46 beautiful solid beech wood blocks. The blocks measure 4cm x 4cm. The design includes the 46 character hiragana alphabet as well as 25 hiragana characters with dakuten and handakuten diacritical marks. Each block also has the katakana for each letter in the bottom right corner, and also the romaji in the bottom middle which is the English pronunciation for the letter. In addition there are 33 yōon characters, for a total of 104 different characters. In addition, there are 46 animals with hiragana and the corresponding kanij on another side. The blocks are rounded out with numbers, foods, colors, and shapes. Perfect for toddlers, kids, and Japanese learners.