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Japanese Alphabet
| Letter | |
Sound in Japanese |
| a | |
father |
| b | |
boy, sometimes is softer sound like the letter v |
| c | |
cow |
| ch | |
choose |
| d | |
dog |
| e | |
seven |
| f | |
frog (very soft) |
| g | |
go (slightly softer sound though) |
| h | |
hello |
| i | |
ee sound in street |
| j | |
judge (softer sound) |
| k | |
kit but not aspirated (softer sound) |
| l | |
long |
| m | |
monkey |
| n | |
nose |
| o | |
open |
| p | |
pan |
| q | |
k sound in kit, always followed by silent u |
| r | |
combine D and L sounds |
| s | |
sing |
| sh | |
shoe (also softer sound) |
| t | |
time |
| u | |
ou sound in you or too |
| v | |
violin |
| w | |
wallet |
| x | |
exit |
| y | |
yacht |
| z | |
zebra |
Note: There are NO silent vowels. If two vowels occur in a row they are pronounced twice as long, otherwise each vowel is pronounced if one follows another. There are double consonants as well that are pronounced as expected given the above guide.
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