Hiragana chart
The complete hiragana chart with romaji: the 46 basic characters of the gojūon, then the dakuten, handakuten and yōon combinations, 104 kana in all. Rows share a consonant, columns share a vowel. Print it, or keep it open while you practise. New to the script? Start with the learning guide.
How to read the chart
Read each row from left to right: the consonant stays, the vowel changes in the order a, i, u, e, o. Three cells break the pattern and are worth remembering: し is shi (not si), ち is chi (not ti), つ is tsu (not tu), and ふ is closer to fu than to hu. ん is the only kana that is a consonant on its own. The particles は, へ and を are read wa, e and o when they are used as particles.
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Gojūon
The 46 basic sounds, ordered by vowel column (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
Two small strokes (゛) voice a consonant; a small circle (゜) turns h into p.
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
Yōon
An i-column kana followed by a small ya, yu or yo blends into one syllable.
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
How many hiragana are there?
46 basic characters, 25 with dakuten or handakuten, and 33 yōon combinations built from the same shapes plus a small ya, yu or yo. That makes 104 readings, but only 46 shapes to memorise: the rest are marks and combinations. The katakana chart follows exactly the same layout.
Practice with Kanapup
The app unlocks this chart row by row, with a recording, the stroke order and example words for every character.