Simple Japanese Hiragana chart, read from top right down each column. Hiragana character followed by the English pronunciation in Romaji. Remember, the vowels sounds are:"a" is always pronounced like the "u" in umbrella,"i" is always like "i" in igloo, "u" is always "oo"-book, "e" is always like "e"-egg,"o" is always like "o"-orange.I hope this reference chart helps.