Japanese Pronunciation
| 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 |
