Hiragana - Pronunciations

Question 1

あ

Answer 1

a

Question 2

い

Answer 2

i

Question 3

う

Answer 3

[ɯ], like the oo in food

Question 4

え

Answer 4

e

Question 5

お

Answer 5

o

Question 6

か

Answer 6

ka

Question 7

き

Answer 7

ki

Question 8

く

Answer 8

[kɯ] koo

Question 9

け

Answer 9

ke

Question 10

こ

Answer 10

ko

Question 11

さ

Answer 11

sa

Question 12

し

Answer 12

shi

like the shee in sheep

Question 13

す

Answer 13

[sɯ] soo - although it can shorten to more of a [s] at the end of a word

Question 14

せ

Answer 14

se

Question 15

そ

Answer 15

so

Question 16

た

Answer 16

ta

Question 17

ち

Answer 17

chi

[tɕi], like the tch in itchy

Question 18

つ

Answer 18

[tsɯ], like the ts in cats

Question 19

て

Answer 19

te

Question 20

と

Answer 20

to

Question 21

な

Answer 21

na

Question 22

に

Answer 22

ni

Question 23

ぬ

Answer 23

nɯ

Question 24

ね

Answer 24

ne

Question 25

の

Answer 25

no

Question 26

は

Answer 26

[ha], although pronounced like [ɰa] or “wa” as a particle

Question 27

ひ

Answer 27

[çi], like the h in human

Question 28

ふ

Answer 28

[ɸɯ], roughly between a short “hoo” and “foo”

Question 29

へ

Answer 29

[he], although pronounced like [e] or “eh” as a particle

Question 30

ほ

Answer 30

ho

Question 31

ま

Answer 31

ma

Question 32

み

Answer 32

mi

Question 33

む

Answer 33

[mɯ]

Question 34

め

Answer 34

me

Question 35

も

Answer 35

mo

Question 36

や

Answer 36

ja

Question 37

ゆ

Answer 37

yu

Question 38

よ

Answer 38

jo

Question 39

ら

Answer 39

[ɾa], like the t in the American pronunciation of butter

Question 40

り

Answer 40

ɾi

Question 41

る

Answer 41

[ɾɯ]

Question 42

れ

Answer 42

re

Question 43

ろ

Answer 43

ro

Question 44

わ

Answer 44

[ɰa]

Question 45

を

Answer 45

[o], although it’s most often romanized as “wo”

Question 46

ん

Answer 46

[n] or [ŋ], like the n in pink, producing a [m] when combined with a bilabial stop, hence “tempura” and not “tenpura”