
し
shi
す
su
せ
se
そ
so
t
た
ta
ち
chi
つ
tsu
て
te
と
to
n
な
na
に
ni
ぬ
nu
ね
ne
の
no
h
は
ha
ひ
hi
ふ
fu
へ
he
ほ
ho
m
ま
ma
み
mi
む
mu
め
me
も
mo
y
や
ya
ゆ
yu
よ
yo
r
ら
ra
り
ri
る
ru
れ
re
ろ
ro
w
わ
wa
を
wo
ん
ん
n
g
が
ga
ぎ
gi
ぐ
gu
げ
ge
ご
go
z
ざ
za
じ
ji
ず
zu
ぜ
ze
ぞ
zo
d
だ
da
ぢ
ji
づ
zu
で
de
ど
do
b
ば
ba
び
bi
ぶ
bu
べ
be
ぼ
bo
p
ぱ
pa
ぴ
pi
ぷ
pu
ぺ
pe
ぽ
po

Hiragana Combinations (Digraphs)

きゃ
kya
きゅ
kyu
きょ
kyo
しゃ
sha
しゅ
shu
しょ
sho
ちゃ
cha
ちゅ
chu
ちょ
cho
にゃ
nya
にゅ
nyu
にょ
nyo
ひゃ
hya
ひゅ
hyu
ひょ
hyo
みゃ
mya
みゅ
myu
みょ
myo
りゃ
rya
りゅ
ryu
りょ
ryo
ぎゃ
gya
ぎゅ
gyu
ぎょ
gyo
じゃ
ja
じゅ
ju
じょ
jo
びゃ
bya
びゅ
byu
びょ
byo
ぴゃ
pya
ぴゅ
pyu
ぴょ
pyo

Hiragana with Diacritics

が
ga
ぎ
gi
ぐ
gu
げ
ge
ご
go
ざ
za
じ
ji
ず
zu
ぜ
ze
ぞ
zo
だ
da
ぢ
ji
づ
zu
で
de
ど
do
ば
ba
び
bi
ぶ
bu
べ
be
ぼ
bo
ぱ
pa
ぴ
pi
ぷ
pu
ぺ
pe
ぽ
po
Quick Facts
  • 46 basic characters
  • Used for native Japanese words
  • Cursive-style writing
  • Essential for beginners
Practice Tips
  • Start with vowels (あいうえお)
  • Practice stroke order
  • Use mnemonics for memory
  • Write each character 10 times

Master Hiragana Like a Pro

Essential Techniques

  • Practice writing each character multiple times daily
  • Learn in small groups of 5-10 characters at a time
  • Use flashcards for quick review sessions

Memory Strategies

  • Look for patterns in similar-looking characters
  • Create visual associations and stories
  • Practice reading simple texts regularly