What is the equivalent of "alphabetical order" in Japanese?


I know there's あいうえお, but what about at the consonant level? Also, are there
any common mnemonics used by Japanese children to remember these?




Hiragana syllables are always schematised in a given order which is this one
(from right to left, as you may already know):

* * *

**HIRAGANA** ![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4i20B.png)

* * *

**KATAKANA** ![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HpQ3E.jpg)

* * *

After a while I started Japanese, I also found this video, the [Japanese
Alphabet song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMkJAzbWQc) (only for
hiragana), that can be interesting for absolute beginners.

One of the best ways to remember Hiragana (and Katakana as well), in my
opinion, is to write vocabulary words using Hiragana. It might seem banal, but
it works.  
After you master it, you can start learning Kanji to substitute the "hiragana
word" with the appropriate Kanji. I remember I used to write them, some
examples are:

  * しんせつ ( _kindness/gentleness_ which is 親切);
  * つくえ ( _desk/table_ which is 机);
  * やま ( _mountain_ which is 山). 




Hiragana syllables are always schematised in a given order which is this one
(from right to left, as you may already know):

* * *

**HIRAGANA** ![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4i20B.png)

* * *

**KATAKANA** ![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HpQ3E.jpg)

* * *

After a while I started Japanese, I also found this video, the [Japanese
Alphabet song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMkJAzbWQc) (only for
hiragana), that can be interesting for absolute beginners.

One of the best ways to remember Hiragana (and Katakana as well), in my
opinion, is to write vocabulary words using Hiragana. It might seem banal, but
it works.  
After you master it, you can start learning Kanji to substitute the "hiragana
word" with the appropriate Kanji. I remember I used to write them, some
examples are:

  * しんせつ ( _kindness/gentleness_ which is 親切);
  * つくえ ( _desk/table_ which is 机);
  * やま ( _mountain_ which is 山). 

