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01_hiragana - for words of foreign origin
to katakana
The basic sounds of the 50-syllable tables. A I U E O  KA KI KU KE KO  SA SHI SU SE SO  TA CHI TSU TE TO  NA NI NU NE NO  HA HI HU HE HO  MA MI MU ME MO  YA .. YU .. YO  RA RI RU RE RO  WA .. .. .. WO N |
However, in Japanese we can also soften sounds ka becomes ga) with a 'nigori'
(two small stripes on the tight top op the kana. GA GI GU GE GO  ZA JI ZU ZE ZO  BA BI BU BE BO  DA DI DU DE DO Or we can create 'explosive' sounds:ha becomes pa with a 'maru' (a small circle on the tight top op the kana.  PA PI PU PE PO |
Or we can change the pronounciation of the vowel in shi, chi and ki by adding a small ya, yu or yo. SHA .. SHU .. SHO  CHA .. CHU .. CHO  KYA .. KYU .. KYO |
Examples kyo.u - today sha.shi.n - photo(s) o.cha - tea |