Hiragana - Pronunciations 2 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
Putting two little dashes or dakuten at the upper right corner of a hiragana syllable
A
voices the consonant. It changes the pronunciation of the hiragana in the following ways k g s z t d h b
2
Q
が
A
ga
か (ka) → が (ga)
3
Q
ざ
A
za
さ (sa) → ざ (za)
4
Q
じ
A
ji
し (shi) → じ (ji)
5
Q
だ
A
da
た (ta) → だ (da)
6
Q
づ
A
つ (tsu) → づ (zu)
7
Q
ば
A
ba
は (ha) → ば (ba)
8
Q
Putting a little circle or handakuten at the upper right corner
A
changes the pronunciation of the は-ひ-ふ-へ-ほ hiragana
from and an h to a p
9
Q
ぱ
A
pa
は (ha) → ぱ (pa)
10
Q
Putting a っ (small tsu) between two hiragana syllables doubles the
A
letter right after っ and introduces a short pause between two sounds.
11
Q
きって
A
kitte
not きて (kite)
12
Q
もっと
A
motto
not もと (moto)
13
Q
あっさり
A
assari
not あさり (asari)
14
Q
きゃ
A
kya
not きや [ki-ya]
15
Q
きゅ
A
kyu
not きゆ [ki-yu]
16
Q
きょ
A
kyo
not きよ [ki-yo]
17
Q
びょういん
A
[byō-in]
hospital
18
Q
びよういん
A
[bi-yō-in]
beauty salon
19
Q
ざ
A
za
20
Q
ず
A
zu
21
Q
づ
A
zu
22
Q
ぜ
A
ze
23
Q
ぞ
A
zo
24
Q
ぶ
A
bu
25
べ
be
26
び
bi
27
ぼ
bo
28
ぴ
pi
29
ぷ
pu
30
ぺ
pe
31
ぽ
po
32
ちゃ
cha
33
ぎ
gi
34
ぐ
gu
35
げ
ge
36
ご
go
37
ぢ
di
38
づ
du
39
で
de
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