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レッスン2 - Lesson 2

Japanese Hiragana Alphabet: Table of Characters with Transcription and Stroke Order

Yes, this is another syllabary, and learning it is mandatory. Both syllabaries must be learned, it doesn’t matter which one is first and which is second. Read more about the difference between the syllabaries in Lesson 4.

Below are examples of the correct stroke order for the Hiragana characters.

Note that the characters consist of strokes, each written in one continuous motion (regardless of its complexity) in a specific direction. (Click on the image to view the animation.)

Hiragana Alphabet: All 46 Characters with Stroke Order

a i u e o
あ stroke order い stroke order う stroke order え stroke order お stroke order
ka ki ku ke ko
か stroke order き stroke order く stroke order け stroke order こ stroke order
sa shi su se so
さ stroke order し stroke order す stroke order せ stroke order そ stroke order
ta chi tsu te to
た stroke order ち stroke order つ stroke order て stroke order と stroke order
na ni nu ne no
な stroke order に stroke order ぬ stroke order ね stroke order の stroke order
ha hi fu he ho
は stroke order ひ stroke order ふ stroke order へ stroke order ほ stroke order
ma mi mu me mo
ま stroke order み stroke order む stroke order め stroke order も stroke order
ya yu yo
や stroke order ゆ stroke order よ stroke order
ra ri ru re ro
ら stroke order り stroke order る stroke order れ stroke order ろ stroke order
wa wi we wo
わ stroke order * * を stroke order
n
ん stroke order

The * symbol marks characters that have fallen out of use.

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Hiragana in Romaji Transcription

A KA SA TA NA HA MA YA RA WA
I KI SHI CHI NI HI MI RI
U KU SU TSU NU FU MU YU RU
E KE SE TE NE HE ME RE
O KO SO TO NO HO MO YO RO WO N

Below is an optional part of the lesson (as this will be written about later, the main thing is to learn the 2 syllabaries.)

Syllables of the , , , and columns and their voiced counterparts written in Hiragana

Voiced Syllables of Hiragana: Dakuten (Nigori) and Handakuten (Hannigori)

Syllables of the KA, SA, TA, and HA columns and their voiced counterparts in Romaji transcription

KA GA SA ZA TA DA HA BA HA PA
KI GI SHI JI CHI JI HI BI HI PI
KU GU SU ZU TSU ZU FU BU FU PU
KE GE SE ZE TE DE HE BE HE PE
KO GO SO ZO TO DO HO BO HO PO

Syllables with Soft Consonants in Hiragana

Syllables Voiced
counterpart
Syllables Voiced
counterpart
きゃ
しゃ
ちゃ
にゃ
ぎゃ
じゃ
ぢゃ

ひゃ
みゃ
りゃ
びゃ


ぴゃ
きゅ
しゅ
ちゅ
にゅ
ぎゅ
じゅ
ぢゅ

ひゅ
みゅ
りゅ
びゅ


ぴゅ
きょ
しょ
ちょ
にょ
ぎょ
じょ
ぢょ

ひょ
みょ
りょ
びょ


ぴょ

Syllables with soft consonants in Romaji transcription

KI KYA
SHI SHA
CHI CHA
NI NYA
GI GYA
JI JA
JI JA
HI HYA
MI MYA
RI RYA
BI BYA

PI PYA
KI KYU
SHI SHU
CHI CHU
NI NYU
GI GYU
JI JU
JI JU
HI HYU
MI MYU
RI RYU
BI BYU

PI PYU
KI KYO
SHI SHO
CHI CHO
NI NYO
GI GYO
JI JO
JI JO
HI HYO
MI MYO
RI RYO
BI BYO

PI PYO

Exercises for Reading and Writing in Hiragana

1. Read and write using the Latin alphabet (Romaji).
P.S. There is no need to translate this text; just find the characters you’ve learned, and that’s it. Only the syllabaries. Anything that might be unclear will be explained in future lessons.

うみ、たいよう、しま、みずうみ、やま、かわ、はやし。
ロシア、えいこく、にほん、べいこく、フランス、ドイツ、ヨーロッパ。
くに、こっきょう、とし、むら、ひろば。
がいか、ドル、ルーブル、ユーロ、ポンド。
みなと、きょうぎじょう、げきじょう、えいがかん、 こうえん、はし、きゆうで、じんじゃ、
じいん、きねんひ、きねんぞう。
ぎんこう、けいさつ、びょういん、しょうてん、みせ、ゆうびんきよく、でんわ、レストラン、キッサテン。
じこくひょう、しゅっぱつ、とうちやく、いりぐち、 でぐち、エレベータ、じょうしゃ、
とうじょう、ちゃくりく、てつどう、れっしゃ、しやりょう、プラットホーム、せんろ、うりば、にもつ、かばん、スーツケース、アタッシュケース、バッグ。
はこ、なくする、うしなう、かきこむ、きにゅうする、 きっぷ、うけとりしよう、しやしょう、スチュワーデス。
じどうしや、ひこうき、ちかてつ、バス、タクシー、 ふね、じてんしや、おうとばい、
ていりゆうじよ、モータープール、サービス、ガソリン、ガス。
げんご、ことば、つうやくしゃ、しつもん、こたえ、じてん、かいわしゅう、きょうかしょ、
えいご、ドイツご、フランスご、スペインご、イタリアご、ちゅうごくご、にほんご、ロシアご、
ほん、ざっし、しんぶん、ページ。
インターネット、コンピュータ、プリンター、ファックス、でんしメール、スクリーン、
ゼロックス、でんしけいさんき、えんぴつ、ペン、かみ、てがみ。
つくえ、いす、とだな、ソファー、かけとけい、かがみ、かいが、でんとう、さら、ナイフ、
スプン、フォーク、はし、ナプキン、ガラスびん、なベ、フライパン、チーポット。
あたま、ひたい、みみ、め、かみ、はな、くち、は、くび、むね、せなか、はら、て、あし、ゆび。

2. Read and write using the Hiragana syllabary (the translation is provided in parentheses, and case particles indicated in a special way are marked with curly brackets).

HAI (Yes.). IIE (No.). KONNICHI{WA} (Hello!). OHAYO: GOZAIMASU (Good morning!). KOMBAN{WA} (Good evening!). YOKU IRASSHAIMASHITA (Welcome!). SAYO:NARA (Goodbye!). ARIGATO: GOZAIMASU (Thank you!). SHITSUREI SHIMASU (Excuse me!). DO:ZO (Please!). YOROKONDE ITADAKIMASU (With pleasure!). MOCHIRON (Of course!). SORE{WA} DEKIMASEN (That is impossible!). CHOTTO MATTE KUDASAI (Please wait a moment!). MISETE KUDASAI (Please show me!). MITEMO II DESU KA (May I take a look?). HAITTEMO II DESU KA (May I come in?). DO:ZO TETSUDATTE KUDASAI (Please help me!). SHINNEN OMEDETO: GOZAIMASU (Happy New Year!). KYO:{WA} NANI{O} NASAIMASU KA (What are you doing today?). EIGO{WA} HANASEMASU KA (Do you speak English?). WATASHI{WA} NIHONGO{O} HANASEMASEN (I don’t speak Japanese.). KINO: (yesterday). KYO: (today). ASHITA (tomorrow). WATAKUSHI (I). ANATA (you). WATAKUSHITACHI (we). OOKII (big). CHIISAI (small). KOREWA {particle} IKURA DESU KA (How much is this?).

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