Besides the 46 basic Hiragana, some modified Hiragana are also used in Japanese.
Modified Hiragana 1
The sounds of Katakana with two dots or a little circle are same as Hiragana with two dots or a little circle;
C / V | a | i | u | e | o |
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ga | gi | gu | ge | go | |
z | ![]() |
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za | ji | zu | ze | zo | |
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da | ji | zu | de | do | |
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ba | bi | bu | be | bo | |
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pa | pi | pu | pe | po |
ヂ and ヅ are not generally used.
Modified Katakana 2
The sounds of Katakana with palatalized consonants are same as Hiragana with palatalized consonants;
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ky | ![]() |
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kya | kyu | kyo | |
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sha | shu | sho | |
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cha | chu | cho | |
ny | ![]() |
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nya | nyu | nyo | |
hy | ![]() |
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hya | hyu | hyo | |
my | ![]() |
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mya | myu | myo | |
ry | ![]() |
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rya | ryu | ryo | |
gy | ![]() |
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gya | gyu | gyo | |
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ja | ju | jo | |
by | ![]() |
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bya | byu | byo | |
py | ![]() |
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pya | pyu | pyo |