Hiragana chart
Hiragana is the basic Japanese syllabary: 46 characters, each one a sound. Below is every hiragana with its romaji, from the basic table to dakuten and yōon combinations.
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Basic
a
i
u
e
o
あa
いi
うu
えe
おo
かka
きki
くku
けke
こko
さsa
しshi
すsu
せse
そso
たta
ちchi
つtsu
てte
とto
なna
にni
ぬnu
ねne
のno
はha
ひhi
ふfu
へhe
ほho
まma
みmi
むmu
めme
もmo
やya
ゆyu
よyo
らra
りri
るru
れre
ろro
わwa
をwo
んn
Dakuten & handakuten
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
Combinations (yōon)
ya
yu
yo
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
Easy to mix up
さsa
ちchi
さ (sa) ends with a separate short stroke at the bottom; in ち (chi) the vertical line flows into the curve in one stroke.
ぬnu
めme
ぬ (nu) ends with a small loop; め (me) doesn't.
ねne
れre
わwa
Same left stroke: ね (ne) ends in a loop, れ (re) kicks out to the right, わ (wa) ends in a round curve.
るru
ろro
る (ru) ends with a loop; ろ (ro) doesn't.
はha
ほho
ほ (ho) has two horizontal lines on the right side; は (ha) has one.
いi
りri
In い (i) both strokes are short; in り (ri) the right stroke is much longer.
こko
にni
に (ni) is こ (ko) with a vertical stroke added on the left.
きki
さsa
き (ki) has two horizontal lines; さ (sa) has one.
Good to know
Dakuten and handakuten
Two small marks change the sound. Dakuten (゛) makes it voiced: か ka → が ga, さ sa → ざ za, た ta → だ da, は ha → ば ba. Handakuten (゜) only goes on the h-row and turns it into p: は ha → ぱ pa.
Combinations (yōon)
A small ゃ, ゅ or ょ after an i-row kana merges the two into one syllable: き ki + ゃ ya → きゃ kya, し shi + ょ yo → しょ sho. The small kana is written at about half size.
Small tsu
A small っ has no sound of its own. It doubles the next consonant, like a short pause: きって kitte (stamp), がっこう gakkō (school).
Long vowels
In hiragana, a long vowel is written with an extra vowel kana: おかあさん okāsan (mother), ゆうき yūki (courage). In romaji it shows up as a line over the vowel (ā, ū) or as a doubled vowel.