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Hiragana
Hiragana is the most basic form of Japanese writing. Each character should represent a syllable, and Dakuten ( ’’ ) can be added to some characters to change how they sound.
Vowels
A - あ
I - い
U - う
E - え
O - お
K
Ka - か
Ki - き
Ku- く
Ke - け
Ko - こ
G
Ga - が
Gi - ぎ
Gu - ぐ
Ge - げ
Go - ご
S
Sa - さ
Shi - し (there is no "si")
Su - す
Se - せ
So - そ
Z
Za - ざ
Ji - じ (there is no "zi")
Zu - ず
Ze - ぜ
Zo - ぞ
T
Ta -た
Chi - ち (there is no "ti")
Tsu - つ (there is no "tu")
Te - て
To - と
D
Da - だ
Ji - ぢ
Dzu - ず
De - で
Do - ど
N
Na - な
Ni - に
Nu - ぬ
Ne - ね
No - の
H
Ha - は
Hi - ひ
Fu - ふ (there is no "hu")
Hi - ひ
Ho - ほ
B
Ba - ば
Bi - び
Bu - ぶ
Be - べ
Bo - ぼ
P
Pa - ぱ
Pi - ぴ
Pu - ぷ
Pe - ぺ
Po - ぽ
M
Ma - ま
Mi - み
Mu - む
Me - め
Mo - も
Y
Ya - や
Yu - ゆ
Yo - よ
R
Ra - ら
Ri - り
Ru - る
Re - れ
Ro - ろ
W
Wa - わ
Wo - を
Single Consonants
N - ん
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