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Hiragana: The 46 Basic Characters

The 46 basic hiragana, the Japanese syllable characters, and how each one sounds in romaji.

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  • あHiragana
    alike the a in father
  • いHiragana
    ilike ee in feet
  • うHiragana
    ulike oo in moon
  • えHiragana
    elike e in bed
  • おHiragana
    olike o in order
  • かHiragana
    ka
  • きHiragana
    ki
  • くHiragana
    ku
  • けHiragana
    ke
  • こHiragana
    ko
  • さHiragana
    sa
  • しHiragana
    shilike she
  • すHiragana
    su
  • せHiragana
    se
  • そHiragana
    so
  • たHiragana
    ta
  • ちHiragana
    chilike chee
  • つHiragana
    tsulike the ts in cats plus oo
  • てHiragana
    te
  • とHiragana
    to
  • なHiragana
    na
  • にHiragana
    ni
  • ぬHiragana
    nu
  • ねHiragana
    ne
  • のHiragana
    no
  • はHiragana
    haas a particle it is read wa
  • ひHiragana
    hi
  • ふHiragana
    fua soft sound between fu and hu
  • へHiragana
    heas a particle it is read e
  • ほHiragana
    ho
  • まHiragana
    ma
  • みHiragana
    mi
  • むHiragana
    mu
  • めHiragana
    me
  • もHiragana
    mo
  • やHiragana
    ya
  • ゆHiragana
    yu
  • よHiragana
    yo
  • らHiragana
    rathe r is a quick tap, between r and l
  • りHiragana
    ri
  • るHiragana
    ru
  • れHiragana
    re
  • ろHiragana
    ro
  • わHiragana
    wa
  • をHiragana
    woread like o; used as a particle
  • んHiragana
    nthe only single consonant

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