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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:
- 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。

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