Hiragana and katakana chartあいうえお表
Basic soundsせいおん
| a | i | u | e | o |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あアa | いイi | うウu | えエe | おオo |
| かカka | きキki | くクku | けケke | こコko |
| さサsa | しシshi | すスsu | せセse | そソso |
| たタta | ちチchi | つツtsu | てテte | とトto |
| なナna | にニni | ぬヌnu | ねネne | のノno |
| はハha | ひヒhi | ふフfu | へヘhe | ほホho |
| まマma | みミmi | むムmu | めメme | もモmo |
| やヤya | ゆユyu | よヨyo | ||
| らラra | りリri | るルru | れレre | ろロro |
| わワwa | をヲwo | |||
| んンn |
し is shi, ち is chi, つ is tsu and ふ is fu. を sounds the same as お and is used only as a particle. ん is one beat on its own.
Voiced sounds゛ and ゜
| a | i | u | e | o |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| がガga | ぎギgi | ぐグgu | げゲge | ごゴgo |
| ざザza | じジji | ずズzu | ぜゼze | ぞゾzo |
| だダda | ぢヂji | づヅzu | でデde | どドdo |
| ばバba | びビbi | ぶブbu | べベbe | ぼボbo |
| ぱパpa | ぴピpi | ぷプpu | ぺペpe | ぽポpo |
Two small dots (゛) or a small circle (゜) change the sound; the kana underneath are the ones above. じ and ぢ, ず and づ sound the same, and じ and ず are the ones normally used.
Combined soundsようおん
| ya | yu | yo |
|---|---|---|
| きゃキャkya | きゅキュkyu | きょキョkyo |
| しゃシャsha | しゅシュshu | しょショsho |
| ちゃチャcha | ちゅチュchu | ちょチョcho |
| にゃニャnya | にゅニュnyu | にょニョnyo |
| ひゃヒャhya | ひゅヒュhyu | ひょヒョhyo |
| みゃミャmya | みゅミュmyu | みょミョmyo |
| りゃリャrya | りゅリュryu | りょリョryo |
| ぎゃギャgya | ぎゅギュgyu | ぎょギョgyo |
| じゃジャja | じゅジュju | じょジョjo |
| びゃビャbya | びゅビュbyu | びょビョbyo |
| ぴゃピャpya | ぴゅピュpyu | ぴょピョpyo |
A small ゃ ゅ ょ joins the kana before it into one beat. きょ (kyo) is one beat; きよ (kiyo) is two.
Small tsuちいさい っ
A small っ is one beat too: a short pause before the next sound. きて (kite, "come") has two beats; きって (kitte, "stamp") has three.
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