Japanese characters

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ぁ means a

い means i

う means u

え means e

お means o

か means ka

か is a question marking particle.

き means ki

が means ga

ぎ means gi

く means ku

ぐ means gu

け means ke

げ means ge

こ means ko

ご means go

さ means sa

ざ means za

し means shi

じ means ji

す means su

ず means zu

せ means se

ぜ means ze

そ means so

ぞ means zo

た means ta

だ means da

ち means chi

ぢ means ji

つ means tsu

づ means zu

small っ means tsu

What is the small っ used for in a sentence?

It is used to prolong the consonant that comes after it.

て means te

で means de

と means to

ど means do

な means na

に means ni

ぬ means nu

ね means ne

の means no

は means ha

ば means ba

ぱ means pa

ひ means hi

び means bi

ぴ means pi

ふ means fu

ぶ means bu

ぷ means pu

へ means he

べ means be

ぺ means pe

ほ means ho

ぼ means bo

ぽ means po

ま means ma

み means mi

む means mu

め means me

も means mo

ら means ra

り means ri

る means ru

れ means re

ろ means ro

や means ya

ゆ means yu

よ means yo

わ means wa

を means wo

ん means n

きゃ means kya

ぎゃ means gya

しゃ means sha

じゃ means ja

ちゃ means cha

ぢゃ means ja

にゃ means nya

ひゃ means hya

びゃ means bya

ぴょ means pyo

みゃ means mya

りゃ means rya

きゅ means kyu

ぎゅ means gyu

しゅ means shu

じゅ means ju

ちゅ means chu

ぢゅ means ju

にゅ means nyu

ひゅ means hyu

びゅ means byu

ぴゅ means pyu

みゅ means myu

りゅ means ryu

きょ means kyo

ぎょ means gyo

しょ means sho

じょ means jo

ちょ means cho

ぢょ means jo

にょ means nyo

ひょ means hyo

びょ means byo

ぴょ means pyo

みょ means myo

りょ means ryo