Hiragana

Table of Hiragana Characters (Kaisho Font)

Table 1. The Standard Goju-on

Kaisho is a beautiful brush-written font. If you can learn to write hiragana like this, be prepared to be treated with reverent respect by Japanese for the rest of your life...
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a	i	u	e	o	Notes
ka	ki	ku	ke	ko
sa	shi	su	se	so	is pronounced shi.
ta	chi	tsu	te	to	is pronounced chi. is pronounced tsu.
na	ni	nu	ne	no
ha	hi	fu	he	ho	is pronounced fu. is used to write the particle e, meaning 'to'.
ma	mi	mu	me	mo
ya		yu		yo
ra	ri	ru	re	ro
wa	wi		we	wo (o)	and are old disused characters. is used only for the object of the verb.
n

Table 3: Syllables with Ya, Yu, or Yo

Table 4: Vowel Lengthening and Double Consonants

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