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Hiragana

Hiragana is the most basic form of Japanese writing. Each character should represent a syllable, and Dakuten ( ’’ ) can be added to some characters to change how they sound.

Vowels

A -

I - い

U - う

E - え

O - お

 

K

Ka -

Ki -

Ku-

Ke -

Ko -

 

G

Ga - が

Gi - ぎ

Gu - ぐ

Ge - げ

Go - ご

 

S

Sa -

Shi - し (there is no "si")

Su -

Se -

So -

 

Z

Za -

Ji - じ (there is no "zi")

Zu -

Ze -

Zo -

T

Ta -た

Chi - ち (there is no "ti")

Tsu - つ (there is no "tu")

Te - て

To - と

 

D

Da -

Ji -

Dzu - ず

De - で

Do - ど

 

N

Na -

Ni -

Nu - ぬ

Ne - ね

No - の

 

H

Ha -

Hi -

Fu - ふ (there is no "hu")

Hi - ひ

Ho - ほ

 

B

Ba - ば

Bi - び

Bu - ぶ

Be - べ

Bo - ぼ

P

Pa - ぱ

Pi - ぴ

Pu - ぷ

Pe - ぺ

Po - ぽ

 

M

Ma - ま

Mi - み

Mu - む

Me - め

Mo - も

 

Y

Ya - や

Yu - ゆ

Yo - よ

 

R

Ra -

Ri -

Ru - る

Re -

Ro -

 

W

Wa - わ

Wo - を

 

Single Consonants

N - ん

 

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