More Hiragana

There are a few more hiragana that you need to know to make a complete hiragana chart.

However, you will already be very familiar with these Japanese characters.

First Set

Repeat First Step, from the previous page, on this fifth set of hiragana symbols.
dah jee zoo deh doh だ　　　ち” づで　ど

da ji zu de do
As you can see there is an extra ji and an extra zu, but the above you will rarely come across and it won't become important until you are well into your study of Kanji.

Without looking, try writing the hiragana symbol for as many of the five sets that you can.
Check the above to see how you did.
Keep trying until you get them all correct.

ga gi gu ge go

za ji zu ze zo

ba bi bu be bo

pa pi pu pe po

da ji zu de do

This is done by adding a small "ya, yu or yo" to letters.

For example: ki + ya = kya, chi + yu = chuu.

きゃ　きゅ　きょしゃ　しゅ　しょ　

ちゃ　ちゅ　ちょ　りゃ　りゅ　りょ

　にゃ　にゅ　にょ　

Finally, there's the double consonant, as in datta: だった.

Do you notice the small っ ?

The above also applies when you are using katakana.

Repeat First Step, from the previous page, on the new set of hiragana symbols.
gah gee goo geh goh
が　ぎ　ぐ　げご

ga gi gu ge go

Repeat First Step, from the previous page, on this fourth set of hiragana symbols.
pah pee poo peh poh
ぱ　ぴぷぺ　ぽ

pa pi pu pe po

Repeat First Step, from the previous page, on this fifth set of hiragana symbols.
dah jee zoo deh doh
だ　　　ち” づで　ど

da ji zu de do
As you can see there is an extra ji and an extra zu, but the above you will rarely come across and it won't become important until you are well into your study of Kanji.

Without looking, try writing the hiragana symbol for as many of the five sets that you can.
Check the above to see how you did.
Keep trying until you get them all correct.

ga gi gu ge go

za jii zu ze zo

ba bi bu be bo

pa pi pu pe po

da ji zu de do

Now let's practice using these Japanese letters.

When you feel you are ready, click here.