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Hiragana Stroke Order Chart
All 46 basic hiragana characters in gojūon order. Hiragana is the rounded syllabary used for grammar endings, particles and words without common kanji. Learn it first: every kanji reading on this site is written in kana.
| Vowels | あa | いi | うu | えe | おo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-row | かka | きki | くku | けke | こko |
| S-row | さsa | しshi | すsu | せse | そso |
| T-row | たta | ちchi | つtsu | てte | とto |
| N-row | なna | にni | ぬnu | ねne | のno |
| H-row | はha | ひhi | ふfu | へhe | ほho |
| M-row | まma | みmi | むmu | めme | もmo |
| Y-row | やya | ゆyu | よyo | ||
| R-row | らra | りri | るru | れre | ろro |
| W-row | わwa | をwo | |||
| N | んn |
Writing tips
- Write each character in the order shown on its page; most follow the same top-to-bottom, left-to-right rules as kanji.
- Pairs such as さ/き, ぬ/め, ね/れ/わ and る/ろ differ by one stroke ending — compare them side by side.
- Practice a whole row at a time and say the sound aloud as you write.
Each character page has a stroke animation, a step-by-step diagram and a tracing exercise. Dakuten forms (が, ぱ…) and small kana (ゃ, っ…) are not separate entries yet. Next: the Katakana chart or the JLPT N5 kanji.