Hiragana & Katakana Reference
Basic Hiragana
The basic hiragana characters represent the core sounds in Japanese.
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
わ
wa
を
wo
N-row
ん
n
Dakuten & Handakuten Hiragana
These are modifications of the basic hiragana with diacritical marks.
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
P-row
ぱ
pa
ぴ
pi
ぷ
pu
ぺ
pe
ぽ
po
Combination Hiragana
These are combinations of hiragana that create new sounds.
KY-row
きゃ
kya
きゅ
kyu
きょ
kyo
SH-row
しゃ
sha
しゅ
shu
しょ
sho
CH-row
ちゃ
cha
ちゅ
chu
ちょ
cho
NY-row
にゃ
nya
にゅ
nyu
にょ
nyo
HY-row
ひゃ
hya
ひゅ
hyu
ひょ
hyo
MY-row
みゃ
mya
みゅ
myu
みょ
myo
RY-row
りゃ
rya
りゅ
ryu
りょ
ryo
GY-row
ぎゃ
gya
ぎゅ
gyu
ぎょ
gyo
J-row
じゃ
ja
じゅ
ju
じょ
jo
BY-row
びゃ
bya
びゅ
byu
びょ
byo
PY-row
ぴゃ
pya
ぴゅ
pyu
ぴょ
pyo