Hiragana & Katakana Chart
ใฒใใใชใปใซใฟใซใ่กจ
Click any character to hear its pronunciation. The romanization (romaji) below each character shows how to pronounce it.
Basic Characters (ไบๅ้ณ)
a
i
u
e
o
k
s
t
n
h
m
y
r
w
n
Voiced Sounds (ๆฟ้ณ)
a
i
u
e
o
g
z
d
b
P-Sounds (ๅๆฟ้ณ)
a
i
u
e
o
p
Combination Sounds (ๆ้ณ)
ya
yu
yo
ky
sh
ch
ny
hy
my
ry
gy
j
by
py
When to Use Which?
ใฒใใใช Hiragana
- โข Native Japanese words
- โข Grammatical elements (particles, verb endings)
- โข Words without kanji or simple kanji
- โข Furigana (reading aid above kanji)
ใซใฟใซใ Katakana
- โข Foreign/loan words (ใณใผใใผ = coffee)
- โข Foreign names (ใใ = Tom)
- โข Scientific/technical terms
- โข Emphasis or sound effects