Kana mapかな・カナ
Hiragana and katakana at a glance.
The sound grid
The core a i u e o grid: vowels, consonant rows, and standalone ん / ン.
Sound marks
゛ dakuten and ゜ handakuten create related rows like ga, za, ba, and pa.
Small blends
An i-column kana plus a small ゃ, ゅ, or ょ makes one blended sound.
Small っ / ッ
Doubles the next consonant.
さか
saka
さっかsakka
Long vowels
Katakana often uses ー; hiragana writes the vowel.
コーヒー
kōhī
おばあさんobaasan