Hiragana - Pronunciations Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
あ
A
a
2
Q
い
A
i
3
Q
う
A
[ɯ], like the oo in food
4
Q
え
A
e
5
Q
お
A
o
6
Q
か
A
ka
7
Q
き
A
ki
8
Q
く
A
[kɯ] koo
9
Q
け
A
ke
10
Q
こ
A
ko
11
Q
さ
A
sa
12
Q
し
A
shi
like the shee in sheep
13
Q
す
A
[sɯ] soo - although it can shorten to more of a [s] at the end of a word
14
Q
せ
A
se
15
Q
そ
A
so
16
Q
た
A
ta
17
Q
ち
A
chi
[tɕi], like the tch in itchy
18
Q
つ
A
[tsɯ], like the ts in cats
19
Q
て
A
te
20
Q
と
A
to
21
Q
な
A
na
22
Q
に
A
ni
23
Q
ぬ
A
nɯ
24
Q
ね
A
ne
25
の
no
26
は
[ha], although pronounced like [ɰa] or "wa" as a particle
27
ひ
[çi], like the h in human
28
ふ
[ɸɯ], roughly between a short "hoo" and "foo"
29
へ
[he], although pronounced like [e] or "eh" as a particle
30
ほ
ho
31
ま
ma
32
み
mi
33
む
[mɯ]
34
め
me
35
も
mo
36
や
ja
37
ゆ
yu
38
よ
jo
39
ら
[ɾa], like the t in the American pronunciation of butter
40
り
ɾi
41
る
[ɾɯ]
42
れ
re
43
ろ
ro
44
わ
[ɰa]
45
を
[o], although it's most often romanized as "wo"
46
ん
[n] or [ŋ], like the n in pink, producing a [m] when combined with a bilabial stop, hence "tempura" and not "tenpura"
