• Language Learning

    Hiragana Chart

    The Japanese syllabary hiragana is one of three language sets that make up the Japanese writing system. Hiragana symbols are the cursive versions of katakana, so they are more flow-y looking than the others. It is a common phonetic system consisting of 46 monograph characters, with five vowel sounds and ten base consonants. This base monograph system is known as gojūon (五十音), meaning “fifty sounds” to represent the 5 x 10 grid, however yi, ye, and wu are unused and on the w row, ゐ (i) and ゑ (e) are rarely used and not counted, and ん (n) is a unique, independent sound. Hiragana Base Monographs (gojūon) vowels only あ (a) い (i) う (u)…