Hiragana chart

A sailor's anchor with a rope looped around it. "Ah, drop the anchor!"

Two eels standing side by side, the left one taller with its tail flicking up. (り, the reeds, has the taller one on the right.)

A capital U has tipped over onto its side, with a little line above it: "Oops!"

A small storm cloud fires a zigzag lightning bolt: pure energy.

An octopus hugs a ship's mast and waves one arm: "Oh!"

A karaoke singer belts out a song, arms wide, a music note floating beside them.

It is a key: two teeth (the two bars) on a long shaft and a round handle at the bottom.

A cuckoo calls with its beak wide open: "Cu-ckoo!"

Two strands of kelp sway on the sea floor, and a little fish swims across.

Two koi fish swimming one above the other in a round pond.

A satellite in space: solar panels across, a big dish below.

She has one long ponytail that flicks up at the end.

A super water slide: straight down, round the loop and into the splash pool.

A tower crane: "Set it down here!"

A bendy soda straw: zigzag at the top, long curve at the bottom.

A drummer finishes a drum roll on a big drum: "Ta-da!"

A red-hot chili pepper hangs on its stem.

A tsunami: one big wave curling over.

A capital T bends its leg back like a hook: "Ten out of ten!"

A yellow rubber duck: a bath toy.

A nun kneels to pray in front of a cross.

A needle with its thread looped across into two lines.

Chopsticks pinch a ramen noodle, its end curling into a little loop. (め, the medal, has no loop.)

A worried cat sits up very straight and curls its tail into a knot: "Never touch my tail!" (れ, the dancer, has no loop.)

A big "No!" sign: a circle with a slash, drawn in one swirl.

Read it like letters: the line and the cross make a capital H, and the loop is a little a. H + a = "Ha!"

A penguin waves one flipper and giggles: "Hee hee!"

Mount Fuji: a snowy peak in the middle and a little hill on each side.

A hiker reaches the top of a little hill and shouts "Hello!"

A golf ball rolls toward the flag: "Hole in one!"

A marionette: the stick with two crossbars is the puppeteer's handle, and the little puppet hangs below it.

み looks like the number 21. "Me? I'm 21!"

A cow's head going "Moo!"

A gold medal on its ribbon. (ぬ, the noodle, ends in a loop.)

A fishing hook with two worms on it to catch more fish.

A yacht: one big curved sail, a slanted mast and a pennant.

A big tropical fish swims right up to you.

A yo-yo hanging from a string.

A rabbit sitting sideways: the little dash is its ear and the curve is its round back and belly.

Two reeds by the river; the right reed is taller. (い, the eels, has the taller one on the left.)

A kangaroo with her joey peeking out of the pouch: the little loop. (ろ, the road, has no loop.)

A flamenco dancer in a red dress kicks up her long ruffled train. (ね, the cat, ends in a loop.)

A road with no loop at the end, just rolling on. (る, the kangaroo, ends in a loop.)

A watering can gives a sunflower a drink.

A surfer wobbles on a big wave: "Whoa!"

It looks like a handwritten lowercase n with a tail.

か + ゛ (dakuten) = が: ka → ga.

き + ゛ (dakuten) = ぎ: ki → gi.

く + ゛ (dakuten) = ぐ: ku → gu.

け + ゛ (dakuten) = げ: ke → ge.

こ + ゛ (dakuten) = ご: ko → go.

さ + ゛ (dakuten) = ざ: sa → za.

し + ゛ (dakuten) = じ: shi → ji, not "zi".

す + ゛ (dakuten) = ず: su → zu.

せ + ゛ (dakuten) = ぜ: se → ze.

そ + ゛ (dakuten) = ぞ: so → zo.

た + ゛ (dakuten) = だ: ta → da.

ち + ゛ (dakuten) = ぢ: chi → ji, the same sound as じ.

つ + ゛ (dakuten) = づ: tsu → zu, the same sound as ず.

て + ゛ (dakuten) = で: te → de.

と + ゛ (dakuten) = ど: to → do.

は + ゛ (dakuten) = ば: ha → ba.

ひ + ゛ (dakuten) = び: hi → bi.

ふ + ゛ (dakuten) = ぶ: fu → bu.

へ + ゛ (dakuten) = べ: he → be.

ほ + ゛ (dakuten) = ぼ: ho → bo.

は + ゜ (handakuten) = ぱ: ha → pa.

ひ + ゜ (handakuten) = ぴ: hi → pi.

ふ + ゜ (handakuten) = ぷ: fu → pu.

へ + ゜ (handakuten) = ぺ: he → pe.

ほ + ゜ (handakuten) = ぽ: ho → po.