Dakuten & Handakuten Dakuten & Handakuten

Home , Chi (kana), E (kana), Ha (kana), He (kana), Ho (kana), I (kana)

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Dakuten & Handakuten

Dakuten ( 濁点) is consisting of two dots. This sign is used in Japanese Hiragana and Katakana characters. You have already learned 46 sounds of Hiragana & Katakana and they are called “Seion (clear sound)”. If “dakuten ” is added on clear sounds characters, the sound become “dakuon (dull sound)”. Handakuten ( 半濁点) is a small circle and used with “H” line of Hiragana & Katakana. (Ha/Hi/Hu/He/Ho) This sign indicates pronunciation of “P”.

□□□゛□゛゛゛dakuten Clear sound Dull sound Dull sound with dakuten with handakuten はばぱ □□□゜□゜゜゜handakuten ha ba pa ひ hi び bi ぴ pi ふ hu ぶ bu ぷ pu へ he べ be ぺ pe ほ ho ぼ bo ぽ po

Dakuon (Dull sound) table

KATAKANA HIRAGANA Vowel PPP BBB DDD ZZZ GGG PPP BBB DDD ZZZ GGG パバダザガぱばだざがＡＡＡ

pa ba da za ga pa ba da za ga ピビヂジギぴびぢじぎ III

pi bi zi(di) zi gi pi bi ji ji gi プブヅズグぷぶづずぐ UUU

pu bu zu(du) zu gu pu bu zu zu Gu ペベデゼゲぺべでぜげ EEE

pe be de ze ge pe be de ze ge ポボドゾゴぽぼどぞご OOO

po bo do zo go po bo do zo go

G K line (Ka/Ki/Ku/Ke/Ko) become G sound with dakuten .

Hiragana Katakana Exapmle & Meaning Practice Exapmle & Meaning Practice がががくせいががくせいガガガスガガスががが [ gakusei ] ガガガ [gasu] [Ga] student gas

ぎぎぎんこうぎぎんこうギギギターギギターぎぎぎ [ ginkou ] ギギギ [gitaa] [Gi] Bank guitar

ぐぐぐんたいぐぐんたいカタログググカタログぐぐぐ [guntai] グググ [katarogu] [Gu] army catalog

げげげんきげげんきゲゲゲームゲゲームげげげ [genki] ゲゲゲ [geemu] [Ge] healthy game

ごごごめんなさいご。ごめんなさいゴゴゴールゴゴールごごご [gomen nasai] ゴゴゴ [gooru]

[Go] I’m sorry. goal

がががぎぎぎぐぐぐげげげごごごガガガギギギグググゲゲゲゴゴゴ

Z S line (Sa/Shi/Su/Se/So) become Z sound with dakuten .

Hiragana Katakana Exapmle & Meaning Practice Exapmle & Meaning Practice ざざざせきざざせきユーザザザーザユーザーざざざ [ zaseki ] ザザザ [ yuuzaa ] [Za] seat user

じじじしんじじしんデジジジジカメデジカメじじじ [ jishin ] ジジジ [ dejikame ] [Ji] earthquake digital camera

ずずずつうずずつうチーズズズチーズずずず [ zutsuu ] ズズズ [cheezu] [Zu] headache cheese

ぜぜぜんぶぜぜんぶゼゼゼロゼゼロぜぜぜ [ zenbu ] ゼゼゼ [ zero ] [Ze] every, all zero

ぞぞぞうぞぞうオゾゾゾゾンオゾンぞぞぞ [ zou ] ゾゾゾ [ ozon ]

[Zo] elephant ozone

ざざざじじじずずずぜぜぜぞぞぞザザザジジジズズズゼゼゼゾゾゾ

D T line (Ta/Chi/Tsu/Te/To) become D sound with dakuten .

Hiragana Katakana Exapmle & Meaning Practice Exapmle & Meaning Practice だだだいがくだだいがくプロバイダダダプロバイダだだだ [ daigaku ] ダダダ [gasu] [Da] university gas

はなぢぢぢはなぢチヂミチヂミぢぢぢ [ hanaji ] ヂヂヂ [ chijimi ] [Ji] nosebleed Chijimi (Korean food)

ちかづづづくづちかづくタカラヅカタカラヅカづづづ [ chika zuku ] ヅヅヅ [ takarazuka ] [Zu] v. close City name in approach Hyogo.

でででんしゃででんしゃデデデータデデータででで [ densha ] デデデ [geemu] [De] train game

どどどうりょうどどうりょうドドドメインドドメインどどど [ douryou ] ドドド [domein]

[Do] colleague domain

だだだぢぢぢづづづでででどどどダダダヂヂヂヅヅヅデデデドドド

B H line (Ha/Hi/Hu/He/Ho) become B sound with dakuten .

Hiragana Katakana Exapmle & Meaning Practice Exapmle & Meaning Practice ばばばんごうばばんごうサーバババーバサーバーばばば [ bangou ] バババ [saabaa] [Ba] number server

びびびんびびんビビビールビビールびびび [ bin ] ビビビ [biiru] [Bi] bottle beer

ぶぶぶんかぶぶんかブブブログブブログぶぶぶ [bunka] ブブブ [burogu] [Bu] culture blog

べべべんごしべべんごしベベベンダベベンダべべべ [ bengoshi ] ベベベ [benda] [Be] lawyer vendor

ぼぼぼうしぼぼうしロボボボボットロボットぼぼぼ [boushi] ボボボ [robotto]

[Bo] hat robot

ばばばびびびぶぶぶべべべぼぼぼバババビビビブブブベベベボボボ

P H line (Ha/Hi/Hu/He/Ho) become P sound with dakuten ..

Hiragana Katakana Exapmle & Meaning Practice Exapmle & Meaning Practice でんぱぱぱでんぱパパパソコンパパソコンぱぱぱ [ denpa ] パパパ [pasokon] [Pa] electrical wave personal computer

ぴぴぴったりぴぴったりショッピピピングピショッピングぴぴぴ [ pittari ] ピピピ [shoppingu] [Pi] suitable shopping

てんぷぷぷらぷてんぷらプププログラムププログラムぷぷぷ [ tenpura ] プププ [katarogu] [Pu] Deep-fried catalog dish

ぺぺぺらぺぺぺぺぺらぺらぺらホームペペページペホームページぺぺぺ [ pera pera ] ペペペ [hoomupeeji] [Pe] (speak)fluently web site

ぶんぽぽぽうぽぶんぽうレポポポポートレポートぽぽぽ [ bunpou ] ポポポ [ repooto ]

[Po] grammer report

ぱぱぱぴぴぴぷぷぷぺぺぺぽぽぽパパパピピピプププペペペポポポ

YOUON

Youon ( 拗音) is represented by two characters of Hiragana or Katakana. One of the characters is such い( i ) line character as Ki ( き) and another is small y line characters, ya ( ゃ), yu ( ゅ) or yo ( ょ). For example, if a small yo ( ょ) is added to Ki ( き), its sound is not pronounced as “KIYO( きよ)” but “KYO ( きょ)”.

Youou table : HIRAGANA

りゃみゃひゃにゃちゃしゃきゃ Cha Sha Rya Mya Hya Nya (Chi+ya) (Shi+ya) Kya りゅみゅひゅにゅちゅしゅきゅ Chu Shu Ryu Myu Hyu Nyu (Chi+yu) (Shi+yu) Kyu りょみょひょにょちょしょきょ Cho Sho Ryo Myo Hyo Nyo (Chi+yo) (Shi+yo) Kyo

Youou table : KTAKANA

リャミャヒャニャチャシャキャ Rya Mya Hya Nya Cha Sha Kya リュミュヒュニュチュシュキュ Ryu Myu Hyu Nyu Chu Shu Kyu リョミョヒョニョチョショキョ Ryo Myo Hyo Nyo Cho Sho Kyo

Youon with Dakuten or Handakuten

HIRAGANA

ぴゃびゃぢゃじゃぎゃ

Ja Ja

Pya Bya (Ji+ya) (Ji+ya) Gya

ぴゅびゅぢゅじゅぎゅ

Ju Ju

Pyu Byu (Ji+yu) (Ji+yu) Gyu

ぴょびょぢょじょぎょ

Jo Jo

Pyo Byo (Ji+yo) (Ji+yo) Gyo

KATAKANA

ピャビャヂャジャギャ

Pya Bya Ja Ja Gya

ピュビュヂュジュギュ

Pyu Byu Ju Ju Gyu

ピョビョヂョジョギョ

Pyo Byo Jo Jo Gyo

DAKUON & YOUON PRACTICE SHEET : HIRAGANA

Example Practice Example Practice おきゃきゃくさまおきゃくさまちきゅきゅうちきゅう [okyakusama ] [ chikyuu ] guest, client earth きょうきょうぎゅうにゅうぎゅうにゅう [ kyou ] [ gyuunyuu ] today milk ざんぎょうざんぎょうかいしゃかいしゃ [ zangyou ] [ kaisha ] over time work company しゅみしゅみしゅうしょくしゅうしょく [ shumi ] [ shuushoku ] hobby Getting a job

にんじゃにんじゃぎじゅじゅつぎじゅつ [ ninja ] [ gijutsu ] Ninja technology じょうほうじょうほうちゅうもんちゅうもん [ jouhou ] [ chuumon ] information order

ちょうしょくちょうしょくこんにゃくこんにゃく [ choushoku ] [kon nyaku ] breakfast konjac food

にゅうりょくにゅうりょくひゃくえんひゃくえん [ nyuuryoku] [ hyaku en] enter (text) hundred yen

さんびゃくさんびゃくびょうきびょうき [ san byaku ] [ byouki ] 300 sick

でんぴょうでんぴょうきゅうりょうきゅうりょう [ denpyou ] [ kyuuryou ] slip, check saraly

DAKUON & YOUON PRACTICE SHEET : KATAKANA

Example Practice Example Practice スキャキャナスキャナチャットチャット [sukyana] [ chatto ] scanner chat セキュキュリティセキュリティチョコレートチョコレート [sekyuriti] [chokoreeto] security chocolate ギャップギャップニュースニュース [gappu] [nyuusu] gap news ギリシャギリシャニューヨークニューヨーク [ girisha ] [ nyuu yooku ] Greek New York キャッシュキャッシュコンピュータコンピュータタタ [sekyuriti] [ konpyuuta ] chach computer オフショアオフショアミャンマーミャンマー [ ofushoa ] [myanmaa] offshore Myanmar

ジャーナリストジャーナリストミュージックミュージック [jaanarisuto] [ myuujikku ] jounalist music ジュースジュースソリュリューションソリューション [juusu] [ soryuushon ] juice solution