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★Hiragana
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You can read more about Hiragana on Wikipedia.

Hiragana syllabograms
Monographs (gojūon) Digraphs (yōon)
a i u e o ya yu yo
∅ あ
a [a]
い
i [i]
う
u [ɯ]
え
e [e]
お
o [o]
K か
ka [ka]
き
ki [ki]
く
ku [kɯ]
け
ke [ke]
こ
ko [ko]
きゃ
kya [kʲa]
きゅ
kyu [kʲɯ]
きょ
kyo [kʲo]
S さ
sa [sa]
し
shi [ɕi]
す
su [sɯ]
せ
se [se]
そ
so [so]
しゃ
sha [ɕa]
しゅ
shu [ɕɯ]
しょ
sho [ɕo]
T た
ta [ta]
ち
chi [tɕi]
つ
tsu [tsɯ]
て
te [te]
と
to [to]
ちゃ
cha [tɕa]
ちゅ
chu [tɕɯ]
ちょ
cho [tɕo]
N な
na [na]
に
ni [ɲi]
ぬ
nu [nɯ]
ね
ne [ne]
の
no [no]
にゃ
nya [ɲa]
にゅ
nyu [ɲɯ]
にょ
nyo [ɲo]
H は
ha [ha]
ひ
hi [çi]
ふ
fu [ɸɯ]
へ
he [he]
ほ
ho [ho]
ひゃ
hya [ça]
ひゅ
hyu [çɯ]
ひょ
hyo [ço]
M ま
ma
み
mi
む
mu [mɯ]
め
me [me]
も
mo [mo]
みゃ
mya [mʲa]
みゅ
myu [mʲɯ]
みょ
myo [mʲo]
Y や
ya [ja]
𛄟
i [i]
ゆ
yu [jɯ]
𛄟
e [e]
よ
yo [jo]
R ら
ra [ɾa]
り
ri [ɾi]
る
ru [ɾɯ]
れ
re [ɾe]
ろ
ro [ɾo]
りゃ
rya [ɾʲa]
りゅ
ryu [ɾʲɯ]
りょ
ryo [ɾʲo]
W わ
wa [wa]
ゐ
i [i]
𛄟
u [ɯ]
ゑ
e [e]
を
o[a] [o]
Monographs (gojūon) with diacritics (dakuten, handakuten) Digraphs (yōon) with diacritics (dakuten, handakuten)
a i u e o ya yu yo
G が
ga [ga]
ぎ
gi [gi]
ぐ
gu [gɯ]
げ
ge [ge]
ご
go [go]
ぎゃ
gya [ɡʲa]
ぎゅ
gyu [ɡʲɯ]
ぎょ
gyo [ɡʲo]
Z ざ
za [(d)za]
じ
ji [(d)ʑi]
ず
zu [(d)zɯ]
ぜ
ze [(d)ze]
ぞ
zo [(d)zo]
じゃ
ja [(d)ʑa]
じゅ
ju [(d)ʑɯ]
じょ
jo [(d)ʑo]
D だ
da [da]
ぢ
ji [(d)ʑi]
づ
zu [(d)zɯ]
で
de [de]
ど
do [do]
ぢゃ
ja [(d)ʑa]
ぢゅ
ju [(d)ʑɯ]
ぢょ
jo [(d)ʑo]
B ば
ba [ba]
び
bi [bi]
ぶ
bu [bɯ]
べ
be [be]
ぼ
bo [bo]
びゃ
bya [bʲa]
びゅ
byu [bʲɯ]
びょ
byo [bʲo]
P ぱ
pa [pa]
ぴ
pi [pi]
ぷ
pu [pɯ]
ぺ
pe [pe]
ぽ
po [po]
ぴゃ
pya [pʲa]
ぴゅ
pyu [pʲɯ]
ぴょ
pyo [pʲo]
Final nasal monograph (hatsuon)
n
ん
n [m n ɲ ŋ ɴ ɰ̃]

★Katakana
#

You can read more about Katakana on Wikipedia.

Katakana syllabograms
Monographs (gojūon) Digraphs (yōon)
a i u e o ya yu yo
∅ ア
a [a]
イ
i [i]
ウ
u [ɯ]
エ
e [e]
オ
o [o]
K カ
ka [ka]
キ
ki [ki]
ク
ku [kɯ]
ケ
ke [ke]
コ
ko [ko]
キャ
kya [kʲa]
キュ
kyu [kʲɯ]
キョ
kyo [kʲo]
S サ
sa [sa]
シ
shi [ɕi]
ス
su [sɯ]
セ
se [se]
ソ
so [so]
シャ
sha [ɕa]
シュ
shu [ɕɯ]
ショ
sho [ɕo]
T タ
ta [ta]
チ
chi [tɕi]
ツ
tsu [tsɯ]
テ
te [te]
ト
to [to]
チャ
cha [t͡ɕa]
チュ
chu [t͡ɕɯ]
チョ
cho [t͡ɕo]
N ナ
na [na]
ニ
ni [ɲi]
ヌ
nu [nɯ]
ネ
ne [ne]
ノ
no [no]
ニャ
nya [ɲa]
ニュ
nyu [ɲɯ]
ニョ
nyo [ɲo]
H ハ
ha [ha]
ヒ
hi [çi]
フ
fu [ɸɯ]
ヘ
he [he]
ホ
ho [ho]
ヒャ
hya [ça]
ヒュ
hyu [çɯ]
ヒョ
hyo [ço]
M マ
ma
ミ
mi
ム
mu [mɯ]
メ
me [me]
モ
mo [mo]
ミャ
mya [mʲa]
ミュ
myu [mʲɯ]
ミョ
myo [mʲo]
Y ヤ
ya [ja]
𛄟
yi ([i])[n 2]
ユ
yu [jɯ]
エ
ye [je] / [e][n 3]
ヨ
yo [jo]
R ラ
ra [ɾa]
リ
ri [ɾi]
ル
ru [ɾɯ]
レ
re [ɾe]
ロ
ro [ɾo]
リャ
rya [ɾʲa]
リュ
ryu [ɾʲɯ]
リョ
ryo [ɾʲo]
W ワ
wa [wa]
ヰ
wi [wi] / [i][n 4]
𛄟
wu ([ɯ])[n 2]
ヱ
we [we] / [e][n 4]
ヲ
wo [wo] / [o][n 4]
Monographs with diacritics: gojūon with (han)dakuten Digraphs with diacritics: yōon with (han)dakuten
a i u e o ya yu yo
G ガ
ga [ga]
ギ
gi [gi]
グ
gu [gɯ]
ゲ
ge [ge]
ゴ
go [go]
ギャ
gya [ɡʲa]
ギュ
gyu [ɡʲɯ]
ギョ
gyo [ɡʲo]
Z ザ
za [(d)za]
ジ
ji [(d)ʑi]
ズ
zu [(d)zɯ]
ゼ
ze [(d)ze]
ゾ
zo [(d)zo]
ジャ
ja [(d)ʑa]
ジュ
ju [(d)ʑɯ]
ジョ
jo [(d)ʑo]
D ダ
da [da]
ヂ
ji [(d)ʑi][n 5]
ヅ
zu [(d)zɯ][n 5]
デ
de [de]
ド
do [do]
ヂャ
ja [(d)ʑa][n 5]
ヂュ
ju [(d)ʑɯ][n 5]
ヂョ
jo [(d)ʑo][n 5]
B バ
ba [ba]
ビ
bi [bi]
ブ
bu [bɯ]
ベ
be [be]
ボ
bo [bo]
ビャ
bya [bʲa]
ビュ
byu [bʲɯ]
ビョ
byo [bʲo]
P パ
pa [pa]
ピ
pi [pi]
プ
pu [pɯ]
ペ
pe [pe]
ポ
po [po]
ピャ
pya [pʲa]
ピュ
pyu [pʲɯ]
ピョ
pyo [pʲo]
Final nasal monograph
n
ン
n [m n ɲ ŋ ɴ ɰ̃]
How to Master Japanese - This article is part of a series.
Part 3: This Article