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Let's now learn the Japanese letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.
あ | [a] as in Alabama |
い | [i] as in ink |
う | [oo] as in tool |
え | [e] as in egg |
お | [o] as in old |
は | [ha] as in hard |
ひ | [hi] as in hips |
ふ | [fu] as in full |
へ | [he] as in help |
ほ | [ho] as in home |
か | [ka] as in Mecca |
き | [ki] as in kiss |
く | [ko] as in cook |
け | [ke] as in ken |
こ | [ko] as in cold |
ま | [ma] as in mask |
み | [mi] as in mill |
む | [mu] as in mule |
め | [me] as in men |
も | [mo] as in more |
さ | [sa] as in sat |
し | [shi] as in ship |
す | [su] as in suit |
せ | [se] as in set |
そ | [so] as in soy |
や | [ya] as in yard |
ゆ | [yu] as in you |
よ | [yo] as in yoga |
た | [ta] as in task |
ち | [chi] as in chin |
つ | [tsu] as in tsunami |
て | [te] as in ten |
と | [to] as in top |
ら | [ra] as in rank |
り | [ri] as in ring |
る | [ru] as in ruby |
れ | [re] as in red |
ろ | [ro] as in rope |
な | [na] as in now |
に | [ni] as in niece |
ぬ | [nu] as in nude |
ね | [ne] as in net |
の | [no] as in knock |
わ | [wa] as in what |
ゐ | [wi] as in wing |
ん | [n] as in nice |
ゑ | [we] as in wet |
を | [wo] as in won |
The above letters in Japanese should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Japanese, Japanese homepage, or Japanese Grammar. Japanese quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.
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