# DJT Kana

Hover over the kana to show its romanization and type the answer.

- Play sound
- Stroke order

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### Hiragana check all | uncheck all

あ a | か ka | さ sa | た ta | な na | は ha | ま ma | や ya | ら ra | わ wa |  | が ga | ざ za | だ da | ば ba | ぱ pa
い i | き ki | し shi | ち chi | に ni | ひ hi | み mi |  | り ri |  |  | ぎ gi | じ ji | ぢ ji | び bi | ぴ pi
う u | く ku | す su | つ tsu | ぬ nu | ふ fu | む mu | ゆ yu | る ru |  |  | ぐ gu | ず zu | づ zu | ぶ bu | ぷ pu
え e | け ke | せ se | て te | ね ne | へ he | め me |  | れ re |  |  | げ ge | ぜ ze | で de | べ be | ぺ pe
お o | こ ko | そ so | と to | の no | ほ ho | も mo | よ yo | ろ ro | を o | ん n | ご go | ぞ zo | ど do | ぼ bo | ぽ po

### Hiragana combinations check all | uncheck all

きゃ kya | しゃ sha | ちゃ cha | にゃ nya | ひゃ hya | みゃ mya | りゃ rya | ぎゃ gya | じゃ ja | ぢゃ ja | びゃ bya | ぴゃ pya
きゅ kyu | しゅ shu | ちゅ chu | にゅ nyu | ひゅ hyu | みゅ myu | りゅ ryu | ぎゅ gyu | じゅ ju | ぢゅ ju | びゅ byu | ぴゅ pyu
きょ kyo | しょ sho | ちょ cho | にょ nyo | ひょ hyo | みょ myo | りょ ryo | ぎょ gyo | じょ jo | ぢょ jo | びょ byo | ぴょ pyo

### Katakana check all | uncheck all

ア a | カ ka | サ sa | タ ta | ナ na | ハ ha | マ ma | ヤ ya | ラ ra | ワ wa |  | ガ ga | ザ za | ダ da | バ ba | パ pa
イ i | キ ki | シ shi | チ chi | ニ ni | ヒ hi | ミ mi |  | リ ri |  |  | ギ gi | ジ ji | ヂ ji | ビ bi | ピ pi
ウ u | ク ku | ス su | ツ tsu | ヌ nu | フ fu | ム mu | ユ yu | ル ru |  |  | グ gu | ズ zu | ヅ zu | ブ bu | プ pu
エ e | ケ ke | セ se | テ te | ネ ne | ヘ he | メ me |  | レ re |  |  | ゲ ge | ゼ ze | デ de | ベ be | ペ pe
オ o | コ ko | ソ so | ト to | ノ no | ホ ho | モ mo | ヨ yo | ロ ro | ヲ o | ン n | ゴ go | ゾ zo | ド do | ボ bo | ポ po

### Katakana combinations check all | uncheck all

キャ kya | シャ sha | チャ cha | ニャ nya | ヒャ hya | ミャ mya | リャ rya | ギャ gya | ジャ ja | ヂャ ja | ビャ bya | ピャ pya
キュ kyu | シュ shu | チュ chu | ニュ nyu | ヒュ hyu | ミュ myu | リュ ryu | ギュ gyu | ジュ ju | ヂュ ju | ビュ byu | ピュ pyu
キョ kyo | ショ sho | チョ cho | ニョ nyo | ヒョ hyo | ミョ myo | リョ ryo | ギョ gyo | ジョ jo | ヂョ jo | ビョ byo | ピョ pyo

### Fonts check all | uncheck all

ぎ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

(The last font above is difficult and you may want to skip it as a beginner.)

### Explanation

Grind a row of kana until you stop making mistakes, then add another row. Press the `Play sound` link to make sure you are pronouncing the kana correctly. If you wish to write, the `Stroke order` link will show you the proper form.

The two dots (dakuten) next to certain kana indicate that the consonant is "muddied". For example, か (ka) becomes が (ga). The consonants transform as follows:

- k -> g
- t -> d
- h/f -> b
- s/ts -> z
- sh/ch -> j

A few kana add a circle to indicate a "p" transformation. For example, ほ (ho) becomes ぽ (po).

The smaller kana ゅ, ょ, and ゃ are used to combine kana sounds. For example, in ぎゃ the consonant of ぎ (gi) combines with the sound from や (ya): gya. The small っ (distinct from つ/tsu) is not itself pronounced, but lengthens the consonant that follows, as in にっぽん (nippon); the effect of holding your mouth in the consonant's position resembles a small pause. Contrast: がこう, がっこう. Tae Kim has more information.