Hiragana variations

Question 1

Dakuten (dak-ten or ten-ten) is a symbol looks like “ (double quotation mark).
It turns the consonant into a “voiced” or “vibrating” sound, which
just means your vocal cords vibrate when the sound is made.

1. K -> G: (Kata)Kana -> (Hira)Gana
2. S -> Z: Smooth -> Zigzag
   BUT shi ~ ji: Shivers -> Jitters
3. T -> D: Ta-Da!
   chi -> dzi: Chin -> Ding
   tsu -> du: Tsunami -> Dust
4. H -> B: Ha-Ha-Ha at the Bar

28/12/24

Answer 1

Another variety called Han-dakuten (han-dak-ten), it is indicated by a circular
symbol that looks like a grad symbol in science (small circle in the upper right corner). It turns the consonant into a softer sound.

It can only mark H-sounds:
H -> P: Ha-Ha-Ha so hard that you get Punched

Question 2

K(ataKana) -> H(iraGana)

Question 3

S(mooth) -> Z(igzag)
But: Shi(vers) -> Ji(tters)

Question 4

Ta -> Da
Chi(n) -> Di(ng)
Tsu(nami) -> Du(st)

Question 5

Ha-Ha-Ha at the Bar
Ha-Ha-Ha so hard that you get Punched

Question 6

Combination Hiragana