Hiragana - Pronunciations 2 Flashcards
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]
