Kana

 
Hover over the kana to show its romanization and type the answer.

Hiragana check all | uncheck all

あ a か ka さ sa た ta な na は ha ま ma や ya ら ra わ wa が ga ざ za だ da ば ba ぱ pa
い i き ki し shi ち chi に ni ひ hi み mi り ri ぎ gi じ ji ぢ ji び bi ぴ pi
う u く ku す su つ tsu ぬ nu ふ fu む mu ゆ yu る ru ぐ gu ず zu づ zu ぶ bu ぷ pu
え e け ke せ se て te ね ne へ he め me れ re げ ge ぜ ze で de べ be ぺ pe
お o こ ko そ so と to の no ほ ho も mo よ yo ろ ro を o ん n ご go ぞ zo ど do ぼ bo ぽ po

Hiragana combinations check all | uncheck all

きゃ kya しゃ sha ちゃ cha にゃ nya ひゃ hya みゃ mya りゃ rya ぎゃ gya じゃ ja ぢゃ ja びゃ bya ぴゃ pya
きゅ kyu しゅ shu ちゅ chu にゅ nyu ひゅ hyu みゅ myu りゅ ryu ぎゅ gyu じゅ ju ぢゅ ju びゅ byu ぴゅ pyu
きょ kyo しょ sho ちょ cho にょ nyo ひょ hyo みょ myo りょ ryo ぎょ gyo じょ jo ぢょ jo びょ byo ぴょ pyo

Katakana check all | uncheck all

ア a カ ka サ sa タ ta ナ na ハ ha マ ma ヤ ya ラ ra ワ wa ガ ga ザ za ダ da バ ba パ pa
イ i キ ki シ shi チ chi ニ ni ヒ hi ミ mi リ ri ギ gi ジ ji ヂ ji ビ bi ピ pi
ウ u ク ku ス su ツ tsu ヌ nu フ fu ム mu ユ yu ル ru グ gu ズ zu ヅ zu ブ bu プ pu
エ e ケ ke セ se テ te ネ ne ヘ he メ me レ re ゲ ge ゼ ze デ de ベ be ペ pe
オ o コ ko ソ so ト to ノ no ホ ho モ mo ヨ yo ロ ro ヲ o ン n ゴ go ゾ zo ド do ボ bo ポ po

Katakana combinations check all | uncheck all

キャ kya シャ sha チャ cha ニャ nya ヒャ hya ミャ mya リャ rya ギャ gya ジャ ja ヂャ ja ビャ bya ピャ pya
キュ kyu シュ shu チュ chu ニュ nyu ヒュ hyu ミュ myu リュ ryu ギュ gyu ジュ ju ヂュ ju ビュ byu ピュ pyu
キョ kyo ショ sho チョ cho ニョ nyo ヒョ hyo ミョ myo リョ ryo ギョ gyo ジョ jo ヂョ jo ビョ byo ピョ pyo

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Explanation

Grind a row of kana until you stop making mistakes, then add another row. Press the Play sound link to make sure you are pronouncing the kana correctly. If you wish to write, the Stroke order link will show you the proper form. You can save a few keystrokes on Kana and your IME with these shortcuts.

The two dots (dakuten) next to certain kana indicate that the consonant is "muddied". For example, か (ka) becomes が (ga). The consonants transform as follows:

  • k -> g
  • t -> d
  • h/f -> b
  • s/ts -> z
  • sh/ch -> j

A few kana add a circle to indicate a "p" transformation. For example, ほ (ho) becomes ぽ (po).

The smaller kana ゅ, ょ, and ゃ are used to combine kana sounds. For example, in ぎゃ the consonant of ぎ (gi) combines with the sound from や (ya): gya. The small っ (distinct from つ/tsu) is not itself pronounced, but lengthens the consonant that follows, as in にっぽん (nippon); the effect of holding your mouth in the consonant's position resembles a small pause. Contrast: がこう, がっこう. Tae Kim has more information.