Japanese Syllabary

The Hiragana chart

Hiragana is the curvy Japanese syllabary used for native words, grammar particles, and verb endings. Learn all 70 hiragana — basic, dakuten, and handakuten — with romaji, mnemonics, and audio. Tap any character for its dedicated page with romaji and a memory mnemonic.

Basic characters

Vowels

あa いi うu えe おo

K-row

かka きki くku けke こko

S-row

さsa しshi すsu せse そso

T-row

たta ちchi つtsu てte とto

N-row

なna にni ぬnu ねne のno

H-row

はha ひhi ふfu へhe ほho

M-row

まma みmi むmu めme もmo

Y-row

やya ゆyu よyo

R-row

らra りri るru れre ろro

W-row

N (ん)

Dakuten (゛)

G-row

がga ぎgi ぐgu げge ごgo

Z-row

ざza じji ずzu ぜze ぞzo

D-row

だda ぢji づzu でde どdo

B-row

ばba びbi ぶbu べbe ぼbo

Handakuten (゜)

P-row

ぱpa ぴpi ぷpu ぺpe ぽpo