Hiragana ひらがな


ga

gi

gu

ge

go

za

ji

zu

ze

zo

da

de

do

ba

bi

bu

be

bo

pa

pi

pu

pe

po
The ‘dakuten’ symbol ( ゛) and the ‘handakuten’ symbol ( ゜) are used to modify the hiragana symbols they appear afte.
きゃ
kya
ぎゃ
gya
しゃ
sha
じゃ
ja
ちゃ
cha
きゅ
kyu
ぎゅ
gyu
しゅ
shu
じゅ
ju
ちゅ
chu
きょ
kyo
ぎょ
gyo
しょ
sho
じょ
jo
ちょ
cho
にゃ
nya
にゅ
nyu
にょ
nyo
The basic hiragana can be modified in a couple more ways. Hiragana ending in ‘i’ can be followed by a small ya, yu or yo (ゃ, ゅ or ょ), which elides the sounds of the two characters. For example, き (ki) plus や (ya) would become きゃ (kya). This type of modification is known as ‘yōon’.
ひゃ
hya
びゃ
bya
ぴゃ
pya
みゃ
mya
りゃ
rya
ひゅ
hyu
びゅ
byu
ぴゅ
pyu
みゅ
myu
りゅ
ryu
ひょ
hyo
びょ
byo
ぴょ
pyo
みょ
myo
りょ
ryo
Note: a small っ can be used between two hiragana to double the second consonant. For example, いって is read as ‘itte’. This is known as a ‘sokuon’.