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I was a cram school teacher in Japan.
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CONTENTS
Japanese phonics 2: 半濁音(はんだくおん)
Key Phrases
“⚪︎” of the upper right side of the letter is called “Han-daku-on”.
は行 only becomes 半濁音(はんだくおん) in Hiragana.
| は行 h- → p- |
|---|
| ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ |
| pa pi pu pe po |
Vocabulary words
| ぱ | ぴ | ぷ | ぺ | ぽ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 葉っぱ | 神秘 | 切符 | ペンギン | ポイ捨て |
| はっぱ | しんぴ | きっぷ | ぺんぎん | ぽいすて |
| leaf | mystery | ticket | penguin | littering |
little letters : 拗音(ようおん)
Key Phrases
Yo-on is composed little letters of あ段 う段 お段.
You can make the letters with “y-“ pronunciations.
| きゃ きゅ きょ |
|---|
| kya kyu kyo |
| ぎゃ ぎゅ ぎょ |
|---|
| gya gyu gyo |
| しゃ しゅ しょ |
|---|
| sya (sha) syu (shu) syo (sho) |
| じゃ じゅ じょ |
|---|
| zya (ja) zyu (ju) zyo (jo) |
| ちゃ ちゅ ちょ |
|---|
| tya (cha) tyu (chu) tyo (cho) |
| ぢゃ ぢゅ ぢょ |
|---|
| dya (ja) dyu (ju) dyo (jo) |
| にゃ にゅ にょ |
|---|
| nya nyu nyo |
| ひゃ ひゅ ひょ |
|---|
| hya hyu hyo |
| びゃ びゅ びょ |
|---|
| bya byu byo |
| ぴゃ ぴゅ ぴょ |
|---|
| pya pyu pyo |
| みゃ みゅ みょ |
|---|
| mya myu myo |
| りゃ りゅ りょ |
|---|
| rya ryu ryo |
* I write “日本式 Nihon-Shiki” basically to let understand easily.
*(xxx) is “ヘボン式 hebon-shiki ( it’s regular Roman characters)”.
Vocabulary words
*For mobile phone users → sorry, I think you can check these tables clearly from your PC or Tablet.
| きゃ | きゅ | きょ |
|---|---|---|
| お客さん | 休日 | 今日 |
| おきゃくさん | きゅうじつ | きょう |
| customer | day off | today |
| ぎゃ | ぎゅ | ぎょ |
|---|---|---|
| 逆 | 牛乳 | 行事 |
| ぎゃく | ぎゅうにゅう | ぎょうじ |
| reverse | milk | event |
| しゃ | しゅ | しょ |
|---|---|---|
| 写真 | 宿題 | 辞書 |
| しゃしん | しゅくだい | じしょ |
| photo | homework | dictionary |
| じゃ | じゅ | じょ |
|---|---|---|
| 忍者 | 準備 | 情熱 |
| にんじゃ | じゅんび | じょうねつ |
| Ninja | preparation | passion |
| ちゃ | ちゅ | ちょ |
|---|---|---|
| 抹茶 | 宇宙 | 貯金 |
| まっちゃ | うちゅう | ちょきん |
| powdered green tea | universe | saving money |
⭐️We don’t have any words with「ぢゃ・ぢゅ・ぢょ」.
| にゃ | にゅ | にょ |
|---|---|---|
| 老若男女 | 入学 | 女房 |
| ろうにゃくなんにょ | にゅうがく | にょうぼう |
| men and women of all ages | entrance | wife |
| ひゃ | ひゅ | ひょ |
|---|---|---|
| 百 | ヒューヒュー | 表現 |
| ひゃく | ひゅーひゅー | ひょうげん |
| one hundred | whizz | expression |
| びゃ | びゅ | びょ |
|---|---|---|
| 白夜 | オーシャン・ビュー | 病気 |
| びゃくや | おーしゃん びゅー | びょうき |
| a night with the midnight sun | ocean view | illness |
| ぴゃ | ぴゅ | ぴょ |
|---|---|---|
| 八百 | ピュア | 一票 |
| はっぴゃく | ぴゅあ | いっぴょう |
| 8 hundred | pure | 1 vote |
| みゃ | みゅ | みょ |
|---|---|---|
| 脈 | ミュージック | 奇妙 |
| みゃく | みゅーじっく | きみょう |
| pulse | music | odd |
| りゃ | りゅ | りょ |
|---|---|---|
| 省略 | 流行 | 料金 |
| しょうりゃく | りゅうこう | りょうきん |
| omission | trend | fee |
Let’s Practice
Let’s practice to write 半濁音 拗音. → CLICK HERE!
I recommend you to use this website. You can practice Hiragana and download handouts ALL FREE!
Your Homework
✏️Answer these questions in Japanese and comment to the below.
Find 5 vocabulary words with 拗音.
Okay, that’s all for today!
Good luck with your Japanese study 🙂
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