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HIRAGANA CHART




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Japanese Characters

Hiragana Alphabet

Hiragana has two-letter, three-letter combination letters and the basic letters.

Basic Characters

 hiragana, basic letters


Two Characters

 hiragana, letters k


hiragana, letters s


hiragana, letters t


hiragana, letters n


hiragana, letters h


hiragana, letters m


hiragana, letters y


hiragana, letters r


hiragana, letters wa wo






















Knowing how to write each letter is essential, in order to write Japanese words, and to be able to decipher words in written sentences.

The letters have a distinct sound which you can learn by listening to pronunciation of them on our website with a native English speaker. Once you learn the pronunciations, speaking Japanese and reading Japanese words is more easily understood.

Learning the hiragana letters, together with katakana 'newest' letters, will enable you to write most words in Japanese. However, to master Japanese, you must learn both hiragana and katakana alphabets including all the letters of each; as well as learn some Kanji characters.

In Japanese, the words spoken and words written are different, unlike English, where the spoken word is written the same.

On this page you can read the hiragana letters, and the katakana 'newest' letters. Learn these letters first. They are the easiest to learn. Knowing them will allow you to write and speak any word in Japanese.

Hiragana Three Letter Characters

Japanese Hiragana, kya kyu kyo


Japanese Hiragana, sha shu sho


Japanese Hiragana, cha chu cho


Japanese Hiragana, nya nyu nyo


Japanese Hiragana, hya hyu hyo


Japanese Hiragana, bya byu byo


Japanese Hiragana, pya pyu pyo



Japanese Hiragana, gya gyu gyo



Japanese Hiragana, ja ju jo





Japanese Hiragana, mya myu myo


Japanese Hiragana, rya ryu ryo


Katakana and Hiragana each have basic letters as well as combination characters. Although each alphabet is written differently, they mean the same, and they are pronounced the same. Also, Katakana has 'newer' letters that hiragana does not have. They were introduced to better write Japan words from English words, also known as 'Japanized English'.

Katakana New Letters

To practice how to write the letters : for hiragana; gohere for katakana gohere



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