10/4/11 Basic Pronunciation of Japanese Alphabet

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<Basic pronunciation(Hiragana + Romaji) voice learning>The pronunciation of Kana characters has Seion(清音), Dakuon(濁音), Handakuon(半濁音), Yoon(拗音), Sokuon(促音),Chouon(長音), and Tokushuon(特殊音). You can study four basic pronunciation called Seion(清音), Dakuon(濁音),Handakuon(半濁音), and Yoon(拗音) by hearing sound files on this page. "Language education" is always started from thestudy of the alphabet. Now, let's learn the alphabet of the Japanese language. Please see Japanese Kanji Dictionary with

Pronunciation, if you want to learn the pronunciation of the Kanji.

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Seion（清音）

Dakuon（濁音）

Handakuon（半濁音）

Yoon-Seion（拗音－清音）

Yoon-Dakuon（拗音－濁音）

Yoon-Handakuon（拗音－半濁

音）