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Table
  • Reading order - the table below should be read in the following order:
    • read each a, i, u, e, o basic Japanese sound section from top to bottom and then from right to left:

      • ie:  a   i   u   e   o   ka   ki   ku   ke   ko

    • then read each ya, yu, yo combination Japanese sound section from top to bottom and then from right to left:

      • ie:  kya   kyu   kyo

  • Forming a Japanese sound

    • to form a Japanese sound, combine a consonant from a horizontal row with a vowel from a vertical row:

      • ie:  k  +  a  =  ka

      • ie:  k  +  ya  =  kya

  • Exceptions
    • ie:  shi ,  chi ,  tsu ,  ji  - different sound, read pronunciation

    • ie:  fu ,  wa  - two ways to pronounce, read pronunciation

    • ie:  sha ,  shu ,  sho ,  cha ,  chu ,  cho  - all drop the "y"

  • Sound equivalents - each romaji has a hiragana and a katakana sound equivalent:
    • ie: romaji  "a"  =  hiragana  あ  =  katakana  ア

n w r y m h n t s k    
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a a
    ri   mi hi ni chi shi ki i i
    ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u u
    re   me he ne te se ke e e
  wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o o
          b   d z g    
          ba   da za ga   a
          bi     ji gi   i
          bu     zu gu   u
          be   de ze ge   e
          bo   do zo go   o
          p            
          pa           a
          pi           i
          pu           u
          pe           e
          po           o
    r   m h n ch sh k    
    rya   mya hya nya cha sha kya   ya
    ryu   myu hyu nyu chu shu kyu   yu
    ryo   myo hyo nyo cho sho kyo   yo
          b     j g    
          bya     jya gya   ya
          byu     jyu gyu   yu
          byo     jyo gyo   yo
          p            
          pya           ya
          pyu           yu
          pyo           yo
  The consonants and vowels used to form Japanese sounds
  Basic Japanese sounds (click each sound for more information)
  Combination Japanese sounds
  Exceptions
Making words - you can easily make words and communicate in Japanese using romaji.
  • Good afternoon. (hello)
    •  ko  +  n  +  ni  +  chi  +  wa  =  Konnichi wa.
      • こんにちは。
  • How are you?
    •  o  +  ge  +  n  +  ki  +  de  +  su  +  ka  =  Ogenki desu ka?
      • お元気ですか
  • Fine, thank you.
    •  ge  +  n  +  ki  +  de  +  su  =  Genki desu.
      • 元気です。
  • How about you?
    •  a  +  na  +  ta  +  wa  =  Anata wa?
      • あなたは。
  • Goodbye. (long-term)
    •  sa  +  yo  +  u  +  na  +  ra  =  Sayounara.
      • さようなら。
Next step - Learn Hiragana.
 
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