(Romanization of Japanese words is relatively arbitrary. The table shown here applies to the romanization used on this site.)
| Mora |
Pronunciation |
Mora |
Pronunciation |
Mora |
Pronunciation |
Mora |
Pronunciation |
Mora |
Pronunciation |
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| a |
"ah" |
i |
"ee" |
u |
"oo" as
in "boom" |
e |
"ay" |
o |
"oh" |
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| ka |
"kah" |
ki |
"kee" |
ku |
"koo" |
ke |
"kay" |
ko |
"koh" |
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| ga |
"gah" |
gi |
"gee" |
gu |
"goo" |
ge |
"gay" |
go |
"goh" |
(g is always hard) |
| sa |
"sah" |
si/shi |
"shee" |
su |
"soo" |
se |
"say" |
so |
"soh" |
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| za |
"zah" |
zi/ji |
"jee" |
zu |
"zoo" |
ze |
"dzay" |
zo |
"zoh" |
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| ta |
"tah" |
ti/chi |
"chee" |
tu/tsu |
"tsoo" |
te |
"tay" |
to |
"toh" |
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| da |
"dah" |
di/ji |
"jee" |
du/dsu |
"dsoo" |
de |
"day" |
do |
"doh" |
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| na |
"nah" |
ni |
"nee" |
nu |
"noo" |
ne |
"nay" |
no |
"noh" |
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| ha |
"hah" |
hi |
"hee" |
hu |
"hoo" |
he |
"hay" |
ho |
"hoh" |
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| ba |
"bah" |
bi |
"bee" |
bu |
"boo" |
be |
"bay" |
bo |
"boh" |
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| pa |
"pah" |
pi |
"pee" |
pu |
"poo" |
pe |
"pay" |
po |
"poh" |
| ma |
"mah" |
mi |
"mee" |
mu |
"moo" |
me |
"may" |
mo |
"moh" |
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| ya |
"yah" |
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yu |
"yoo" |
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yo |
"yoh" |
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| ra |
"r/lah" |
ri |
"r/lee" |
ru |
"r/loo" |
re |
"r/lay" |
ro |
"roh" |
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| wa |
"wah" |
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wo |
"oh" |
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| n |
"n" |
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| kya |
"kyah" |
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kyu |
"kyoo" |
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kyo |
"kyoh" |
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| gya |
"gyah" |
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|
gyu |
"gyoo" |
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|
gyo |
"gyoh" |
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| sya/sha |
"shah" |
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syu/shu |
"shoo" |
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syo/sho |
"shoh" |
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| zya/ja |
"djah" |
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zyu/ju |
"djoo" |
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zyo/jo |
"djoh" |
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| tya/cha |
"chah" |
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tyu/chu |
"choo" |
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tyo/cho |
"choh" |
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| nya |
"nyah" |
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nyu |
"nyoo" |
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|
nyo |
"nyoh" |
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| hya |
"hyah" |
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hyu |
"hyoo" |
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hyo |
"hyoh" |
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| bya |
"byah" |
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byu |
"byoo" |
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byo |
"byoh" |
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| pya |
"pyah" |
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pyu |
"pyoo" |
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pyo |
"pyoh" |
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| mya |
"myah" |
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myu |
"myoo" |
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myo |
"myoh" |
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| rya |
"r/lyah" |
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ryu |
"r/lyoo" |
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ryo |
"r/lyoh" |
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