Hiragana Voiced Sounds: Full Dakuon and Handakuon Chart for Beginners

The dakuon and handakuon chart below shows all 25 voiced and semi-voiced hiragana characters — the sounds you get by adding a dakuten (゛) or handakuten (゜) mark to basic hiragana. Each card shows the character with romaji pronunciation. Tap any character to hear it spoken in natural Japanese.

だくおん · はんだくおんDakuon & Handakuon

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濁音 — Dakuon (voiced sounds) — add ゛to make new sounds

	a	i	u	e	o

半濁音 — Handakuon (semi-voiced sounds) — add ゜to h-row

	a	i	u	e	o

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Dakuon (゛) adds voicing to k, s, t, h rows. Handakuon (゜) only applies to the h-row, turning は→ぱ. 25 characters total.

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What Are Dakuon and Handakuon?

Dakuon (濁音) are voiced hiragana sounds made by adding two small dots — called a dakuten (゛) — to certain basic hiragana characters. Handakuon (半濁音) are semi-voiced sounds made by adding a small circle — called a handakuten (゜) — to the h-row only. Together they add 25 new sounds to your Japanese without learning new stroke patterns.

Which Rows Get a Dakuten?

Only 4 rows from basic hiragana can take a dakuten mark:

K row → G row · か→が、き→ぎ、く→ぐ、け→げ、こ→ご
S row → Z row · さ→ざ、し→じ、す→ず、せ→ぜ、そ→ぞ
T row → D row · た→だ、て→で、と→ど
H row → B row · は→ば、ひ→び、ふ→ぶ、へ→べ、ほ→ぼ

💡 Note: ぢ (ji) and づ (zu) in the D row sound identical to じ and ず in modern Japanese. You will see them in some words but they are rare.

What About Handakuon?

The handakuten (゜) only works on the H row — nowhere else. It turns every h-sound into a p-sound: は→ぱ、ひ→ぴ、ふ→ぷ、へ→ぺ、ほ→ぽ. These 5 characters are called the P row (ぱ行) and complete the full voiced sound set.

How Long Does It Take to Learn Them?

Honestly, if you already know basic hiragana, one or two days is enough. You are not learning new shapes — just recognising a small mark on characters you already know. The hardest part is remembering that the T row only gets 3 dakuon (not 5) and that the handakuten only works on the H row. Use the chart above, tap through each row out loud, and it will stick fast.