CJK Symbols : Ideograms: Japanese Ideograms: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana characters
Explore Japanese ideograms, including Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana characters. Add Japanese flair to your content with these symbols. Check out Alphanumeric Symbols: Superscripts and Subscripts for more unique symbols.
Kanji (from the Joyo Kanji list):
亜
唖
娃
阿
哀
愛
挨
姶
逢
葵
茜
穐
悪
握
渥
旭
葦
芦
鯵
梓
圧
斡
扱
宛
姐
虻
飴
絢
綾
鮎
或
粟
袷
安
庵
按
暗
案
闇
鞍
杏
以
伊
位
依
偉
囲
夷
委
威
尉
惟
意
慰
易
椅
為
畏
異
移
維
緯
胃
萎
衣
謂
違
遺
医
井
亥
域
育
郁
磯
一
壱
逸
茨
芋
引
因
陰
飲
隠
韻
吋
右
宇
烏
羽
迂
雨
卯
鵜
窺
丑
碓
臼
渦
Hiragana:
あ
い
う
え
お
か
き
く
け
こ
さ
し
す
せ
そ
た
ち
つ
て
と
な
に
ぬ
ね
の
は
ひ
ふ
へ
ほ
ま
み
む
め
も
や
ゆ
よ
ら
り
る
れ
ろ
わ
を
ん
Katakana:
ア
イ
ウ
エ
オ
カ
キ
ク
ケ
コ
サ
シ
ス
セ
ソ
タ
チ
ツ
テ
ト
ナ
ニ
ヌ
ネ
ノ
ハ
ヒ
フ
ヘ
ホ
マ
ミ
ム
メ
モ
ヤ
ユ
ヨ
ラ
リ
ル
レ
ロ
ワ
ヲ
ン
The exact number of Japanese symbols (ideograms or characters) available in the world can be quite extensive. The Japanese writing system primarily uses three types of characters:
- Kanji: These are adopted Chinese characters used in Japanese writing. There are over 50,000 kanji characters in existence, but the Joyo Kanji, a list of commonly used kanji for everyday purposes, consists of 2,136 characters.
- Hiragana: A phonetic script used for native Japanese words and grammar. There are 46 basic hiragana characters.
- Katakana: Another phonetic script used primarily for foreign words, names, and technical terms. It also consists of 46 basic katakana characters.
In total, when considering all kanji, hiragana, and katakana characters, the number is vast. However, for practical purposes, the Joyo Kanji list and the basic sets of hiragana and katakana cover the most commonly used characters in everyday writing and communication.
(This covers a significant portion of Japanese kanji along with hiragana and katakana characters. Including every possible kanji would be an enormous task given the thousands of characters, so this selection focuses on a broad representation of commonly used kanji, hiragana, and katakana.)