Kana Chart 104q1x

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[ Printer-friendly PDF version ] This chart displays the hiragana and katakana symbols, and shows how they can be romanized or transliterated using a slightly modified version of the kunrei system. that transliteration is a type of spelling system, which may not always correspond directly to linguistically motivated mental representations. I. The "50 Sound" chart — basic kana syllabary

Hiragana is shown on the left, katakana on the right

see (II) for additional information







<e>



no onset; vowel only

あ|ア

い|イ

う|ウ

え|エ

お|オ

< k > onset

か|カ

き|キ

く|ク

け|ケ

こ|コ

< s > onset

さ|サ

し|シ

す|ス

せ|セ

そ|ソ

< t > onset

た|タ

ち|チ

つ|ツ

て|テ

と|ト

< n > onset

な|ナ

に|ニ

ぬ|ヌ

ね|ネ

の|ノ

< h > onset

は|ハ

ひ|ヒ

ふ|フ

へ|ヘ

ほ|ホ

< m > onset

ま|マ

み|ミ

む|ム

め|メ

も|モ

< y > onset

や|ヤ

< r > onset

ら|ラ

り|リ

< w > onset

わ|ワ

(ゐ | ヰ)

no longer used

Special kana for ʺmora nasalʺ (< N >):

ん|ン

ゆ|ユ る|ル

よ|ヨ れ|レ

ろ|ロ

(ゑ | ヱ)

(を | ヲ)

II. Hiragana from (I) with special uses

Kana Compositional value Special value は

< ha >

< wa > when used as ʹtopicʹ marker

へ

< he >

< e > when used as locative

を

(< wo > — no longer in use)

< o > when used as accusative case suffix

III. Consonant-glide combinations

Pa ern:

Use < Ci > kana plus small < ya yu yo > to make < Cya Cyu Cyo > き < ki > + ゃ small < ya > —> きゃ < kya > (katakana キャ)

Examples: に < ni > + ゅ small < yu > —> にゅ < nyu > (katakana ニュ) ち < ti > + ょ small < yo > —> ちょ < tyo > (katakana チョ)

IV. Kana with diacritics

Hiragana is shown on the left, katakana on the right





<e>



< g > onset が | ガ

ぎ|ギ

ぐ|グ

げ|ゲ

ご|ゴ

ざ|ザ

じ|ジ

ず|ズ

ぜ|ゼ

ぞ|ゾ

< d > onset だ | ダ

ぢ|ヂ

づ|ヅ

で|デ

ど|ド

< b > onset ば | バ

び|ビ

ぶ|ブ

べ|ベ

ぼ|ボ

< p > onset ぱ | パ

ぴ|ピ

ぷ|プ

ぺ|ペ

ぽ|ポ

< z > onset

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