{
  "name": "Japanese Symbols Copy and Paste あ 85+ Hiragana & Kanji",
  "slug": "japanese",
  "section": "languages",
  "canonical": "https://www.symbolstocopyandpaste.com/languages/japanese/",
  "description": "1-Click copy & paste 85+ Japanese symbols: Hiragana (あ い う), Katakana, circled Kanji (㊞ ㊩), and Japanese aesthetic brackets for bios.",
  "symbol_count": 93,
  "symbols": [
    {
      "char": "ぁ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small A",
      "hex": "U+3041",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "あ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter A",
      "hex": "U+3042",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぃ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small I",
      "hex": "U+3043",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "い",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter I",
      "hex": "U+3044",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぅ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small U",
      "hex": "U+3045",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "う",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter U",
      "hex": "U+3046",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぇ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small E",
      "hex": "U+3047",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "え",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter E",
      "hex": "U+3048",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぉ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small O",
      "hex": "U+3049",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "お",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter O",
      "hex": "U+304A",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "か",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ka",
      "hex": "U+304B",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "が",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ga",
      "hex": "U+304C",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "き",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ki",
      "hex": "U+304D",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぎ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Gi",
      "hex": "U+304E",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "く",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ku",
      "hex": "U+304F",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぐ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Gu",
      "hex": "U+3050",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "け",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ke",
      "hex": "U+3051",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "げ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ge",
      "hex": "U+3052",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "こ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ko",
      "hex": "U+3053",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ご",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Go",
      "hex": "U+3054",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "さ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Sa",
      "hex": "U+3055",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ざ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Za",
      "hex": "U+3056",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "し",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Si",
      "hex": "U+3057",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "じ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Zi",
      "hex": "U+3058",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "す",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Su",
      "hex": "U+3059",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ず",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Zu",
      "hex": "U+305A",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "せ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Se",
      "hex": "U+305B",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぜ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ze",
      "hex": "U+305C",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "そ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter So",
      "hex": "U+305D",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぞ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Zo",
      "hex": "U+305E",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "た",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ta",
      "hex": "U+305F",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "だ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Da",
      "hex": "U+3060",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ち",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ti",
      "hex": "U+3061",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぢ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Di",
      "hex": "U+3062",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "っ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small Tu",
      "hex": "U+3063",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "つ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Tu",
      "hex": "U+3064",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "づ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Du",
      "hex": "U+3065",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "て",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Te",
      "hex": "U+3066",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "で",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter De",
      "hex": "U+3067",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "と",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter To",
      "hex": "U+3068",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ど",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Do",
      "hex": "U+3069",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "な",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Na",
      "hex": "U+306A",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "に",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ni",
      "hex": "U+306B",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぬ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Nu",
      "hex": "U+306C",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ね",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ne",
      "hex": "U+306D",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "の",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter No",
      "hex": "U+306E",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "は",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ha",
      "hex": "U+306F",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ば",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ba",
      "hex": "U+3070",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぱ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Pa",
      "hex": "U+3071",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ひ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Hi",
      "hex": "U+3072",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "び",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Bi",
      "hex": "U+3073",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぴ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Pi",
      "hex": "U+3074",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ふ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Hu",
      "hex": "U+3075",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぶ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Bu",
      "hex": "U+3076",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぷ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Pu",
      "hex": "U+3077",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "へ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter He",
      "hex": "U+3078",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "べ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Be",
      "hex": "U+3079",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぺ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Pe",
      "hex": "U+307A",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ほ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ho",
      "hex": "U+307B",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぼ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Bo",
      "hex": "U+307C",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ぽ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Po",
      "hex": "U+307D",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ま",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ma",
      "hex": "U+307E",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "み",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Mi",
      "hex": "U+307F",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "む",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Mu",
      "hex": "U+3080",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "め",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Me",
      "hex": "U+3081",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "も",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Mo",
      "hex": "U+3082",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ゃ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small Ya",
      "hex": "U+3083",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "や",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ya",
      "hex": "U+3084",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ゅ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small Yu",
      "hex": "U+3085",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ゆ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Yu",
      "hex": "U+3086",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ょ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small Yo",
      "hex": "U+3087",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "よ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Yo",
      "hex": "U+3088",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ら",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ra",
      "hex": "U+3089",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "り",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ri",
      "hex": "U+308A",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "る",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ru",
      "hex": "U+308B",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "れ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Re",
      "hex": "U+308C",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ろ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ro",
      "hex": "U+308D",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ゎ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Small Wa",
      "hex": "U+308E",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "わ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Wa",
      "hex": "U+308F",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ゐ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Wi",
      "hex": "U+3090",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ゑ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter We",
      "hex": "U+3091",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "を",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Wo",
      "hex": "U+3092",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ん",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter N",
      "hex": "U+3093",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ゔ",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Vu",
      "hex": "U+3094",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ァ",
      "name": "Katakana Letter Small A",
      "hex": "U+30A1",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ア",
      "name": "Katakana Letter A",
      "hex": "U+30A2",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "㍿",
      "name": "Square Corporation",
      "hex": "U+337F",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "(◕‿◕✿) 🌸 あ",
      "name": "Left Parenthesis Circle With All But Upper Left Quadrant Black",
      "hex": "U+0028 U+25D5 U+203F U+25D5 U+273F U+0029 U+0020 U+1F338 U+0020 U+3042",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ア 桜 ✨ 🗼",
      "name": "Katakana Letter A Space",
      "hex": "U+30A2 U+0020 U+685C U+0020 U+2728 U+0020 U+1F5FC",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "笑 😆 ✌️",
      "name": "Japanese Warai Smile Combo",
      "hex": "U+0077 U+0077 U+0077 U+0020 U+7B11 U+0020 U+1F606 U+0020 U+270C U+FE0F",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "㍿ 〒 📑 💼",
      "name": "Square Corporation Space",
      "hex": "U+337F U+0020 U+3012 U+0020 U+1F4D1 U+0020 U+1F4BC",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ねぇ ✨ 💖 🌸",
      "name": "Hiragana Letter Ne Hiragana Letter Small E",
      "hex": "U+306D U+3047 U+0020 U+2728 U+0020 U+1F496 U+0020 U+1F338",
      "html": null
    },
    {
      "char": "ドキドキ 💓 ⚡",
      "name": "Katakana Letter Do Katakana Letter Ki",
      "hex": "U+30C9 U+30AD U+30C9 U+30AD U+0020 U+1F493 U+0020 U+26A1",
      "html": null
    }
  ],
  "combos": [],
  "faqs": [
    {
      "q": "What is the difference between Hiragana, Katakana, and Japanese symbols?",
      "a": "Hiragana (ひらがな) features flowing, cursive strokes used for native Japanese words and grammatical inflections. Katakana (カタカナ) uses sharp, angular strokes primarily for foreign loanwords and sound effects. Special symbols (like㍿) are condensed typographic ligatures designed for business, postal, and calendrical notations."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the square symbol ㍿ represent in Japanese?",
      "a": "The symbol㍿(U+337F) is a square CJK typographic ligature that condenses the four kanji characters株式会社(Kabushiki Kaisha) into the space of a single square character. It represents a registered joint-stock company or corporation in Japan."
    },
    {
      "q": "How do small kana like っ, ゃ, and ゅ change Japanese pronunciation?",
      "a": "Small kana perform specialized phonetic duties: small tsu (っ) introduces a short acoustic pause or doubled consonant (sokuon), while small y-row kana (ゃ,ゅ,ょ) attach to consonant kana to form blended glide sounds calledyōon(such asしゃsha orきょkyo)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Can I use these Japanese characters on social media without installing a Japanese keyboard?",
      "a": "Yes. All characters in this directory are standard Unicode symbols supported natively across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. You do not need to install an IME or Japanese keyboard layout—simply click to copy and paste directly into any text field."
    }
  ]
}