These 46 letters are the most basic characters in Japanese, called Hiragana. If you would like to know their pronunciations, please click on the individual characters. Mastering these characters is the very first step in learning Japanese.
| 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 | ||||
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