Hiragana chart
Hiragana (ひらがな) is one of the two phonetic alphabets used to write Japanese. It has 46 base characters, each representing a single sound (mora). Hiragana is used for native Japanese words, grammatical particles, verb endings, and any word for which the kanji is not known or commonly used. Mastering hiragana is the first step of any Japanese course and usually takes between one and three weeks of focused practice.
Katakana chart
Katakana (カタカナ) is the second phonetic alphabet, also with 46 base characters that represent the same sounds as hiragana. It is used primarily for loanwords (パン, コーヒー), foreign names, scientific terms, onomatopoeia, and emphasis. Because the sounds map one-to-one to hiragana, learners often find katakana easier to learn second — though the angular shapes take a little longer to recognise at speed.
Kanji chart (JLPT N5 to N1)
The kanji chart covers 1,379 characters across all JLPT levels — roughly 100 for N5, 300 for N4, 650 for N3, 1,000 for N2 and 2,000+ for N1. Click any kanji to hear its reading and see common compound words. Each entry shows the on'yomi (Chinese-derived) and kun'yomi (native Japanese) readings, the English meaning, and the JLPT level the kanji is introduced at.
How to use the charts
Tap a character to hear it pronounced by the speech engine. Use the chart as a quick reference while you work through the grammar notes or the vocabulary lists. For structured writing practice, the kana sandbox on the Tools page lets you trace each character with stroke order.