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Sometimes, kanji are used to make the sound only, without any consideration for the meaning.
Sometimes, kanji are used to make the sound only, without any consideration for the meaning.
==Authors==
[http://polyglotclub.com/member/BriceJ BriceJ]
[[Category: Japanese/Beginner]]
[[Category: Japanese/Intermediate]]

Revision as of 15:30, 30 October 2016

Japanese language uses three ways to express sounds and writing ː Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji.

Hiragana

Hiragana is the most common caracter used to write things. You can find it everywhere, in restaurant name, dishes, train stations...

あ A か KA さ SA た TA な NA は HA ま MA や YA ら RA わ WA
い I き KI し SHI ち CHI に NI ひ HI み MI り RI
う U く KU す SU つ TSU ぬ NU ふ FU む MU ゆ YU る RU ん N
え E け KE せ SE て TE ね NE へ HE め ME れ RE
お O こ KO そ SO と TO の NO ほ HO も MO よ YO ろ RO を WO
が GA ざ ZA だ DA ば BA ぱ PA
ぎ GI じ JI ぢ DI ビ BI ぴ PI
ぐ GU ず ZU づ DZU ブ BU ぷ PU
げ GE ぜ ZE で DE べ BE ぺ PE
ご GO ぞ ZO ど DO ボ BO ぽ PO

Notes ː as you can see, for "W" sound, there is only A and O.

Concering the "Y" section, there is no I or E.

Also, to form some sounds like Z, P or B we have to use some additional symbols to complete basic ones.

゛　Makes K becomes G, S become Z, T becomes D, H becomes B

° Makes H becomes P

Katakana

Based on the same concept than hiragana, katakana is especially made to translate foreign names and words

ア A カ KA サ SA タ TA ナ NA ハ HA マ MA ヤ YA ラ RA ワ WA
イ I キ KI シ SHI チ CHI 二 NI ヒ HI ミ MI リ RI
ウ U ク KU ス SU ツ TSU ヌ NU フ FU ム MU ユ YU ル RU ン N
エ E ケ KE セ SE テ TE ネ NE へ HE メ ME レ RE
オ O コ KO ソ SO ト TO ノ NO ホ HO モ MO ヨ YO ロ RO ヲ WO

There is a small difficulty in katakana symbols table due to the very similar looking of some caracters ː ノ、ソ、ン、シ、ツ

Kanji

Sometimes, kanji are used to make the sound only, without any consideration for the meaning.


Authors

BriceJ

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