Japanese Alphabet

To learn Japanese language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Japanese alphabet/Japanese letter. If you are interested to learn Japanese language, this place will help you to learn Japanese alphabet/character in Japanese and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others. To learn Japanese language, first we learn Japanese alphabets and then learn Japanese alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations. Japanese language is one of the popular languages in the world population. Japanese language is spoken in Japan, more than 120 million (about 90%) people speaks Japanese, total world population. Japanese language is one of the most influential languages in the world.


Japanese Alphabet

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Japanese alphabet is called 日本語のアルファベット (Nihongo no arufabetto). Japanese vowels are known as 母音 (Boin) and Japanese consonants are known as 子音 (Shiin). Japanese Alphabet has 46 letters/ characters and is a syllabic script. Japanese Alphabet has two types-

KANA & KANJI

• combination of chinese characters called kanji • Kana has two types Hiragana, Katakana
> Hiragana is a curved script > Katakana is an angular script


Japanese Vowels / 母音 Boin


Japanese Alphabet have 5 vowels. Here you learn Japanese vowels and their pronunciation and examples.


VOWELS - 母音 Boin

VOWELPRONUNCIATIONEXAMPLE
aahcar
eeaend
iiekiss
oohcopy
uoomusic

Japanese Consonants / 子音 Shiin


Japanese consonants are known as 子音 (Shiin). There are two types Hiragana, Katakana. Hiragana is a curved script and Katakana is an angular script as below


Hiragana


CONSONANTS
JAPANESE ALPHABETS
日本語のアルファベット Nihongo no arufabetto

Hiragana (ひらがな)

あ aい iう uえ eお o
kか kaき kiく kuけ keこ ko
sさ saし shiす suせ seそ so
tた taち chiつ tsuて teと to
nな naに niぬ nuね neの no
hは haひ hiふ fuへ heほ ho
mま maみ miむ muめ meも mo
yや yaゆ yuよ yo
rら raり riる ruれ reろ ro
wわ waを wo
nん n

Katakana


CONSONANTS
JAPANESE ALPHABETS
日本語のアルファベット Nihongo no arufabetto

Katakana (カタカナ)

ア aイ iウ uエ eオ o
kカ kaキ kiク kuケ keコ ko
sサ saシ shiス suセ seソ so
tタ taチ chiツ tsuテ teト to
nナ naニ niヌ nuネ neノ no
hハ haヒ hiフ fuヘ heホ ho
mマ maミ miム muメ meモ mo
yヤ yaユ yuヨ yo
rラ raリ riル ruレ reロ ro
wワ waヲ wo
nン n

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Top 1000 Japanese words


Here you learn top 1000 Japanese words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Japanese meanings with transliteration.


Eat 食べる shiberu
All 全て quante
New 新着 xin zhe
Snore いびき ibiki
Fast 速い sui
Help ヘルプ herupu
Pain 痛み tongmi
Rain 雨 yu
Pride 誇り kuari
Sense 検出 jian chu
Large 大きい dakii
Skill スキル sukiru
Panic パニック panikku
Thank 感謝 gan xie
Desire 欲望 yu wang
Woman 女性 nu xing
Hungry お腹がすいた o fugasuita

Daily use Japanese Sentences


Here you learn top Japanese sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Japanese meanings with transliteration.


Good morning おはようございます Ohayogozaimasu
What is your name お名前は何ですか Onamaehanandesuka
What is your problem あなたの問題は何ですか? anatano wen tiha hedesuka?
I hate you わたしは、あなたが大嫌いです Watashi wa, anata ga daikiraidesu
I love you わたしは、あなたを愛しています Watashi wa, anata o aishiteimasu
Can I help you いかがなさいましたか? ikaganasaimashitaka?
I am sorry ごめんなさい gomen'nasai
I want to sleep 寝たい qintai
This is very important これは非常に重要です Kore wa hijo ni juyodesu
Are you hungry お腹Hあすきましたか? o fuHasukimashitaka?
How is your life あなたの人生はどうですか? anatano ren shenghadoudesuka?
I am going to study 私は勉強するつもりです siha mian qiangsurutsumoridesu
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