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Japanese Hiragana Chart
Master all 104 Hiragana characters with romaji, Hindi pronunciation, and stroke order hints. The foundation of reading Japanese.
🔤 104 Characters🇮🇳 Hindi Pronunciation🖊️ Stroke Order Hints⚡ Dakuten & Combos
What is Hiragana?
Hiragana (ひらがな) is one of the three Japanese writing systems. It consists of 46 basic characters, each representing a syllable. Hiragana is used for native Japanese words, grammatical particles, verb endings, and to write words that don't have kanji.
For Hindi speakers, learning Hiragana is surprisingly intuitive since both scripts are phonetic — each character has a fixed sound. Master these characters first and you'll be able to read a huge portion of Japanese text!
Vowels (あ行)
5 charsあ
a
अ
✏️3
い
i
इ
✏️2
う
u
उ
✏️2
え
e
ए
✏️2
お
o
ओ
✏️3
K-row (か行)
5 charsか
ka
का
✏️3
き
ki
कि
✏️4
く
ku
कु
✏️1
け
ke
के
✏️3
こ
ko
को
✏️2
S-row (さ行)
5 charsさ
sa
सा
✏️3
し
shi
शी
✏️1
す
su
सु
✏️2
せ
se
से
✏️3
そ
so
सो
✏️1
T-row (た行)
5 charsた
ta
ता
✏️4
ち
chi
ची
✏️2
つ
tsu
त्सु
✏️1
て
te
ते
✏️1
と
to
तो
✏️2
N-row (な行)
5 charsな
na
ना
✏️4
に
ni
नि
✏️3
ぬ
nu
नु
✏️2
ね
ne
ने
✏️2
の
no
नो
✏️1
H-row (は行)
5 charsは
ha
हा
✏️3
ひ
hi
हि
✏️1
ふ
fu
फु
✏️4
へ
he
हे
✏️1
ほ
ho
हो
✏️4
M-row (ま行)
5 charsま
ma
मा
✏️3
み
mi
मि
✏️2
む
mu
मु
✏️3
め
me
मे
✏️2
も
mo
मो
✏️3
Y-row (や行)
3 charsや
ya
या
✏️3
ゆ
yu
यु
✏️2
よ
yo
यो
✏️2
R-row (ら行)
5 charsら
ra
रा
✏️2
り
ri
रि
✏️2
る
ru
रु
✏️1
れ
re
रे
✏️2
ろ
ro
रो
✏️1
W-row (わ行)
2 charsわ
wa
वा
✏️2
を
wo
वॉ
✏️3
N (ん)
1 charsん
n
न्
✏️1
G-row (が行)
5 charsが
ga
गा
✏️4
ぎ
gi
गि
✏️5
ぐ
gu
गु
✏️3
げ
ge
गे
✏️3
ご
go
गो
✏️3
Z-row (ざ行)
5 charsざ
za
ज़ा
✏️5
じ
ji
जी
✏️3
ず
zu
ज़ु
✏️4
ぜ
ze
ज़े
✏️4
ぞ
zo
ज़ो
✏️3
D-row (だ行)
5 charsだ
da
दा
✏️6
ぢ
ji
जि
✏️4
づ
zu
जु
✏️3
で
de
दे
✏️3
ど
do
दो
✏️4
B-row (ば行)
5 charsば
ba
बा
✏️5
び
bi
बि
✏️3
ぶ
bu
बु
✏️6
べ
be
बे
✏️3
ぼ
bo
बो
✏️6
P-row (ぱ行)
5 charsぱ
pa
पा
✏️5
ぴ
pi
पि
✏️3
ぷ
pu
पु
✏️6
ぺ
pe
पे
✏️3
ぽ
po
पो
✏️6
Combo (拗音)
33 charsきゃ
kya
क्या
✏️5
きゅ
kyu
क्यु
✏️4
きょ
kyo
क्यो
✏️4
しゃ
sha
शा
✏️3
しゅ
shu
शु
✏️3
しょ
sho
शो
✏️3
ちゃ
cha
चा
✏️4
ちゅ
chu
चु
✏️3
ちょ
cho
चो
✏️3
にゃ
nya
न्या
✏️6
にゅ
nyu
न्यु
✏️5
にょ
nyo
न्यो
✏️5
ひゃ
hya
ह्या
✏️3
ひゅ
hyu
ह्यु
✏️3
ひょ
hyo
ह्यो
✏️3
みゃ
mya
म्या
✏️4
みゅ
myu
म्यु
✏️4
みょ
myo
म्यो
✏️4
りゃ
rya
र्या
✏️4
りゅ
ryu
र्यु
✏️3
りょ
ryo
र्यो
✏️3
ぎゃ
gya
ग्या
✏️7
ぎゅ
gyu
ग्यु
✏️6
ぎょ
gyo
ग्यो
✏️6
じゃ
ja
जा
✏️5
じゅ
ju
जु
✏️4
じょ
jo
जो
✏️4
びゃ
bya
ब्या
✏️5
びゅ
byu
ब्यु
✏️4
びょ
byo
ब्यो
✏️4
ぴゃ
pya
प्या
✏️5
ぴゅ
pyu
प्यु
✏️4
ぴょ
pyo
प्यो
✏️4
Hiragana Quick Reference
| Character | Romaji | Hindi (हिंदी) | Group | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あ | a | अ | Vowels (あ行) | 3 |
| い | i | इ | Vowels (あ行) | 2 |
| う | u | उ | Vowels (あ行) | 2 |
| え | e | ए | Vowels (あ行) | 2 |
| お | o | ओ | Vowels (あ行) | 3 |
| か | ka | का | K-row (か行) | 3 |
| き | ki | कि | K-row (か行) | 4 |
| く | ku | कु | K-row (か行) | 1 |
| け | ke | के | K-row (か行) | 3 |
| こ | ko | को | K-row (か行) | 2 |
| さ | sa | सा | S-row (さ行) | 3 |
| し | shi | शी | S-row (さ行) | 1 |
| す | su | सु | S-row (さ行) | 2 |
| せ | se | से | S-row (さ行) | 3 |
| そ | so | सो | S-row (さ行) | 1 |
| た | ta | ता | T-row (た行) | 4 |
| ち | chi | ची | T-row (た行) | 2 |
| つ | tsu | त्सु | T-row (た行) | 1 |
| て | te | ते | T-row (た行) | 1 |
| と | to | तो | T-row (た行) | 2 |
| な | na | ना | N-row (な行) | 4 |
| に | ni | नि | N-row (な行) | 3 |
| ぬ | nu | नु | N-row (な行) | 2 |
| ね | ne | ने | N-row (な行) | 2 |
| の | no | नो | N-row (な行) | 1 |
| は | ha | हा | H-row (は行) | 3 |
| ひ | hi | हि | H-row (は行) | 1 |
| ふ | fu | फु | H-row (は行) | 4 |
| へ | he | हे | H-row (は行) | 1 |
| ほ | ho | हो | H-row (は行) | 4 |
| ま | ma | मा | M-row (ま行) | 3 |
| み | mi | मि | M-row (ま行) | 2 |
| む | mu | मु | M-row (ま行) | 3 |
| め | me | मे | M-row (ま行) | 2 |
| も | mo | मो | M-row (ま行) | 3 |
| や | ya | या | Y-row (や行) | 3 |
| ゆ | yu | यु | Y-row (や行) | 2 |
| よ | yo | यो | Y-row (や行) | 2 |
| ら | ra | रा | R-row (ら行) | 2 |
| り | ri | रि | R-row (ら行) | 2 |
| る | ru | रु | R-row (ら行) | 1 |
| れ | re | रे | R-row (ら行) | 2 |
| ろ | ro | रो | R-row (ら行) | 1 |
| わ | wa | वा | W-row (わ行) | 2 |
| を | wo | वॉ | W-row (わ行) | 3 |
| ん | n | न् | N (ん) | 1 |
| が | ga | गा | G-row (が行) | 4 |
| ぎ | gi | गि | G-row (が行) | 5 |
| ぐ | gu | गु | G-row (が行) | 3 |
| げ | ge | गे | G-row (が行) | 3 |
| ご | go | गो | G-row (が行) | 3 |
| ざ | za | ज़ा | Z-row (ざ行) | 5 |
| じ | ji | जी | Z-row (ざ行) | 3 |
| ず | zu | ज़ु | Z-row (ざ行) | 4 |
| ぜ | ze | ज़े | Z-row (ざ行) | 4 |
| ぞ | zo | ज़ो | Z-row (ざ行) | 3 |
| だ | da | दा | D-row (だ行) | 6 |
| ぢ | ji | जि | D-row (だ行) | 4 |
| づ | zu | जु | D-row (だ行) | 3 |
| で | de | दे | D-row (だ行) | 3 |
| ど | do | दो | D-row (だ行) | 4 |
| ば | ba | बा | B-row (ば行) | 5 |
| び | bi | बि | B-row (ば行) | 3 |
| ぶ | bu | बु | B-row (ば行) | 6 |
| べ | be | बे | B-row (ば行) | 3 |
| ぼ | bo | बो | B-row (ば行) | 6 |
| ぱ | pa | पा | P-row (ぱ行) | 5 |
| ぴ | pi | पि | P-row (ぱ行) | 3 |
| ぷ | pu | पु | P-row (ぱ行) | 6 |
| ぺ | pe | पे | P-row (ぱ行) | 3 |
| ぽ | po | पो | P-row (ぱ行) | 6 |
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