Japanese syllabary
Hiragana chart: 46 basic characters
Hiragana represents Japanese syllables and appears in almost every sentence. Start with the five vowels, continue row by row, and keep your local progress without creating an account.
Basic hiragana chart
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| 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 |
How to learn hiragana
- Take one row at a time and recall it both ways: sound → character and character → sound.
- Write each character by hand; motor memory makes similar shapes easier to distinguish.
- Use short review sessions. FSRS brings a character back before you forget it.