Dakuten and handakuten
Small marks shift the sound family without changing the base shape.
か → が
ka → ga
Dakuten turns k into g.
は → ば
ha → ba
Dakuten turns h into b.
は → ぱ
ha → pa
Handakuten turns h into p.
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あ
a
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Character detail
Detail
あ
あ
Stroke / writing hint area
Romaji: a
Family: Row 1
Hint: Start with the longest anchor stroke, then finish the shorter curve.
Combination sounds
A small や / ゆ / よ or ヤ / ユ / ヨ compresses the sound into one beat.
きゃ
kya
Read it as one sound, not き + や.
しゅ
shu
Small ゆ changes the ending vowel.
リョ
ryo
Common in katakana loanword patterns too.
Long vowels and borrowed sounds
Katakana often stretches sound with ー and adapts foreign pronunciation.
コーヒー
koohii
ー stretches the vowel in katakana.
ティ
ti
Loanword sounds combine with small vowels.
ファ
fa
Foreign consonants are approximated with kana pairs.
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