Basic Japanese Words
Introduction:
There are 3 types of Japanese writings, that is Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Romaji is the romanization of Japanese words to allow readers easy to read and understand.
Hiragana :
あ a
| い i
| う u
| え e
| お o
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
か ka
| き ki
| く ku
| け ke
| こ ko
| ->
| きゃ(ki ya) = kya
| きゅ(ki yu) = kyu
| きょ(ki yo) = kyo
|
さ sa
| し shi
| す su
| せ se
| そ so
| ->
| しゃ(shi ya) = sha
| しゅ(shi yu) = shu
| しょ(shi yo) = sho
|
た ta
| ち chi
| つ tsu
| て te
| と to
| ->
| ちゃ(chi ya) = cha
| ちゅ(chi yu) = chu
| ちょ(chi yo) = cho
|
な na
| に ni
| ぬ nu
| ね ne
| の no
| ->
| にゃ(ni ya) = nya
| にゅ(ni yu) = nyu
| にょ(ni yo) = nyo
|
は ha
| ひ hi
| ふ fu
| へ he
| ほ ho
| ->
| ひゃ(hi ya) = hya
| ひゅ(hi yu) = hyu
| ひょ(hi yo) = hyo
|
ま ma
| み mi
| む mu
| め me
| も mo
| ->
| みゃ(mi ya) = mya
| みゅ(mi yu) = myu
| みょ(mi yo) = myo
|
や ya
| -
| ゆ yu
| -
| よ yo
| ||||
ら ra
| り ri
| る ru
| れ re
| ろ ro
| ->
| りゃ(ri ya) = rya
| りゅ(ri yu) = ryu
| りょ(ri yo) = ryo
|
わ wa
| -
| -
| -
| を wo
| ||||
ん n
| -
| -
|
Tips :
- The table below are actually derived from the some word from the table above.
- It is easy to notice because,
- Example:
- The words from table above か(ka)、き(ki)、く(ku)、け(ke)、こ(ko)
- Converted to become, が(ga)、ぎ(gi)、ぐ(gu)、げ(ge)、ご(go) by addding 2 small stroke on the upper right of the word.
- Adding different stroke will produce different words but the ending sound when we speak will be the same.
- Such as か(ka) and が(ga).
が ga
| ぎ gi
| ぐ gu
| げ ge
| ご go
| ->
| ぎゃ(gi ya) = gya
| ぎゅ(gi yu) = gyu
| ぎょ(gi yo) = gyo
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ざ za
| じ ji
| ず zu
| ぜ ze
| ぞ zo
| >
| じゃ(ji ya) = ja
| じゅ(ji yu) = ju
| じょ(ji yo) = jo
|
だ da
| ぢ di
| づ du
| で de
| ど do
| ||||
ば ba
| び bi
| ぶ bu
| べ be
| ぼ bo
| ->
| びゃ(bi ya) = bya
| びゅ(bi yu) = byu
| びょ(bi yo) = byo
|
ぱ pa
| ぴ pi
| ぷ pu
| ぺ pe
| ぽ po
| ->
| ぴゃ(pi ya) = pya
| ぴゅ(pi yu) = pyu
| ぴょ(pi yo) = pyo
|
Katakana :
- Katakana is the simplest form of Japanese writings that mainly use in scientific terms, names and company names.
ア a
| イ i
| ウ u
| エ e
| オ o
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
カ ka
| キ ki
| ク ku
| ケ ke
| コ ko
| ->
| キャ(ki ya) = kya
| キュ(ki yu) = kyu
| キョ(ki yo) = kyo
|
サ sa
| シ shi
| ス su
| セ se
| ソ so
| ->
| シャ(shi ya) = sha
| シュ(shi yu) = shu
| ショ(shi yo) = sho
|
タ ta
| チ chi
| ツ tsu
| テ te
| ト to
| ->
| チャ(chi ya) = cha
| チュ(chi yu) = chu
| チョ(chi yo) = cho
|
ナ na
| ニ ni
| ヌ nu
| ネ ne
| ノ no
| ->
| ニャ(ni ya) = nya
| ニュ(ni yu) = nyu
| ニョ(ni yo) = nyo
|
ハ ha
| ヒ hi
| フ fu
| ヘ he
| ホ ho
| ->
| ヒャ(hi ya) = hya
| ヒュ(hi yu) = hyu
| ヒョ(hi yo) = hyo
|
マ ma
| ミ mi
| ム mu
| メ me
| モ mo
| ->
| ミャ(mi ya) = mya
| ミュ(myu) = myu
| ミョ(mi yo) = myo
|
ヤ ya
| -
| ユ yu
| -
| ヨ yo
| ||||
ラ ra
| リ ri
| ル ru
| レ re
| ロ ro
| ->
| リャ(ri ya) = rya
| リュ(ri yu) = ryu
| リョ(ri yo) = ryo
|
ワ wa
| -
| -
| -
| ヲ wo
| ||||
ン n
|
ガ ga
| ギ gi
| グ gu
| ゲ ge
| ゴ go
| ->
| ギャ(gi ya) = gya
| ギュ(gi yu) = gyu
| ギョ(gi yo) = gyo
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ザ za
| ジ ji
| ズ zu
| ゼ ze
| ゾ zo
| ->
| ジャ(ji ya) = ja
| ジュ(ji yu) = ju
| ジョ(ji yo) = jo
|
ダ da
| ヂ di
| ヅ du
| デ de
| ド do
| ||||
バ ba
| ビ bi
| ブ bu
| ベ be
| ボ bo
| ->
| ビャ(bi ya) = bya
| ビュ(bi yu) = byu
| ビョ(bi yo) = byo
|
パ pa
| ピ pi
| プ pu
| ペ pe
| ポ po
| ->
| ピャ(pi ya) = pya
| ピュ(pi yu) = pyu
| ピョ(pi yo) = pyo
|
Kanji :
- The writings of Kanji words are same with the Traditional Chinese characters but pronounce with different sound.
- Example :
Hiragana
| Romaji
| English
| Kanji
| Chinese Pinyin
|
---|---|---|---|---|
しかく
| shi ka ku
| Square
| 四角
| si jiao
|
みんじゅく
| min ju ku
| Hostel
| 民宿
| min su
|