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Wija at 15:51, 14 September 2008

Wija — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:51:06 GMT

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	* お (o) is pronounced "o" as in the o in "open".		* お (o) is pronounced "o" as in the o in "open".

-	[[Category:Japanese ~~Literature~~]]	+	[[Category:Japanese Language Study]]
		+	[[Category:Japanese Language]]

JapanesePlease at 12:30, 14 September 2008

JapanesePlease — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:30:57 GMT

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	! o		! o
	\|-		\|-
-	\|	+	\|
	\| あ - a		\| あ - a
	\| い - i		\| い - i
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	\| か - ka		\| か - ka
	\| き - ki		\| き - ki
-	\| く - ku	+	\| く - ku
	\| け - ke		\| け - ke
	\| こ - ko		\| こ - ko
	\|-		\|-
-	\| s	+	\| s
	\| さ - sa		\| さ - sa
	\| し - shi*		\| し - shi*
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	\| そ - so		\| そ - so
	\|-		\|-
-	\| t	+	\| t
	\| た - ta		\| た - ta
	\| ち - chi*		\| ち - chi*
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	\| と - to		\| と - to
	\|-		\|-
-	\| n	+	\| n
	\| な - na		\| な - na
	\| に - ni		\| に - ni
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	\| の - no		\| の - no
	\|-		\|-
-	\| h	+	\| h
	\| は - ha*		\| は - ha*
	\| ひ - hi		\| ひ - hi
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	\| ほ - ho		\| ほ - ho
	\|-		\|-
-	\| m	+	\| m
	\| ま - ma		\| ま - ma
	\| み - mi		\| み - mi
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	\| も - mo		\| も - mo
	\|-		\|-
-	\| y	+	\| y
	\| や - ya		\| や - ya
-	\|	+	\|
	\| ゆ - yu		\| ゆ - yu
-	\|	+	\|
	\| よ - yo		\| よ - yo
	\|-		\|-
-	\| r	+	\| r
	\| ら - ra		\| ら - ra
	\| り - ri		\| り - ri
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	\| ろ - ro		\| ろ - ro
	\|-		\|-
-	\| w	+	\| w
	\| わ - wa		\| わ - wa
-	\|	+	\|
-	\|	+	\|
-	\|	+	\|
	\| を - wo/o*		\| を - wo/o*
	\|-		\|-
-	\| n	+	\| n
	\| ん - n*		\| ん - n*
-	\|	+	\|
-	\|	+	\|
-	\|	+	\|
-	\|	+	\|
	\|}		\|}
	* *denotes that it corresponds to one of the following notes:		* *denotes that it corresponds to one of the following notes:
	** し is pronounced "shi" and is Romanized as "shi".		** し is pronounced "shi" and is Romanized as "shi".
	** ち is pronounced "chi" and is Romanized as "chi".		** ち is pronounced "chi" and is Romanized as "chi".
-	** つ is pronounced "tsu" (as in tsunami) and is Romanized as "tsu".	+	** つ is pronounced "tsu" (as in tsunami) and is Romanized as "tsu".
	** は has both the pronunciation of わ (wa) and は (ha) in certain cases. When used as the topic marker particle, it is pronounced as "wa", otherwise "ha".		** は has both the pronunciation of わ (wa) and は (ha) in certain cases. When used as the topic marker particle, it is pronounced as "wa", otherwise "ha".
	** ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is Romanized as "fu".		** ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is Romanized as "fu".
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	== Harder Pronuncations ==		== Harder Pronuncations ==
	The k, s, t, and h have harder pronunciations which result in different consonants. Harder pronunciations in writing are shown by adding two dots to the top right of the character (except in the case for "P", where a small circle is added instead). The following is an explanation of the transformation of the softer to harder pronunciations:		The k, s, t, and h have harder pronunciations which result in different consonants. Harder pronunciations in writing are shown by adding two dots to the top right of the character (except in the case for "P", where a small circle is added instead). The following is an explanation of the transformation of the softer to harder pronunciations:
-	* K -> G, so か (ka) -> が (ga).	+	* K -> G, so か (ka) -> が (ga).
	** List of G: が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)		** List of G: が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)
	* S -> Z, so さ (sa) -> ざ (za)		* S -> Z, so さ (sa) -> ざ (za)
-	List of Z: ざ (za) じ (ji) ず (zu) ぜ (ze) そ (zo)	+	List of Z: ざ (za) じ (ji) ず (zu) ぜ (ze) そ (zo)
	* T -> D, so た (ta) -> だ (da)		* T -> D, so た (ta) -> だ (da)
	List of T: た (za) ち (chi) づ (dzu**) で (de) ど (do)		List of T: た (za) ち (chi) づ (dzu**) で (de) ど (do)
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	* え (e) is pronounced "e" as in the e in "net".		* え (e) is pronounced "e" as in the e in "net".
	* お (o) is pronounced "o" as in the o in "open".		* お (o) is pronounced "o" as in the o in "open".
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		+	[[Category:Japanese Literature]]

Harold at 00:46, 8 October 2007

Harold — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:46:16 GMT

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	** List of G: が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)		** List of G: が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)
	* S -> Z, so さ (sa) -> ざ (za)		* S -> Z, so さ (sa) -> ざ (za)
-	List of Z: ざ (za) じ (ji) す (zu) せ (ze) そ (zo)	+	List of Z: ざ (za) じ (ji) ず (zu) ぜ (ze) そ (zo)
	* T -> D, so た (ta) -> だ (da)		* T -> D, so た (ta) -> だ (da)
-	List of T: た (za) ち (chi) づ (dzu**) て (te) と (to)	+	List of T: た (za) ち (chi) づ (dzu**) で (de) ど (do)
	* H -> B, so は (ha) -> ば (ba)		* H -> B, so は (ha) -> ば (ba)
	** List of B: ば (ba) び (bi) ぶ (bu) べ (be) ぼ (bo)		** List of B: ば (ba) び (bi) ぶ (bu) べ (be) ぼ (bo)

Harold at 20:06, 7 October 2007

Harold — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:06:03 GMT

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	\|}		\|}
-	* denotes that it corresponds to one of the following notes:	+	* *denotes that it corresponds to one of the following notes:
-	* し is pronounced "shi" and is Romanized as "shi".	+	** し is pronounced "shi" and is Romanized as "shi".
-	* ち is pronounced "chi" and is Romanized as "chi".	+	** ち is pronounced "chi" and is Romanized as "chi".
-	* つ is pronounced "tsu" (as in tsunami) and is Romanized as "tsu".	+	** つ is pronounced "tsu" (as in tsunami) and is Romanized as "tsu".
-	* は has both the pronunciation of わ (wa) and は (ha) in certain cases. When used as the topic marker particle, it is pronounced as "wa", otherwise "ha".	+	** は has both the pronunciation of わ (wa) and は (ha) in certain cases. When used as the topic marker particle, it is pronounced as "wa", otherwise "ha".
-	* ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is Romanized as "fu".	+	** ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is Romanized as "fu".
-	* を is usually pronounced "o" rather than "wo" ("wo" is usually heard more often in singing rather than regular speech), but is more frequently Romanized as "wo" to distinguish between the vowel "お" which is Romanized as "o".	+	** を is usually pronounced "o" rather than "wo" ("wo" is usually heard more often in singing rather than regular speech), but is more frequently Romanized as "wo" to distinguish between the vowel "お" which is Romanized as "o".
-	* ん is the only true "consonant" in Japanese. It never starts a word. For example, 飲物 (Hiragana: のみもの, ''nomimono'': drink, beverage) would '''never''' be written as んおみもんお (n o mi mo n o).	+	** ん is the only true "consonant" in Japanese. It never starts a word. For example, 飲物 (Hiragana: のみもの, ''nomimono'': drink, beverage) would '''never''' be written as んおみもんお (n o mi mo n o).

	== Harder Pronuncations ==		== Harder Pronuncations ==

Harold at 20:01, 7 October 2007

Harold — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:01:27 GMT

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	\| s		\| s
	\| さ - sa		\| さ - sa
-	\| し - shi	+	\| し - shi*
	\| す - su		\| す - su
	\| せ - se		\| せ - se
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	\| t		\| t
	\| た - ta		\| た - ta
-	\| ち - chi	+	\| ち - chi*
-	\| つ - tsu	+	\| つ - tsu*
	\| て - te		\| て - te
	\| と - to		\| と - to
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	\| は - ha*		\| は - ha*
	\| ひ - hi		\| ひ - hi
-	\| ふ - fu**	+	\| ふ - fu*
	\| へ - he		\| へ - he
	\| ほ - ho		\| ほ - ho
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	\|		\|
	\|		\|
-	\| を - wo/o***	+	\| を - wo/o*
	\|-		\|-
	\| n		\| n
-	\| ん - n~~**~~	+	\| ん - n*
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
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	\|}		\|}
		+	* denotes that it corresponds to one of the following notes:
		+	* し is pronounced "shi" and is Romanized as "shi".
		+	* ち is pronounced "chi" and is Romanized as "chi".
		+	* つ is pronounced "tsu" (as in tsunami) and is Romanized as "tsu".
		+	* は has both the pronunciation of わ (wa) and は (ha) in certain cases. When used as the topic marker particle, it is pronounced as "wa", otherwise "ha".
		+	* ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is Romanized as "fu".
		+	* を is usually pronounced "o" rather than "wo" ("wo" is usually heard more often in singing rather than regular speech), but is more frequently Romanized as "wo" to distinguish between the vowel "お" which is Romanized as "o".
		+	* ん is the only true "consonant" in Japanese. It never starts a word. For example, 飲物 (Hiragana: のみもの, ''nomimono'': drink, beverage) would '''never''' be written as んおみもんお (n o mi mo n o).

-	* * は has both the pronunciation of わ (wa) and は (ha) in certain cases. When used as the topic marker particle, it is pronounced as "wa", otherwise "ha".	+	== Harder Pronuncations ==
-	* ** ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is romanized as "fu".	+	The k, s, t, and h have harder pronunciations which result in different consonants. Harder pronunciations in writing are shown by adding two dots to the top right of the character (except in the case for "P", where a small circle is added instead). The following is an explanation of the transformation of the softer to harder pronunciations:
-	* *** を is usually pronounced "o" rather than "wo" ("wo" is usually heard more often in singing rather than regular speech), but is more frequently Romanized as "wo" to distinguish between the vowel "お" which is Romanized as "o".	+
-	* **** ん is the only true "consonant" in Japanese. It never starts a word. For example, 飲物 (Hiragana: のみもの, ''nomimono'': drink, beverage) would '''never''' be written as んおみもんお (n o mi mo n o).	+
-		+
-	== Harder ~~Pronouncations~~ ==	+
-	The k, s, t, and h have harder ~~pronouncations~~ which result in different consonants. Harder ~~pronouncations~~ in writing are shown by adding two dots to the top right of the character (except in the case for "P", where a small circle is added instead). The following is an explanation of the transformation of the softer to harder ~~pronouncations~~:	+
	* K -> G, so か (ka) -> が (ga).		* K -> G, so か (ka) -> が (ga).
	** List of G: が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)		** List of G: が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)
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	* H -> P, so は (ha) -> ぱ (pa)		* H -> P, so は (ha) -> ぱ (pa)
	** List of P: ぱ (pa) ぴ (pi) ぷ (pu) ぺ (pe) ぽ (po)		** List of P: ぱ (pa) ぴ (pi) ぷ (pu) ぺ (pe) ぽ (po)
		+	== Vowel Pronuncation ==
		+	Japanese vowel pronunciation is very different from its English counterpart. English has different pronunciations for the same vowel, whereas Japanese has one definite pronunciation for each one:
		+	* あ (a) is pronounced "a" as in "staff".
		+	* い (i) is pronounced "i" as in the ee in "feel".
		+	* う (u) is pronounced "u" as in the oo in "food".
		+	* え (e) is pronounced "e" as in the e in "net".
		+	* お (o) is pronounced "o" as in the o in "open".

Harold at 19:49, 7 October 2007

Harold — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:49:37 GMT

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	* ** ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is romanized as "fu".		* ** ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is romanized as "fu".
	* *** を is usually pronounced "o" rather than "wo" ("wo" is usually heard more often in singing rather than regular speech), but is more frequently Romanized as "wo" to distinguish between the vowel "お" which is Romanized as "o".		* *** を is usually pronounced "o" rather than "wo" ("wo" is usually heard more often in singing rather than regular speech), but is more frequently Romanized as "wo" to distinguish between the vowel "お" which is Romanized as "o".
-	* **** ん is the only true "consonant" in Japanese. It never starts a word. For example, 飲物 (Hiragana: のみもの) would never be written as んおみもんお (n o mi mo n o).	+	* **** ん is the only true "consonant" in Japanese. It never starts a word. For example, 飲物 (Hiragana: のみもの, ''nomimono'': drink, beverage) would '''never''' be written as んおみもんお (n o mi mo n o).

	== Harder Pronouncations ==		== Harder Pronouncations ==

Harold at 19:46, 7 October 2007

Harold — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:46:35 GMT

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-	~~One~~ of the ~~Japanese alphabets (~~kana).	+	'''Hiragana''' ([[Kanji]]: 平仮名 - Hiragana: ひらがな) is one of the two phonetic [[kana]] (the other being [[Katakana]]) used in modern Japanese reading and writing.
-	~~<img src~~="~~http:~~/~~/www~~.~~algonet~~.~~se/~otsu/pics/hiragana~~.~~gif~~">	+
		+	== Hiragana Chart ==
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	\|-
		+	! Consonant
		+	! a
		+	! i
		+	! u
		+	! e
		+	! o
		+	\|-
		+	\|
		+	\| あ - a
		+	\| い - i
		+	\| う - u
		+	\| え - e
		+	\| お - o
		+	\|-
		+	\| k
		+	\| か - ka
		+	\| き - ki
		+	\| く - ku
		+	\| け - ke
		+	\| こ - ko
		+	\|-
		+	\| s
		+	\| さ - sa
		+	\| し - shi
		+	\| す - su
		+	\| せ - se
		+	\| そ - so
		+	\|-
		+	\| t
		+	\| た - ta
		+	\| ち - chi
		+	\| つ - tsu
		+	\| て - te
		+	\| と - to
		+	\|-
		+	\| n
		+	\| な - na
		+	\| に - ni
		+	\| ぬ - nu
		+	\| ね - ne
		+	\| の - no
		+	\|-
		+	\| h
		+	\| は - ha*
		+	\| ひ - hi
		+	\| ふ - fu**
		+	\| へ - he
		+	\| ほ - ho
		+	\|-
		+	\| m
		+	\| ま - ma
		+	\| み - mi
		+	\| む - mu
		+	\| め - me
		+	\| も - mo
		+	\|-
		+	\| y
		+	\| や - ya
		+	\|
		+	\| ゆ - yu
		+	\|
		+	\| よ - yo
		+	\|-
		+	\| r
		+	\| ら - ra
		+	\| り - ri
		+	\| る - ru
		+	\| れ - re
		+	\| ろ - ro
		+	\|-
		+	\| w
		+	\| わ - wa
		+	\|
		+	\|
		+	\|
		+	\| を - wo/o***
		+	\|-
		+	\| n
		+	\| ん - n****
		+	\|
		+	\|
		+	\|
		+	\|
		+	\|}
		+
		+	* * は has both the pronunciation of わ (wa) and は (ha) in certain cases. When used as the topic marker particle, it is pronounced as "wa", otherwise "ha".
		+	* ** ふ is pronounced as "fu" and is romanized as "fu".
		+	* *** を is usually pronounced "o" rather than "wo" ("wo" is usually heard more often in singing rather than regular speech), but is more frequently Romanized as "wo" to distinguish between the vowel "お" which is Romanized as "o".
		+	* **** ん is the only true "consonant" in Japanese. It never starts a word. For example, 飲物 (Hiragana: のみもの) would never be written as んおみもんお (n o mi mo n o).
		+
		+	== Harder Pronouncations ==
		+	The k, s, t, and h have harder pronouncations which result in different consonants. Harder pronouncations in writing are shown by adding two dots to the top right of the character (except in the case for "P", where a small circle is added instead). The following is an explanation of the transformation of the softer to harder pronouncations:
		+	* K -> G, so か (ka) -> が (ga).
		+	** List of G: が (ga) ぎ (gi) ぐ (gu) げ (ge) ご (go)
		+	* S -> Z, so さ (sa) -> ざ (za)
		+	List of Z: ざ (za) じ (ji) す (zu) せ (ze) そ (zo)
		+	* T -> D, so た (ta) -> だ (da)
		+	List of T: た (za) ち (chi) づ (dzu**) て (te) と (to)
		+	* H -> B, so は (ha) -> ば (ba)
		+	** List of B: ば (ba) び (bi) ぶ (bu) べ (be) ぼ (bo)
		+	* H -> P, so は (ha) -> ぱ (pa)
		+	** List of P: ぱ (pa) ぴ (pi) ぷ (pu) ぺ (pe) ぽ (po)

Pokopenian: Hiragana

Pokopenian — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:38:47 GMT

Hiragana

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	One of the Japanese alphabets (kana).		One of the Japanese alphabets (kana).
-	~~[[Image:~~http://www.algonet.se/~otsu/pics/hiragana.gif]]	+	<img src="http://www.algonet.se/~otsu/pics/hiragana.gif">

Pokopenian: Hiragana

Pokopenian — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:38:04 GMT

Hiragana

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One of the Japanese alphabets (kana).
[[Image:http://www.algonet.se/~otsu/pics/hiragana.gif]]