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Hiragana and katakanaひらがな・カタカナ表

The chart children learn first. Point at a character together, hear it, then let your child tap a short round.

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Tap the character for te

The basic chart

The basic chart
あ rowあアaいイiうウuえエeおオo
か rowかカkaきキkiくクkuけケkeこコko
さ rowさサsaしシshiすスsuせセseそソso
た rowたタtaちチchiつツtsuてテteとトto
な rowなナnaにニniぬヌnuねネneのノno
は rowはハhaひヒhiふフfuへヘheほホho
ま rowまマmaみミmiむムmuめメmeもモmo
や rowやヤyaゆユyuよヨyo
ら rowらラraりリriるルruれレreろロro
わ rowわワwaをヲwo
ん rowんンn

Voiced sounds

Voiced sounds
が rowがガgaぎギgiぐグguげゲgeごゴgo
ざ rowざザzaじジjiずズzuぜゼzeぞゾzo
だ rowだダdaぢヂjiづヅzuでデdeどドdo
ば rowばバbaびビbiぶブbuべベbeぼボbo
ぱ rowぱパpaぴピpiぷプpuぺペpeぽポpo

ぢ and づ are the same sounds as じ and ず. The round uses じ and ず.

Small ya, yu and yo

  • きゃキャkya
  • きゅキュkyu
  • きょキョkyo
  • しゃシャsha
  • しゅシュshu
  • しょショsho
  • ちゃチャcha
  • ちゅチュchu
  • ちょチョcho
  • にゃニャnya
  • にゅニュnyu
  • にょニョnyo
  • ひゃヒャhya
  • ひゅヒュhyu
  • ひょヒョhyo
  • みゃミャmya
  • みゅミュmyu
  • みょミョmyo
  • りゃリャrya
  • りゅリュryu
  • りょリョryo
  • ぎゃギャgya
  • ぎゅギュgyu
  • ぎょギョgyo
  • じゃジャja
  • じゅジュju
  • じょジョjo
  • びゃビャbya
  • びゅビュbyu
  • びょビョbyo
  • ぴゃピャpya
  • ぴゅピュpyu
  • ぴょピョpyo

Hiragana first, then katakana. The small characters attach to the sound before them.

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