The Kana
The katakana and hiragana characters are given with their names and pronunciation. The pronunciations given are not the only correct ones.
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A Row |
a ah |
i ee |
u uu |
e eh |
o oh |
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KA Row |
ka kah |
ki kee |
ku kuu |
ke kay |
ko koe |
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GA Row |
ga gah |
gi gee |
gu goo |
ge gay |
go go |
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SA Row |
sa sah |
shi she |
su sue |
se say |
so soe |
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ZA Row |
za zah |
ji jee |
zu zoo |
ze zay |
zo zoe |
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TA Row |
ta tah |
chi chee |
tsu t'sue |
te tay |
to toe |
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DA Row |
da dah |
ji jee |
zu zoo |
de day |
do doe |
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NA Row |
na nah |
ni nee |
nu nuu |
ne nay |
no noe |
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HA Row |
ha hah |
hi he |
fu fuu |
he hay |
ho hoe |
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BA Row |
ba bah |
bi bee |
bu boo |
be bay |
bo boe |
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PA Row |
pa pah |
pi pee |
pu puu |
pe pay |
po poe |
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MA Row |
ma mah |
mi me |
mu moo |
me may |
mo moe |
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YA Row |
ya yah |
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yu yuu |
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yo yoe |
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RA Row |
ra rah |
ri ree |
ru rue |
re ray |
ro roe |
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WA Row |
wa wah |
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o oh |
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KYA Row |
kya q'yah |
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kyu que |
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kyo q-yoe |
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GYA Row |
gya g'yah |
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gyu g'yuu |
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gyo g'yoe |
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SHA Row |
sha yah |
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shu yuu |
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sho yoe |
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JA Row |
ja jah |
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ju juu |
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jo joe |
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CHA Row |
cha chah |
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chu chuu |
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cho choe |
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JYA Row |
ja jah |
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ju juu |
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jo joe |
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NYA Row |
nya ne-yah |
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nyu ne-yuu |
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nyo ne-yoe |
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HYA Row |
hya he-yah |
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hyu he-yuu |
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hyo he-yoe |
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BYA Row |
bya b'yah |
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byu b'yuu |
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byo b'yoe |
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PYA Row |
pya p'yah |
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pyu p'yuu |
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pyo p'yoe |
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MYA Row |
mya me-yah |
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myu me-yuu |
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myo me-yoe |
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RYA Row |
rya re-yah |
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ryu re-yuu |
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ryo re-yoe |
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