The Modern Hiragana and Katakana Chart | 五十音 (gojūon), 濁音 (Dakuon), 半濁音 (Handakuon) | Japanese Basics

The modern hiragana and katakana chart is called「五十音 ごじゅうおん(gojūon)」.

Hiragana and Katakana Chart

Hiragana and Katakana Chart
あ-columnい-columnう-columnえ-columnお-column
あ-rowあ ア
a
い イ
i
う ウ
u
え エ
e
お オ
o
か-rowか カ
ka
き キ
ki
く ク
ku
け ケ
ke
こ コ
ko
さ-rowさ サ
sa
し シ
shi
す ス
su
せ セ
se
そ ソ
so
た-rowた タ
ta
ち チ
chi
つ ツ
tsu
て テ
te
と ト
to
な-rowな ナ
na
に ニ
ni
ぬ ヌ
nu
ね ネ
ne
の ノ
no
は-rowは ハ
ha
ひ ヒ
hi
ふ フ
fu/hu
へ ヘ
he
ほ ホ
ho
ま-rowま マ
ma
み ミ
mi
む ム
mu
め メ
me
も モ
mo
や-rowや ヤ
ya
ゆ ユ
yu
よ ヨ
yo
ら-rowら ラ
ra
り リ
ri
る ル
ru
れ レ
re
ろ ロ
ro
わ-rowわ ワ
wa
を ヲ
o
ん ン
n

These 46 characters are used in modern Japan.「五十ごじゅう」means “fifty”,「おと(おん)」means “sound.” Long ago, Japanese people used 50 hiragana characters.

Please learn hiragana and katakana basics and the pronunciation through this video.

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Dakuon and Handakuon Charts

濁音 (だくおん、Dakuon)

Dakuon means “murky sound” when literally translated from Japanese.

Dakuon is indicated by two small dots. The dots are called「濁点だくてん(dakuten)」.

あ-columnい-columnう-columnえ-columnお-column
が-rowが ガ
ga
ぎ ギ
gi
ぐ グ
gu
げ ゲ
ge
ご ゴ
go
ざ-rowざ ザ
za
じ ジ
ji
ず ズ
zu
ぜ ゼ
ze
ぞ ゾ
zo
だ-rowだ ダ
da
ぢ ヂ
ji
づ ヅ
zu
で デ
de
ど ド
do
ば-rowば バ
ba
び ビ
bi
ぶ ブ
bu
べ ベ
be
ぼ ボ
bo

The pronunciation of「ず(ズ)」and「づ(ヅ)」are the same. The pronunciation of「じ(ジ)」and「ぢ(ヂ)」are also the same.

半濁音 (はんだくおん、Handakuon)

Handakuon literally means “half-murky sound” when literally translated from Japanese. Handakuon is indicated by a small circle. The circle is called「半濁点はんだくてん (handakuten)」.

あ-columnい-columnう-columnえ-columnお-column
ぱ-rowぱ パ
pa
ぴ ピ
pi
ぷ プ
pu
ぺ ペ
pe
ぽ ポ
po

You can learn the pronunciations through the attached video “Hiragana and Katakana | Learning Japanese Basics for Beginners.”


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