All 46 basic hiragana with romaji — plus the voiced kana and combinations. Tap any character
to copy it, hide the romaji to quiz yourself, then print the chart or download it as a PNG. Free, no sign-up.
How to read the chart
Hiragana is one of the two Japanese kana syllabaries, and it is where nearly every learner starts.
Each character stands for a whole sound (a syllable), not a single letter. Read each row of the
basic chart across in vowel order — a, i, u, e, o — so the first row is
あ (a), い (i), う (u), え (e), お (o), the next is か (ka), き (ki), く (ku), け (ke), こ (ko), and so on.
Copy Tap any kana to copy it as plain Unicode — paste it into a message, a name, or a bio.
Quiz Switch off Show romaji to hide the readings and test yourself on the kana alone.
Print Print the chart (or save it as a PDF) for the wall, a binder, or the classroom.
Save Download a PNG to drop into notes, slides, or a study deck.
The three sections
The basic section is the 46-kana gojūon every course teaches first. The
voiced section adds the dakuten (゛) and handakuten (゜) marks — the same shapes voiced into
g, z, d, b, and p sounds (か → が, は → ば → ぱ). The combinations section pairs a consonant kana
with a small ゃ, ゅ, or ょ to make sounds like きゃ (kya) and しょ (sho). Turn the last two sections off with the
switches above when you only want the core chart.
Ready for katakana?
Once hiragana clicks, the katakana chart is the next step — same layout, tap to copy, print, or save. Or browse the full Japanese symbols library for kanji too.
There are 46 basic hiragana (the gojūon). On top of those there are 25 voiced and semi-voiced kana made with the
dakuten (゛) and handakuten (゜) marks, and 33 combination kana (yōon) formed with a small ゃ, ゅ, or ょ. This chart
shows all of them, grouped into those three sections.
Turn off the Show romaji switch and the readings disappear, leaving just the kana — read each one
aloud and check yourself by switching romaji back on. You can also print a blank version (romaji hidden) and write
the readings in by hand.
Yes. Tap or click any kana in the chart and it is copied to your clipboard as a normal Unicode character, ready to
paste into a message, document, name, or bio.
Yes. Use Print chart to send the current chart to your printer or save it as a PDF, or
Download PNG to save it as an image. Both follow what you see on screen, so hiding the romaji or a
section changes the printout and the image too.
Both are Japanese syllabaries with the same 46 sounds. Hiragana (curved shapes like あ, き, の) is used for native
Japanese words and grammar, while katakana (angular shapes like ア, キ, ノ) is used mainly for loanwords and names.
Learning hiragana first is the usual starting point.
