🇯🇵 Japanese

Hiragana & Katakana

Start here — all 142 kana, stroke by stroke.

142 characters in 14 themed units. Tap any word for its stroke order, memory trick and example.

Hiragana: a, ka

あa いi うu えe おo かka きki くku けke こko

Hiragana: sa, ta

さsa しshi すsu せse そso たta ちchi つtsu てte とto

Hiragana: na, ha

なna にni ぬnu ねne のno はha ひhi ふfu へhe ほho

Hiragana: ma, ya

まma みmi むmu めme もmo やya ゆyu よyo

Hiragana: ra, wa, n

らra りri るru れre ろro わwa をwo (said “o”; the object particle)んn (the only lone consonant)

Hiragana: ga, za, da

がga ぎgi ぐgu げge ごgo ざza じji ずzu ぜze ぞzo だda ぢji (rare; usually じ)づzu (rare; usually ず)でde どdo

Hiragana: ba, pa

ばba びbi ぶbu べbe ぼbo ぱpa ぴpi ぷpu ぺpe ぽpo

Katakana: a, ka

アa イi ウu エe オo カka キki クku ケke コko

Katakana: sa, ta

サsa シshi スsu セse ソso タta チchi ツtsu テte トto

Katakana: na, ha

ナna ニni ヌnu ネne ノno ハha ヒhi フfu ヘhe ホho

Katakana: ma, ya

マma ミmi ムmu メme モmo ヤya ユyu ヨyo

Katakana: ra, wa, n

ラra リri ルru レre ロro ワwa ヲwo (rare in katakana)ンn (the only lone consonant)

Katakana: ga, za, da

ガga ギgi グgu ゲge ゴgo ザza ジji ズzu ゼze ゾzo ダda ヂji (rare; usually じ)ヅzu (rare; usually ず)デde ドdo

Katakana: ba, pa

バba ビbi ブbu ベbe ボbo パpa ピpi プpu ペpe ポpo

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