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JLPT N5 · ひらがな

Hiragana ひらがな

The first alphabet of the Japanese language, arranged according to the five vowels. Click on a letter to see the red lines running in the correct order, practice coloring right on the screen, then print out A4 writing practice paper to practice with a pen.

46letters文字
25opaque · semi-opaque letters濁音
36compound sound · foreign拗音・外来語
120cells per A4 sheetマス

Alphabet 五十音

Click on a letter to see the stroke order

aiueo A あ行 K か行 S さ行 T た行 N な行 H は行 M ま行 Y や行 R ら行 W わ行 N 撥音

濁音・半濁音

Add ゛ or ゜ to known words — not new words

aiueo が行 か + ゛ ざ行 さ + ゛ だ行 た + ゛ ば行 は + ゛ ぱ行 は + ゜

拗音 · Compound sounds

36 combinations — second letter ゃ・ゅ・ょ written small

き K

し S

ち T

に N

ひ H

み M

り R

ぎ G

じ J

ぢ D Almost unused: this sound is written with じゃ・じゅ・じょ.

び B

ぴ P

Special mark 促音

Not letters, but found everywhere

あ A

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Practice writing quickly

Fill in the blurred letters, then write yourself in the blank box

あああああ

The first box is the model letter, the next two boxes fade out to follow, and the last two boxes are for writing yourself. The cross in the middle of the box helps align the letter shape.

あ

Writing practice paper れんしゅうちょう

Print in A4 size, one letter per sheet

Select text to print

1 A4 sheet · 120 box per sheet

  • あRow 1: sample letters
  • あRow 2: medium letter to fill with
  • あFive cells in row 3: very faint text
  • Remaining: blank box to write yourself

Turn on “Background graphics” in the print dialog, or the paper stays white.

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Stroke order diagram taken from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), hosted on JNews server. Source and license

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