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Learn Hiragana

The 46 base hiragana plus dakuten variants and combos: every Japanese word can be written with these. All 104 characters, group by group, with your progress saved in the browser.

Overall progress0/104 mastered

Pick one or more groups to train5 characters selected

Vowels0/5 mastered

あ
a
い
i
う
u
え
e
お
o

A letter is mastered after 2 correct answers (a wrong answer resets it). Progress is saved in your browser.

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The complete Hiragana chart

Every character with its sound, group by group: your cheat sheet while the quiz does the memorizing.

Vowels (5)

あaいiうuえeおo

K row (5)

かkaきkiくkuけkeこko

S row (5)

さsaしshiすsuせseそso

T row (5)

たtaちchiつtsuてteとto

N row (5)

なnaにniぬnuねneのno

H row (5)

はhaひhiふfuへheほho

M row (5)

まmaみmiむmuめmeもmo

Y & W rows + N (6)

やyaゆyuよyoわwaをwo
んn

R row (5)

らraりriるruれreろro

G row (dakuten) (5)

がgaぎgiぐguげgeごgo

Z row (dakuten) (5)

ざzaじjiずzuぜzeぞzo

D row (dakuten) (5)

だdaぢjiづzuでdeどdo

B row (dakuten) (5)

ばbaびbiぶbuべbeぼbo

P row (handakuten) (5)

ぱpaぴpiぷpuぺpeぽpo

Combos (small ya/yu/yo) (33)

きゃkyaきゅkyuきょkyoしゃshaしゅshu
しょshoちゃchaちゅchuちょchoにゃnya
にゅnyuにょnyoひゃhyaひゅhyuひょhyo
みゃmyaみゅmyuみょmyoりゃryaりゅryu
りょryoぎゃgyaぎゅgyuぎょgyoじゃja
じゅjuじょjoびゃbyaびゅbyuびょbyo
ぴゃpyaぴゅpyuぴょpyo

How the trainer works

  • Study a group — see the characters with their sounds, in an order designed for Hiragana (not just alphabetical).
  • Quiz yourself — four choices per character; wrong answers come back until they stick.
  • Master everything — a character is mastered after two correct answers, and your progress stays in your browser between visits.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to learn hiragana?

Most learners read all 46 base hiragana within 3 to 7 days of short daily practice. Add a few more days for the dakuten variants and combo characters. This trainer tracks each character until you have answered it correctly twice.

Should I learn hiragana or katakana first?

Hiragana first: it covers grammar particles, word endings and most native words, so it unlocks reading immediately. Katakana mirrors the same sounds, so it comes quickly afterwards.

What are the small ya, yu, yo characters?

They combine with i-row kana to form single syllables: ki + small ya reads kya, shi + small yu reads shu. The Combos group of the trainer covers all of them.

Do I need to learn to write hiragana by hand?

Recognition comes first: reading unlocks everything else, and typing only needs romaji input. Handwriting is a fine later addition but should not delay your start.

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