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Japanese Hiragana

Japanese Hiragana. Pronounciation. Unlike English letters, Japanese characters do not contain only one sound per character. Most characters include a consonant and a vowel sound, with a few exception. Lets take a quick look at all the characters in the Hiragana alphabet.

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Japanese Hiragana

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  1. Japanese Hiragana

  2. Pronounciation • Unlike English letters, Japanese characters do not contain only one sound per character. Most characters include a consonant and a vowel sound, with a few exception. • Lets take a quick look at all the characters in the Hiragana alphabet

  3. The letters we’ve seen to the side of the characters are called Romaji • Romaji is the English translation of Japanese characters. • Japanese vowel pronunciations, however, are somewhat different than ours.

  4. For Example… • A is always pronounced “ah” as in alter • I is always pronounced “ee” as in see • U is always pronounced “oo” as in boot • E is always pronounced “eh” as in egg • And O is always pronounced “oh” as in over • There are no exceptions to these rules

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