| あ row | あ | 3 | Horizontal bar first, then sweep right, then loop left |
| い | 2 | Left curved stroke, then right curved stroke |
| う | 2 | Short top bar, then main curved body |
| え | 2 | Horizontal bar, then the cross + sweep |
| お | 3 | Horizontal, vertical, then the loop |
| か row | か | 3 | Horizontal, left diagonal, then right curve |
| き | 4 | Two horizontals, then a curve, then separate bottom vertical |
| く | 1 | Single angular stroke — very simple |
| け | 3 | Vertical, then horizontal bar, then right stroke |
| こ | 2 | Top horizontal, then bottom curved horizontal |
| さ row | さ | 3 | Two horizontals, then the curved stroke below (not 4!) |
| し | 1 | Single downward stroke curving to the right at bottom |
| す | 2 | Cross shape, then the looping lower part |
| せ | 3 | Horizontal, vertical, then bottom horizontal |
| そ | 2 | Small curve on top, then main looping stroke |
| た row | た | 4 | Horizontal, the long diagonal, short crossing horizontal, then vertical |
| ち | 3 | Top horizontal, short diagonal, then the large loop |
| つ | 1 | Single rightward curving stroke |
| て | 2 | Short upper curve, then the long hook stroke |
| と | 2 | Short horizontal, then the curved vertical with hook |
| な row | な | 4 | Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, then final loop |
| に | 3 | Two horizontals joined by a vertical, then last stroke right |
| ぬ | 3 | Left curve, then right curve with spiral-out loop — not the same as め |
| ね | 4 | Horizontal, vertical, then two more strokes for the loop and tail |
| の | 1 | Single looping stroke, ending open |
| は row | は | 3 | Vertical, then two right-side strokes — only 2 right parts |
| ひ | 2 | Left curve, then right diagonal closing inward |
| ふ | 4 | Top hat stroke, then 3 sweeping lower strokes |
| へ | 1 | Single mountain-peak stroke — the simplest character |
| ほ | 4 | Like は but with an extra final loop — 3 right-side parts total |
| ま row | ま | 3 | Short horizontal, long horizontal, then down-and-right loop |
| み | 2 | Small top loop, then long sweeping bottom stroke |
| む | 3 | Horizontal, the main body loop, then short upper right stroke |
| め | 2 | Left curve, then right stroke with loop that turns inward — not the same as ぬ |
| も | 3 | Short horizontal, long horizontal, then vertical with two side hooks |
| や row | や | 3 | Left diagonal, top right stroke, then bottom horizontal |
| ゆ | 3 | Left curve, the upper right branch, then lower horizontal |
| よ | 2 | Horizontal bar, then the main loop stroke |
| ら row | ら | 2 | Short curve on top, then main loop ending in tail |
| り | 2 | Left vertical, then right vertical with hook — simple |
| る | 2 | Short upper stroke, then main loop that closes — differs from ろ |
| れ | 3 | Vertical, then two right parts — similar top to ね but ends differently |
| ろ | 2 | Short upper stroke, then main loop that ends open — differs from る |
| わ row | わ | 2 | Vertical, then right curve — resembles れ but simpler |
| を | 3 | Two horizontals, then the long sweeping loop stroke |
| ん | ん | 1 | Single sweeping stroke — starts right, curves left, ends right with hook |
