Japanese characters consist of two types of phonogram (HIRAGANA & KATAKANA)
and an ideogram (KANJI). We usually use the combination of HIRAGANA and
KANJI. In the case of loanwords, we use KATAKANA. In addition, we can express
the phonograms by using the Roma alphabet. Japanese pronunciation consists
of 5 vowels (A, I, U, E, O) and 14 consonants (K, S, T, N, H, M, Y, R,
W, G, Z, D, B, P). In the case of typewriting, we type HIRAGANA or KATAKANA
by using the combination of alphabetical vowels and consonants, and HIRAGANA
can be converted to KANJI by pressing the conversion key later. In
this page, HIRAGANA, KATAKANA, and 50 KANJI will be introduced. Please
enjoy Japanese!
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| Please speak to your Japanese friends using these words! HIRAGANA is indicated
by bold black letters. Pronunciation is indicated by the combination of
a part of English words. Please get green letters together. |
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This is the complete list of HIRAGANA and KATAKANA. Red letters indicate
HIRAGANA. Blue letters indicate KATAKANA. Black letters indicate the phonograms
by using the Roma alphabet. Pronunciation is indicated by a part of English
words. Green letters indicate the nearly same pronunciation as Japanese
phonograms. Purple letters indicate the similar pronunciation. |
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This is the list of 50 KANJI. Blue letters indicate KANJI. Red letters
indicate HIRAGANA. Black letters indicate the phonograms by using the Roma
alphabet. Pronunciation is indicated by a part of English words. Green
letters indicate the nearly same pronunciation as Japanese phonograms.
Purple letters indicate the similar pronunciation. Please get them together. |
Japanese as a Second Language
Outline of Japanese Characters and Pronuciation
