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The very first step to learn Japanese is to memorize all the phonetic Hiragana and Katakana symbols. Japanese is written using a combination of these scripts. It is similar to ABC in English. These charts are also available on every page of this web site for easy access.
 

Hiragana (あ) & Katakana (ア) Chart

a
cat
i
sheep
u
boot
e
bed
o
dog
a i u e o
ka ki ku ke ko
ga gi gu ge go
sa si/shi su se so
za ji zu ze zo
ta chi tsu te to
da ji/dji du de do
na ni nu ne no
ha hi fu/hu he ho
ba bi bu be bo
pa pi pu pe po
ma mi mu me mo
ya       yu       yo
ra ri ru re ro
wa                   o/wo
n                        

Hiragana (あ) & Katakana (ア) symbols plus small や, ゆ, よ or ヤ, ユ, ヨ

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