Hiragana And Katakana Japanese Alphabet Print Set Hiragana Etsy 日本 Hiragana is the main alphabet or character set for Japanese Japanese also consists of two other character sets Kanji (Chinese characters), which we will get into later, and another There are two types of kana (letters) in Japanese hiragana and katakana Hiragana is used for words that are of Japanese origin and is much more prevalent, while katakana is used え hiragana