Free Printable Hiragana Practice Sheets (PDF)
Hiragana is the first Japanese script learners meet: it spells grammar endings, particles and native words that are not written in kanji. This PDF starts with a full gojūon hiragana chart with rōmaji, then gives you a tracing row for every one of the 46 basic characters: a model, three grey copies to trace and empty squares to write on your own.
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What’s on the page
- Pages
- 5: hiragana chart, 3 tracing worksheets, 1 blank practice page
- Characters
- 46 basic hiragana (あ, か, さ …); the chart also shows dakuten, handakuten, yōon, small っ and how to write long vowels
- How it was made
- Prepared with the help of AI. Every character and its rōmaji were checked against the Unicode standard. Spotted a mistake? Write to contact@lsnotebooks.com.
- Squares
- about 14.5 mm with dashed centre guides, Name and Date line on each worksheet
- Paper sizes
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4
Tips
- Trace the grey characters slowly, then write the character on your own in the empty squares.
- Say the sound out loud as you write, so the shape and the reading stick together.
- Use the centre guides to keep each character balanced and the same size.
- Learn one column of the chart at a time and review the earlier ones every day.
