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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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(The last font above is difficult and you may want to skip it as a beginner.)
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 little dots (dakuten) next to certain kana indicate that the first consonant is "muddied" (voiced). For example, か (ka) becomes が (ga). The first letter of the romaji for these kana transforms as follows:
A few kana add a small circle to indicate a "p" consonant 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 (gya) the consonant of ぎ (gi) combines with the sound from や (ya). The small っ (distinct from つ/tsu) is not itself pronounced, but lengthens the consonant that follows, as in にっぽん (nippon). Read Tae Kim for more information about kana.