Hiragana chart (printable)
Hiragana is the basic Japanese syllabary for native words. Use this free printable chart to learn the gojūon order, then practice writing and reading on Minna Nihongo courses.
How to use this chart
Read left to right across each row (a-i-u-e-o). Say the romaji aloud while looking at the kana. Download the PDF to study offline.
| a | i | u | e | o |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あa | いi | うu | えe | おo |
| かka | きki | くku | けke | こko |
| さsa | しshi | すsu | せse | そso |
| たta | ちchi | つtsu | てte | とto |
| なna | にni | ぬnu | ねne | のno |
| はha | ひhi | ふfu | へhe | ほho |
| まma | みmi | むmu | めme | もmo |
| やya | ゆyu | よyo | ||
| らra | りri | るru | れre | ろro |
| わwa | をwo | |||
| んn |
| a | i | u | e | o |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| がga | ぎgi | ぐgu | げge | ごgo |
| ざza | じji | ずzu | ぜze | ぞzo |
| だda | ぢji | づzu | でde | どdo |
| ばba | びbi | ぶbu | べbe | ぼbo |
| ぱpa | ぴpi | ぷpu | ぺpe | ぽpo |
| -ya | -yu | -yo |
|---|---|---|
| きゃkya | きゅkyu | きょkyo |
| しゃsha | しゅshu | しょsho |
| ちゃcha | ちゅchu | ちょcho |
| にゃnya | にゅnyu | にょnyo |
| ひゃhya | ひゅhyu | ひょhyo |
| みゃmya | みゅmyu | みょmyo |
| りゃrya | りゅryu | りょryo |
| ぎゃgya | ぎゅgyu | ぎょgyo |
| じゃja | じゅju | じょjo |
| びゃbya | びゅbyu | びょbyo |
| ぴゃpya | ぴゅpyu | ぴょpyo |
FAQ
- Do I need an account to use this hiragana chart?
- No. The chart and PDF download are free without signing in.
- What is the best order to learn hiragana?
- Learn one gojūon row at a time, reviewing previous rows daily before adding new ones.
- Should I learn hiragana or katakana first?
- Start with hiragana. Learn katakana after hiragana feels comfortable.
- Can I print this chart?
- Yes. Use the PDF download for a print-friendly A4/Letter layout.
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