Lesson 3 Pronunciation / How to memorize a-i-u-e-o table and kya-kyu-kyo table

	1)	When you read a-i-u-e-o table vertically, for example,a, ka, sa, ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra, wa, you can find it ends same vowel "a" ("a" column). Same can be said to other columns. Keep it in your mind that a-i-u-e-o table have only 5 columns, "a" column, "i" column,"u" column, "e" column, "o" column.
	2)	Reading a-i-u-e-o table horizontally like,ka,ki,ku,ke,ko you can easily understand. it starts with same consonant "k" and it is called "ka" line. There are "ka" line, "sa" line, "ta" line, "na" line, "ha" line, "ma" line, "ya" line, "ra" line, and "wa" line in a-i-u-e-o table.
	3)	We learn lines first, such as repeating a-ka-sa-ta-na, ha-ma-ya-ra-wa. Next practice, a-i-u-e-o, ka-ki-ku-ke-ko, sa-si-su-se-so..., then ga-gi -gu-ge-go, za-zi -zu-ze-zo... Then go on to kya-kyu-kyo table. They end with "a", "u", "o". As to the "kya", take a look at "ka" and just put "y" between "k" and "a" like "k"-"y"-"a" and it goes "kya".
	4)	Many quizzes are prepared to help you learn all the table. Click 'quiz' at each line in the chart and give it a try! (Enable Java of your browser)
	5)	Hiragana and Katakana chart in Original style is here Hiragana and Katakana chart in Hepburn method is here

Original Style

Hepburn Method

a-i-u-e-o table

kya-kyu-kyo table

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kya

kyu

kyo

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gya

gyu

gyo

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sya

syu

syo

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zya

zyu

zyo

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tya

tyu

tyo

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nya

nyu

nyo

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hya

hyu

hyo

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bya

byu

byo

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pya

pyu

pyo

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mya

myu

myo

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rya

ryu

ryo

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a-i-u-e-o table						kya-kyu-kyo table

a	i	u	e	o

ka	ki	ku	ke	ko		kya	kyu	kyo
ga	gi	gu	ge	go		gya	gyu	gyo

sa	shi	su	se	so	quiz	sha	shu	sho	quiz
za	ji	zu	ze	zo	quiz	ja	ju	jo	quiz

ta	chi	tsu	te	to	quiz	cha	chu	cho	quiz
da	ji	zu	de	do	quiz

na	ni	nu	ne	no		nya	nyu	nyo

ha	hi	fu	he	ho	quiz	hya	hyu	hyo
ba	bi	bu	be	bo		bya	byu	byo
pa	pi	pu	pe	po		pya	pyu	pyo

ma	mi	mu	me	mo		mya	myu	myo
ya		yu		yo
ra	ri	ru	re	ro		rya	ryu	ryo
wa				wo
n

a-i-u-e-o table and kya-kyu-kyo teble in the original style follows the Japanese syllabary
teble adapted by the "Japan Society for Roman Letter" as it is easy for Japanese language
learners to understand the system of a-i-u-e-o table and kay-kyu-kyo table.

But the Hepburn method of roman letter actually spreads around Japan. Many sign boards
are written in the Hepburn method. James Curtis Hepburn made Japanese romanizations
closer to English. According the Hepburn style, several letters changes slightly such as
"tu" is "tsu", "ti" is "chi", "zi" is "ji" ... they are marked by green color. Take a close
look at the chat above and check the both styles.

The Hepburn method is used at this site except lesson 2 and lesson 3 as it is easier for
English peakers to pronounce roman letters.

Japanese Language Pop Quiz
(Lesson 3 Pronunciation / A-Ka-Sa..) (12 quizzes)



Solution:
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