Japanese/Kana chart

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ひらがな - Romaji - カタカナ
Base Kana (clear sounds) Compound sounds
a i u e o (ゃ ya ャ) (ゅ yu ュ) (ょ yo ョ)
ka ki ku ke ko きゃ kya キャ きゅ kyu キュ きょ kyo キョ
sa shi su se so しゃ sha シャ しゅ shu シュ しょ sho ショ
ta chi tsu te to ちゃ cha チャ ちゅ chu チュ ちょ cho チョ
na ni nu ne no にゃ nya ニャ にゅ nyu ニュ にょ nyo ニョ
ha hi fu he ho ひゃ hya ヒャ ひゅ hyu ヒュ ひょ hyo ヒョ
ma mi mu me mo みゃ mya ミャ みゅ myu ミュ みょ myo ミョ
ya   yu   yo      
ra ri ru re ro りゃ rya リャ りゅ ryu リュ りょ ryo リョ
wa wi   we wo      
n              
Voiced consonants (turbid sounds) Turbid compound sounds
ga gi gu ge go ぎゃ gya ギャ ぎゅ gyu ギュ ぎょ gyo ギョ
za ji zu ze zo じゃ ja ジャ じゅ ju ジュ じょ jo ジョ
da ji zu de do ぢゃ ja ヂャ ぢゅ ju ヂュ ぢょ jo ヂョ
ba bi bu be bo びゃ bya ビャ びゅ byu ビュ びょ byo ビョ
Stop consonants (half turbid sounds) Half turbid compound sounds
pa pi pu pe po ぴゃ pya ピャ ぴゅ pyu ピュ ぴょ pyo ピョ
Miscellanea
っ    ッ Double consonant (e.g. さっか sakka) Prolonged sound (e.g. ミー mi-)

The grayed kana are no longer applicable in standard Japanese, but still may be encountered within certain contexts, for example older names and works of fiction.

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