Dakuten & Handakuten Chart
Modified Katakana with Diacritical Marks
Dakuten (゛): Changes voiceless sounds to voiced (k→g, s→z, t→d, h→b)
Handakuten (゜): Changes h-sounds to p-sounds
| A | I | U | E | O | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | ガ ga | ギ gi | グ gu | ゲ ge | ゴ go |
| Z | ザ za | ジ ji | ズ zu | ゼ ze | ゾ zo |
| D | ダ da | ヂ ji | ヅ zu | デ de | ド do |
| B | バ ba | ビ bi | ブ bu | ベ be | ボ bo |
| P | パ pa | ピ pi | プ pu | ペ pe | ポ po |
About dakuten and handakuten
The same dakuten (゛) and handakuten (゜) marks used in hiragana apply to katakana — they turn voiceless consonants voiced (カ ka → ガ ga, サ sa → ザ za, タ ta → ダ da, ハ ha → バ ba) or shift the H-row to the P-sound (ハ ha → パ pa). These modified sounds are especially common in loanwords, since many source languages use consonants Japanese's base sounds don't cover on their own — think ガイド (guide) or パン (bread, from Portuguese "pão").
This chart covers all 25 modified characters across the G, Z, D, B, and P rows.
Study alongside this chart
See Diacritical Marks Guide for the full explanation of how these sounds shift, then drill them in Study mode. If the 46 base characters aren't solid yet, start with the basic katakana chart first.
Next up: the contracted sounds chart, or test recall with a blank practice sheet.