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          |  | Hiragana |  | Katakana |  
          | Hint |  | A | I | U | E | O | A | I | U | E | O |  
          |  |  | あ | い | う | え | お | ア | イ | ウ | エ | オ |  
          |  | K | か | き | く | け | こ | カ | キ | ク | ケ | コ |  
          |  | S | さ | し | す | せ | そ | サ | シ | ス | セ | ソ |  
          |  | T | た | ち | つ | て | と | タ | チ | ツ | テ | ト |  
          |  | N | な | に | ぬ | ね | の | ナ | ニ | ヌ | ネ | ノ |  
          |  | H | は | ひ | ふ | へ | ほ | ハ | ヒ | フ | ヘ | ホ |  
          |  | M | ま | み | む | め | も | マ | ミ | ム | メ | モ |  
          |  | Y | や |  | ゆ |  | よ | ヤ |  | ユ |  | ヨ |  
          |  | R | ら | り | る | れ | ろ | ラ | リ | ル | レ | ロ |  
          |  | W | わ | ゐ |  | ゑ | を | ワ | ヰ1 |  | ヱ1 | ヲ |  
          | Hard N | Ñ | ん |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ン |  
          |  | V |  |  | ゔ1 |  |  | ヷ1 | ヸ1 | ヴ | ヸ1 | ヺ1 |  
          | K with " | G | が | ぎ | ぐ | げ | ご | ガ | ギ | グ | ゲ | ゴ |  
          | S with " | Z | ざ | じ | ず | ぜ | ぞ | ザ | ジ | ズ | ゼ | ゾ |  
          | T with " | D | だ | ぢ | づ | で | ど | ダ | ヂ | ヅ | デ | ド |  
          | H with " | B | ば | び | ぶ | べ | ぼ | バ | ビ | ブ | ベ | ボ |  
          | H with º | P | ぱ | ぴ | ぷ | ぺ | ぽ | パ | ピ | プ | ペ | ポ |  
          | Misc |  | Combining Katakana-Hiragana Voiced Sound 
            Mark: ゙ 
 Combining Katakana-Hiragana Semi-voiced Sound Mark:゚
 
 Katakana-Hiragana Voiced Sound Mark: ゛
 
 Katakana-Hiragana Semi-voiced Sound Mark: ゜
 
 Hiragana Iteration Mark: ゝ
 
 Hiragana Voiced Iteration Mark: ゞ
 Silent Syllable: っ
 | Katakana Middle Dot: ・ 
 Katakana-Hiragana Prolonged Sound Mark: ー
 
 Katakana Iteration Mark: ヽ
 
 Katakana Voiced Iteration Mark: ヾ
 Silent Syllable: ッ
 |  |  | Pronunciation 
        
        
        
          | ... | as in... |  
          | A | "but" |  
          | I | "beet" |  
          | U | "boot" |  
          | E | "bet" |  
          | O | as in "boat" |  
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          | i | `sit' (or `seat') |  
          | ii | `seed' |  
          | u | `look' (or `Luke') |  
          | uu | `mood' |  
          | e | `let' (or `late') |  
          | o | `cot' (or `coat') |  
          | oo | `mode' or `Maud' |  
          | oi | `boy' |  
          | a | `pat' or `pad' or `putt' |  
          | aa | `ma' |  
          | ai | `my' |  
          | au or ao | `cow' |  
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          | The `R' in Japanese sounds like a 
            combination of the English `r', `d', and `l'. |  
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            1Potentially Obsolete |  |