Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2016 by Richard S. Keirstead
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You’re on your way to reading and writing hiragana and katakana, the phonetic writing systems used in the Japanese language, with ease.
Turn to Day 1 and begin by studying the kana character, its reading, and sample vocabulary words. Then, tear off the sheet and, using the stroke-order guide, practice writing the character in the spaces provided. In a mere 365 days you’ll be reading and writing like a pro!
HIRAGANA ひらがな
DAY | KANA | READING |
1 | あ | a |
2 | い | i |
3 | う | u |
4 | え | e |
5 | お | o |
6 | か | ka |
7 | き | ki |
8 | く | ku |
9 | け | ke |
10 | こ | ko |
11 | さ | sa |
12 | し | shi |
13 | す | su |
14 | せ | se |
15 | そ | so |
16 | た | ta |
17 | ち | chi |
18 | つ | tsu |
19 | て | te |
20 | と | to |
21 | な | na |
22 | に | ni |
23 | ぬ | nu |
24 | ね | ne |
25 | の | no |
26 | は | ha |
27 | ひ | hi |
28 | ふ | fu |
29 | へ | he |
30 | ほ | ho |
31 | ま | ma |
32 | み | mi |
33 | む | mu |
34 | め | me |
35 | も | mo |
36 | や | ya |
37 | ゆ | yu |
38 | よ | yo |
39 | ら | ra |
40 | り | ri |
41 | る | ru |
42 | れ | re |
43 | ろ | ro |
44 | わ | wa |
45 | を | o |
46 | ん | n |
47 | が | ga |
48 | ぎ | gi |
49 | ぐ | gu |
50 | げ | ge |
51 | ご | go |
52 | ざ | za |
53 | じ | ji |
54 | ず | zu |
55 | ぜ | ze |
56 | ぞ | zo |
57 | だ | da |
58 | ぢ | ji |
59 | づ | zu |
60 | で | de |
61 | ど | do |
62 | ば | ba |
63 | び | bi |
64 | ぶ | bu |
65 | ベ | be |
66 | ぼ | bo |
67 | ぱ | pa |
68 | ぴ | pi |
69 | ぷ | pu |
70 | ぺ | pe |
71 | ぽ | po |
72 | きゃ | kya |
73 | きゅ | kyu |
74 | きょ | kyo |
75 | ぎゃ | gya |
76 | ぎゅ | gyu |
77 | ぎょ | gyo |
78 | しゃ | sha |
79 | しゅ | shu |
80 | しょ | sho |
81 | じゃ | ja |
82 | じゅ | ju |
83 | じょ | jo |
84 | ちゃ | cha |
85 | ちゅ | chu |
86 | ちょ | cho |
87 | にゃ | nya |
88 | にゅ | nyu |
89 | にょ | nyo |
90 | ひゃ | hya |
91 | ひゅ | hyu |
92 | ひょ | hyo |
93 | びゃ | bya |
94 | びゅ | byu |
95 | びょ | byo |
96 | ぴゃ | pya |
97 | ぴゅ | pyu |
98 | ぴょ | pyo |
99 | みゃ | mya |
100 | みゅ | myu |
101 | みょ | myo |
102 | りゃ | rya |
103 | りゅ | ryu |
104 | りょ | ryo |
KATAKANA カタカナ
DAY | KANA | READING |
105 | ア | a |
106 | イ | i |
107 | ウ | u |
108 | エ | e |
109 | オ | o |
110 | カ | ka |
111 | キ | ki |
112 | ク | ku |
113 | ケ | ke |
114 | コ | ko |
115 | サ | sa |
116 | シ | shi |
117 | ス | su |
118 | セ | se |
119 | ソ | so |
120 | 夕 | ta |
121 | チ | chi |
122 | ツ | tsu |
123 | テ | te |
124 | ト | to |
125 | ナ | na |
126 | ニ | ni |
127 | ヌ | nu |
128 | ネ | ne |
129 | ノ | no |
130 | ハ | ha |
131 | ヒ | hi |
132 | フ | fu |
133 | へ | he |
134 | ホ | ho |
135 | マ | ma |
136 | ミ | mi |
137 | ム | mu |
138 | メ | me |
139 | モ | mo |
140 | ヤ | ya |
141 | ユ | yu |
142 | ヨ | yo |
143 | ラ | ra |
144 | リ | ri |
145 | ル | ru |
146 | レ | re |
147 | ロ | ro |
148 | ワ | wa |
149 | ヲ | o |
150 | ン | n |
151 | ガ | ga |
152 | ギ | gi |
153 | グ | gu |
154 | ゲ | ge |
155 | ゴ | go |
156 | ザ | za |
157 | ジ | ji |
158 | ズ | zu |
159 | ゼ | ze |
160 | ゾ | zo |
161 | ダ | da |
162 | ヂ | ji |
163 | ヅ | zu |
164 | デ | de |
165 | ド | do |
166 | バ | ba |
167 | ビ | bi |
168 | ブ | bu |
169 | ベ | be |
170 | ボ | bo |
171 | パ | pa |
172 | ピ | pi |
173 | プ | pu |
174 | ペ | pe |
175 | ポ | po |
176 | キャ | kya |
177 | キュ | kyu |
178 | キョ | kyo |
179 | ギャ | gya |
180 | ギュ | gyu |
181 | ギョ | gyo |
182 | シャ | sha |
183 | シュ | shu |
184 | ショ | sho |
185 | ジャ | ja |
186 | ジュ | ju |
187 | ジョ | jo |
188 | チャ | cha |
189 | チュ | chu |
190 | チョ | cho |
191 | ニャ | nya |
192 | ニュ | nyu |
193 | ニョ | nyo |
194 | ヒャ | hya |
195 | ヒュ | hyu |
196 | ヒョ | hyo |
197 | ビャ | bya |
198 | ビュ | byu |
199 | ビョ | byo |
200 | ピャ | pya |
201 | ピュ | pyu |
202 | ピョ | pyo |
203 | ミャ | mya |
204 | ミュ | myu |
205 | ミョ | myo |
206 | リャ | rya |
207 | リュ | ryu |
208 | リョ | ryo |