> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://blog.lingodeer.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Japanese Pronunciation - URL: https://blog.lingodeer.com/japanese-pronunciation-import-duplicate/ - Published: 2026-09-28T13:02:45.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-28T13:02:45.000Z - Author: Jerry Lin - Tags: Learn Japanese, #Migrated-1785499243338, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-31 12:01 | | a-row | i-row | u-row | e-row | o-row | | ------------------ | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | | Seion | | | | | | | vowels | あ - a | い - i | う - u | え - e | お - o | | ka-line | か - ka | き - ki | く - ku | け - ke | こ - ko | | sa-line | さ - sa | し - shi | す - su | せ - se | そ - so | | ta-line | た - ta | ち - chi | つ - tsu | て - te | と - to | | na-line | な - na | に - ni | ぬ - nu | ね - ne | の - no | | ha-line | は - ha | ひ - hi | ふ - hu | へ - he | ほ - ho | | ma-line | ま - ma | み - mi | む - mu | め - me | も - mo | | ya-line | や - ya | | ゆ - yu | | よ - yo | | ra-line | ら - ra | り - ri | る - ru | れ - re | ろ - ro | | wa-line | わ - wa | | \*ん - n | | を - wo | | Dakuon ＆ Handakuon | | | | | | | ga-line | が - ga | ぎ - gi | ぐ - gu | げ - ge | ご - go | | za-line | ざ - za | じ - ji | ず - zu | ぜ - ze | ぞ - zo | | da-line | だ - da | ぢ - di | づ - du | で - de | ど - do | | ba-line | ば - ba | び - bi | ぶ - bu | べ - be | ぼ - bo | | pa-line | ぱ - pa | ぴ - pi | ぷ - pu | ぺ - pe | ぽ - po | | Yoon | | | | | | | きゃ - kya | きゅ - kyu | きょ - kyo | しゃ - sha | しゅ - shu | しょ - sho | | ちゃ - cha | ちゅ - chu | ちょ - cho | にゃ - nya | にゅ - nyu | にょ - nyo | | ひゃ - hya | ひゅ - hyu | ひょ - hyo | みゃ - mya | みゅ - myu | みょ - myo | | りゃ - rya | りゅ - ryu | りょ - ryo | ぎゃ - gya | ぎゅ - gyu | ぎょ - gyo | | じゃ - jya | じゅ - jyu | じょ - jyo | ぢゃ - dya | ぢゅ - dyu | ぢょ - dyo | | びゃ - bya | びゅ - byu | びょ - byo | ぴゃ - pya | ぴゅ - pyu | ぴょ - pyo | | | | | | | | | あ - a | い - i | う - u | え - e | お - o | | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------ | -------------- | ------------ | | "a" in "car" (without stress) | "i" in "joy" | "o" in "food" (without stress) | "e" in "lemon" | "o" in "bot" | | | | | | | | か - ka | き - ki | く - ku | け - ke | こ - ko | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | "ca" in "card" (without stress) | "ki" in "kiss" (without stress) | "ku" in "kudu" (American accent) | "ca" in "care" (British accent, without stress) | "co" in "coffe" (American accent, without stress) | | | | | | | | さ - sa | し - shi | す - su | せ - se | そ - so | | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ------------- | -------------------------------- | | "so" in "sorrow" (American accent) | "sh" in "sheet" (without stress) | / | "se" in "set" | "so" in "sorry" (British accent) | | | | | | | | た - ta | ち - chi | つ - tsu | て - te | と - to | | -------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------- | --------------- | --------------- | | "ta" in "Tajikistan" | "che" in "cheese" (without stress) | / | "Te" in "Terry" | "To" in "Toast" | | | | | | | | な - na | に - ni | ぬ - nu | ね - ne | の - no | | ------------- | ---------------- | ------ | -------------- | -------------------------------------- | | "no" in "nod" | "ni" in "bikini" | / | "ne" in "neck" | "know" in "knowledge" (British accent) | | | | | | | | は - ha | ひ - hi | ふ - hu | へ - he | ほ - ho | | ---------------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | -------------------- | ------------------------------ | | "hu" in "hustle" | "he" in "he" (without stress) | / | "he" in "helicopter" | "ho" in "hop" (without stress) | | | | | | | | ま - ma | み - mi | む - mu | め - me | も - mo | | -------------- | -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | "ma" in "mama" | "me" in "meet" | / | "me" in "mess" (without stress) | "mo" in "mole" (American accent, without stress) | | | | | | | | や - ya | | ゆ - yu | | よ - yo | | ------------------------------- | | --------------- | | ------------------------------------------------ | | "ya" in "yard" (without stress) | | "Yu" in "Yusuf" | | "yo" in "yolk" (American accent, without stress) | | | | | | | | ら - ra | り - ri | る - ru | れ - re | ろ - ro | | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | | / | / | / | / | / | | | | | | | | わ - wa | | \*ん - n | | を - wo | | ------------------------------------------------- | | ------- | | ------------ | | "wha" in "what" (American accent, without stress) | | / | | "o" in "old" | | | | | | | | が - ga | ぎ - gi | ぐ - gu | げ - ge | ご - go | | ------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | | "ga" in "Lady gaga" | / | "goo" in "goof" (without stress) | "gue" in "guess" (without stress) | "goa" in "goal" (without stress) | | | | | | | | ざ - za | じ - ji | ず - zu | ぜ - ze | ぞ - zo | | ----------------------------------- | --------------- | ------ | ------------------------------- | -------------- | | "zza" in "bizzare" (without stress) | "Je" in "Jesus" | / | "ze" in "zest" (without stress) | "zo" in "zone" | | | | | | | | だ - da | ぢ - di | づ - du | で - de | ど - do | | ----------------- | --------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | "da" in "darling" | "Je" in "Jesus" | / | "dea" in "endeavor" (British accent, without stress) | "do" in "donut" (American accent) | | | | | | | | ば - ba | び - bi | ぶ - bu | べ - be | ぼ - bo | | ---------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------- | | "bo" in "boxing" (American accent) | "Be" in "Beyoncé" | "boo" in "bamboo" (without stress) | "be" in "bed" (without stress) | "bo" in "bone" | | | | | | | | ぱ - pa | ぴ - pi | ぷ - pu | ぺ - pe | ぽ - po | | -------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------- | | "pa" in "papa" | "pe" in "peak" (without stress) | "po" in "pool" (British accent) | "pe" in "pet" (without stress) | "po" in "pope" (without stress) | | | | | | | | word 1 | word 2 | compound word | | -------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | | \- わすれ - LHH | \- もの - LH | \- 忘れ物 - LHHHH | | \- えいご - LHH | \- しけん - LHL | \- 英語試験 - LHHHHL | | \- ヒマワリ - LHLL | \- ようちえん - LHHLL | \- ヒマワリ幼稚園 - LHHHHHHL | | | | | | syllables→ type↓ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | ------------------------------------------ | ----------- | --------- | -------------------- | ----------------------- | -------- | | start high without falling | L(H) | LH(H) | LHH(H) | LHHH(H) | LHHHH(H) | | き spirit | かぜ wind | わたし I | ともだち friend | だいどころ kitch | | | start low, goes high, fall in the particle | | LH(L) | LHH(L) | LHHH(L) | LHHHH(L) | | | やま mountain | おとこ male | おとうと younger brother | さんばんめ the third | | | start high, goes low | H(L) | HL(L) | HLL(L) | HLLL(L) | HLLLL(L) | | か fire | うみ ocean | ホテル hotel | ポップス pops | かとうさん Mr./Mrs. Katou | | | goes high in the middle | | | LHL(L) | LHLL(L) | LHLLL(L) | | | | からい spicy | どようび Saturday | しゃしんてん photo exhibition | | | | | | LHHL(L) | LHHLL(L) | | | | | | せんせい teacher | クリスマス Christmas | | | | | | | LHHHL(L) | | | | | | | おくります present to | |