Hiragana is the first script every learner masters. It writes native Japanese words, particles, and the endings of verbs and adjectives. Tap a character to hear how it is typed and see its stroke order.
The 46 basic sounds. Hiragana is used for native Japanese words, grammatical particles, and verb endings.
Two small strokes voice a consonant (k → g, s → z, t → d, h → b) and a small circle turns h into p.
An i-column kana followed by a small や, ゆ, or よ blends into a single syllable.
