ひらがな

Hiragana — The rounded, flowing script used for grammar endings, particles and everyday words that have no kanji or whose kanji are rarely used. Japanese children learn it first, and it's also what you see in the small reading aids printed above difficult kanji.

Basic syllables (gojūon)

練習

ん	わ	ら	や	ま	は	な	た	さ	か	あ
んn	わwah	らrah	やyah	まmah	はhah	なnah	たtah	さsah	かkah	あah	あ
		りree		みmee	ひhee	にnee	ちchee	しshee	きkee	いee	い
		るroo	ゆyoo	むmoo	ふfoo	ぬnoo	つtsoo	すsoo	くkoo	うoo	う
		れreh		めmeh	へheh	ねneh	てteh	せseh	けkeh	えeh	え
	をoh	ろroh	よyoh	もmoh	ほhoh	のnoh	とtoh	そsoh	こkoh	おoh	お

Dakuten and handakuten (g, z, d, b and p)

練習

ぱ	ば	だ	ざ	が
ぱpah	ばbah	だdah	ざzah	がgah	あ
ぴpee	びbee	ぢjee	じjee	ぎghee	い
ぷpoo	ぶboo	づzoo	ずzoo	ぐgoo	う
ぺpeh	べbeh	でdeh	ぜzeh	げgheh	え
ぽpoh	ぼboh	どdoh	ぞzoh	ごgoh	お

Combined syllables (yōon)

練習

ぴ	び	じ	ぎ	り	み	ひ	に	ち	し	き
ぴゃpyah	びゃbyah	じゃjah	ぎゃgyah	りゃryah	みゃmyah	ひゃhyah	にゃnyah	ちゃchah	しゃshah	きゃkyah	ゃ
ぴゅpyoo	びゅbyoo	じゅjoo	ぎゅgyoo	りゅryoo	みゅmyoo	ひゅhyoo	にゅnyoo	ちゅchoo	しゅshoo	きゅkyoo	ゅ
ぴょpyoh	びょbyoh	じょjoh	ぎょgyoh	りょryoh	みょmyoh	ひょhyoh	にょnyoh	ちょchoh	しょshoh	きょkyoh	ょ

Small tsu

っdoubled consonant