JAPANESE STUDY GUIDE ==================== HIRAGANA --------- あ = a い = i う = u え = e お = o か = ka き = ki く = ku け = ke こ = ko さ = sa し = shi す = su せ = se そ = so た = ta ち = chi つ = tsu て = te と = to な = na に = ni ぬ = nu ね = ne の = no は = ha ひ = hi ふ = fu へ = he ほ = ho ま = ma み = mi む = mu め = me も = mo や = ya ゆ = yu よ = yo ら = ra り = ri る = ru れ = re ろ = ro わ = wa を = wo ん = n DAKUTEN / HANDAKUTEN -------------------- が = ga ぎ = gi ぐ = gu げ = ge ご = go ざ = za じ = ji ず = zu ぜ = ze ぞ = zo だ = da ぢ = ji づ = zu で = de ど = do ば = ba び = bi ぶ = bu べ = be ぼ = bo ぱ = pa ぴ = pi ぷ = pu ぺ = pe ぽ = po COMMON COMBINATIONS ------------------- きゃ = kya きゅ = kyu きょ = kyo しゃ = sha しゅ = shu しょ = sho ちゃ = cha ちゅ = chu ちょ = cho KATAKANA --------- ア = a イ = i ウ = u エ = e オ = o カ = ka キ = ki ク = ku ケ = ke コ = ko サ = sa シ = shi ス = su セ = se ソ = so タ = ta チ = chi ツ = tsu テ = te ト = to BEGINNER KANJI -------------- 一 = ichi (one) 二 = ni (two) 三 = san (three) 日 = hi / nichi (day) 月 = tsuki / getsu (month) 人 = hito / jin (person)