Hiragana is a basic Japanese writing system consisting of characters that represent syllables. It is used alongside other writing systems like Kanji and Katakana. Hiragana characters are primarily used for native Japanese words, grammatical elements, and verb conjugations. They represent a phonetic sound, and each character corresponds to a specific syllable.
- にほん（nihon） – Japan
- みかん（mikan） – orange
- わたし（watashi） – I
- なまえ（namae） – name
- つくえ（tsukue） – disk
| w | r | y | m | h | n | t | s | k | ||
| わ | ら | や | ま | は | な | た | さ | か | あ | a |
| り | み | ひ | に | ち | し | き | い | i | ||
| を | る | ゆ | む | ふ | ぬ | つ | す | く | う | u |
| れ | め | へ | ね | て | せ | け | え | e | ||
| ん | ろ | よ | も | ほ | の | と | そ | こ | お | o |
