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Japanese Hiragana Alphabet
The 46 core modern Japanese kana with common romaji readings and guidance for recognizing syllable-based geocaching clues.
あ
aい
iう
uえ
eお
oか
kaき
kiく
kuけ
keこ
koさ
saし
shiす
suせ
seそ
soた
taち
chiつ
tsuて
teと
toな
naに
niぬ
nuね
neの
noは
haひ
hiふ
fuへ
heほ
hoま
maみ
miむ
muめ
meも
moや
yaゆ
yuよ
yoら
raり
riる
ruれ
reろ
roわ
waを
woん
nThese are kana syllables, not direct A–Z equivalents. Small characters, dakuten/handakuten marks and long-vowel marks change readings.
Geocaching tip: If a message contains a repeated sequence of Japanese kana, transliterate its sounds before trying English word ciphers.
Reference conventions: Kana gojūon chart