Identify the hiragana:
が
ga
Examples:
がくせい (gakusei) = student
がっこう (gakkou) = school
Identify the hiragana:
ぎ
gi
Examples:
ぎんこう (ginkou) = bank
ぎじゅつ (gijutsu) = technology
Identify the hiragana:
ぐ
gu
Examples:
ぐあい (guai) = condition
ぐうぜん (guuzen) = by chance
Identify the hiragana:
げ
ge
Examples:
げんご (gengo) = language
げんかん (genkan) = entryway
Identify the hiragana:
ご
go
Examples:
ごはん (gohan) = meal / cooked rice
ごみ (gomi) = trash
Identify the hiragana:
ざ
za
Examples:
ざっし (zasshi) = magazine
ざせき (zaseki) = seat
Identify the hiragana:
じ
ji
Examples:
じかん (jikan) = time
じしょ (jisho) = dictionary
Identify the hiragana:
ず
zu
Examples:
ずかん (zukan) = illustrated book
ずつう (zutsuu) = headache
Identify the hiragana:
ぜ
ze
Examples:
ぜんぶ (zenbu) = all
ぜいきん (zeikin) = tax
Identify the hiragana:
ぞ
zo
Examples:
ぞう (zou) = elephant
ぞうか (zouka) = increase
Identify the hiragana:
だ
da
Examples:
だいがく (daigaku) = university / college
だれ (dare) = who
Identify the hiragana:
ぢ
ji (rare)
Note: ぢ (ji) is not common in modern Japanese. It is used primarily in the spelling of certain words.
In most cases, じ (ji) is used instead.
Examples:
ちぢむ (chijimu) = to shrink
はなぢ (hanaji) = nosebleed
Identify the hiragana:
づ
zu (rare)
Note: づ (zu) is not common in modern Japanese. It is used primarily in the spelling of certain words.
In most cases, ず (zu) is used instead.
Examples:
つづく (tsuzuku) = to continue
つづり (tsuzuri) = spelling
Identify the hiragana:
で
de
Examples:
でんしゃ (densha) = train
でぐち (deguchi) = exit
Identify the hiragana:
ど
do
Examples:
どこ (doko) = where
どうぶつ (doubutsu) = animal
Identify the hiragana:
ば
ba
Examples:
ばしょ (basho) = place
ばんごう (bangou) = number
Identify the hiragana:
び
bi
Examples:
びじゅつ (bijutsu) = art
びわこ (biwako) = Lake Biwa
Identify the hiragana:
ぶ
bu
Examples:
ぶんか (bunka) = culture
ぶんぽう (bunpou) = grammar
Identify the hiragana:
べ
be
Examples:
べんきょう (benkyou) = study
べんり (benri) = convenient
Identify the hiragana:
ぼ
bo
Examples:
ぼうし (boushi) = hat
ぼくじょう (bokujou) = farm / ranch
Identify the hiragana:
ぱ
pa
Note: Hiragana’s handakuten, the small circles (゜) next to characters, are mostly used in the middle of words or to express sound effects.
Examples:
せんぱい (senpai) = senior
しっぱい (shippai) = failure
Identify the hiragana:
ぴ
pi
Examples:
ぴんぴん (pinpin) = lively / energetic
えんぴつ (enpitsu) = pencil
Identify the hiragana:
ぷ
pu
Examples:
きっぷ (kippu) = ticket
べっぷ (beppu) = Beppu (city famous for hot springs)
Identify the hiragana:
ぺ
pe
Examples:
ぺらぺら (perapera) = fluent
かんぺき (kanpeki) = perfect