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- Reading order - the table below should be
read in the following order:
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read each a, i, u, e, o section from top to bottom and then from right to left:
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then read each ya, yu, yo combination
Japanese sound section from top to bottom and then
from right to left:
- Exceptions
- Sound equivalents - each katakana character
has a hiragana and a romaji sound
equivalent:
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| n |
w |
r |
y |
m |
h |
n |
t |
s |
k |
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ン |
ワ |
ラ |
ヤ |
マ |
ハ |
ナ |
タ |
サ |
カ |
ア |
a |
| |
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リ |
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ミ |
ヒ |
ニ |
チ |
シ |
キ |
イ |
i |
| |
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ル |
ユ |
ム |
フ |
ヌ |
ツ |
ス |
ク |
ウ |
u |
| |
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レ |
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メ |
ヘ |
ネ |
テ |
セ |
ケ |
エ |
e |
| |
ヲ |
ロ |
ヨ |
モ |
ホ |
ノ |
ト |
ソ |
コ |
オ |
o |
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b |
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d |
z |
g |
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バ |
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ダ |
ザ |
ガ |
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a |
| |
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ビ |
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ジ |
ギ |
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i |
| |
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ブ |
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ズ |
グ |
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u |
| |
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ベ |
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デ |
ゼ |
ゲ |
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e |
| |
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ボ |
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ド |
ゾ |
ゴ |
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o |
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p |
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パ |
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a |
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ピ |
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i |
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プ |
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u |
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ペ |
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e |
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ポ |
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o |
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r |
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m |
h |
n |
ch |
sh |
k |
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| |
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リャ |
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ミャ |
ヒャ |
ニャ |
チャ |
シャ |
キャ |
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ya |
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リュ |
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ミュ |
ヒュ |
ニュ |
チュ |
シュ |
キュ |
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yu |
| |
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リョ |
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ミョ |
ヒョ |
ニョ |
チョ |
ショ |
キョ |
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yo |
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b |
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j |
g |
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ビャ |
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ジャ |
ギャ |
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ya |
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ビュ |
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ジュ |
ギュ |
|
yu |
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ビョ |
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ジョ |
ギョ |
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yo |
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p |
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ピャ |
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ya |
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ピュ |
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yu |
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ピョ |
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yo |
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The consonants and vowels used to form
Japanese sounds - read
romaji |
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Basic katakana
characters (click each character
for more information) |
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Combination Japanese sounds |
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Exceptions |
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