Memorizing the Hiragana/Dakuten

__NOTOC__ Dakuten ( ﾞ ) and Handakuten ( ﾟ ) are marks placed after certain hiragana that modify the way the consonant is pronounced. These marks indicate that the consonant of the syllable should be voiced. normal with dakuten ( ﾞ ) with handakuten ( ﾟ )か = kaが = gaさ = saざ = zaた = taだ = daは = haば = baぱ = pa Exceptions "Shi" (し) turns into "Ji" (じ) "Chi" (ち) also turns into "Ji" (ぢ) "Tsu" (つ) turns into "Zu" (づ) Iteration marks Iteration marks ( ゝ) indicate that a sound is to be repeated. Iteration marks can also be combined with dakuten. normal with iteration ( ゝ ) with dakuten iteration ( ゞ )す = suすゝ = susuすゞ = suzu Sokuon Sokuon (っ) is a symbol consisting of a small Tsu (compare with normal Tsu: つっ). It is used to insert a slight pause. For example: うた = song うった = hard The Sokuon gives a pause to make a meaningful sound. Chōonpu Chōonpu (ー) is a symbol used to indicate a long vowel sound. Long vowels can also be written by using the corresponding vowel hiragana. normal with chōonpu ( ー ) is the same as ぷ = pu ぷー = puu ぷう = puu Memorizing the Hiragana Dakuten The W line Easy Quiz