Learn about the basics on how to use the Japanese
voice banks to make VOCALOID sing in Japanese!
About Phonetic System of Japanese and VOCALOID Specific Text Input
You can utilize the Japanese voice library by not only writing in Hiragana or Katakana, but by inputting
text in a particular system that is based on the "Ro-ma-ji" -style. The common "Ro-ma-ji" is the"romanization" of Japanese; it is the application of the Latin script to write the Japanese language.
The VOCALOID software uses a special system of expressing these "Ro-ma-ji" letters, and text needs
to be transformed from common "Ro-ma-ji" into this system to let the voice sing your entered text.
Japanese is fairly easy to understand in terms of phonetics. There are 5 vowels that can stand alone,others are a combination of consonant + vowel that form a syllable, and very few exceptions.
Now, with this understanding it is clear that the VOCALOID can also only sing if you separate the wordby syllables on each note, e.g. the word "Miku" would be separated into "Mi" and "ku" on two severalnotes.
TIPS – Example on how to let it sing in Japanese language
1. Visit http://translate.google.com/#en/ja/
2. As an example, input "I miss you" in the left frame, and you' ll see the Japanese on the right handside. What you will see are mixed symbols made of Hiragana and Kanji. You can input Hiragana in"
the program, but you can' t use Kanji. Therefore, blend in the pronunciation by clicking on the "symbol on the lower right of the right frame.

3. Now, you will see the Romanized Japanese pronunciation "Anata ga inakute sabishīdesu" in lightgrey letters blended in underneath the right hand-side frame.
4. The next step is to change the translated pronunciation "Anata ga inakute sabishīdesu" intothe particular VOCALOID phonetic system you find on the list, separating by syllable per note: "ana ta ga i na ku te sa bi shi i de su" . The translation in Google expands the "i" at the end with ahorizontal bar on top of the "i" ( "ī" ). You have the freedom to input this as 2 "i" s, or as 1 "i" thatthen can simply be expanded by note length.
See once more:"a na ta ga i na ku te sa bi shi i de su"
OR"a na ta ga i na ku te sa bi shi - de su" (whereas the "-" counts for expanding the note length wheninputted in a note)This rule counts for all vocals [a,i,u,e,o] in all word positions, the ones with the horizontal bar on top
should be expanded via note length in your lyrics. Also, some special sounds and their input include"U~ō" (simply inputted as "wo" ), e.g. in "Walkman" (= "U~ōkuman" when translated in Google), "U~i"(inputted as "wi" ), "U~e" (inputted as "we" ).
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word with "to" . You will then get the effect of pronouncing the doubling in a word like "motto" .
Here is another example:"I want to know you more" → Google translates this to "Watashi wa motto anatawoshiritai" →Via the list this can be formatted to "Wa ta shi wa mo (sil) to a na ta o shi ri ta i!" . In this case wesilent between the "mo" and the "to" , and also notable is the change from "wo" to a simple "o" inthe VOCALOID input system.
You can find the full list as appendix to this section.
5. Now, applying the rules listed above the Japanese voice bank is able to pronounce the inputtedtext.

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The Vocaloid Phonetic System
The following is a list of phonemes in the special Ro-ma-ji system needed to make the VOCALOID
sing in Japanese. Remember to separate the word into syllables. Use the upper field shown below forentering the syllables in special Ro-ma-ji.

A（あ）
Hiragana

あいうえお (= を )Katakana

アイウエ

オ (= ヲ )Ro-ma-jiaiueo

VOCALOID

[a]

[i]

[M]

[e]

[o]

Ka（カ）
Hiragana

かきく

けこ

Katakana

カキクケ

コRo-ma-jikakikukeko

VOCALOID[k a][k' i]

[k M]

[k e]

[k o]

Hiragana

きゃきゅきょ

Katakana

キャキュキョ

Ro-ma-jikyakyukyo

VOCALOID[k' a][k' M][k' o]

HiraganaがぎぐげごKatakana

ガギグ

ゲゴ

Ro-ma-jigagi

gugegoVOCALOID[g a][g' i]

[g M]

[g e]

[g o]

Hiragana

ぎゃぎゅぎょKatakana

ギャギュギョ

Ro-ma-jigyagyugyo

VOCALOID[g' a][g' M][g' o]Sa（さ）Hiragana

さしす

せそ

Katakana

サシス

セ

ソ

Ro-ma-jisashi

susesoVOCALOID

[s a]

[S i]

[s M]

[s e]

[s o]

Hiragana

しゃ

しゅしぇ

しょKatakana

シャシュシェ

ショ

Ro-ma-ji

shashushesho

VOCALOID

[S a]

[S M]

[S e]

[S o]-3-Hiragana

すぃKatakanaスィ

Ro-ma-jisi

VOCALOID[s i]

Hiragana

ざじず (= づ）ぜぞKatakana

ザジ

ズ (= ヅ )ゼゾ

Ro-ma-jizaji

zuzezoVOCALOID[dz a][dZ i][dz M][dz e][dz o]

Hiragana

じゃじゅじぇじょ

Katakana

ジャジュ

ジェジョ

Ro-ma-ji

jaju

jejo

VOCALOID[dZ a][dZ M][dZ e][dZ o]

Hiragana

ずぃ

Katakana

ズィ

Ro-ma-jizi

VOCALOID[dz i]Ta（た）Hiragana

たち

つてとKatakana

タチツテト

Ro-ma-jitachitsutetoVOCALOID[t a][tS i][ts M]

[t e]

[t o]

Hiragana

ちゃちゅちぇちょKatakana

チャチュチェ

チョ

Ro-ma-jichachuchecho

VOCALOID[tS a][tS M][tS e][tS o]

Hiragana

つぁつぃつぇつぉ

Katakana

ツァ

ツィツェ

ツォ

Ro-ma-jitsa

tsi

tsetsoVOCALOID[ts a][ts i][ts e][ts o]

Hiraganaてぃてゅ

Katakana

ティテュ

Ro-ma-jitityu

VOCALOID[t' i][t' M]

HiraganaとぅKatakana

トゥRo-ma-jitu

VOCALOID[t M]

Hiragana

だぢづ (= ず )でどKatakana

ダヂヅ (= ズ )デドRo-ma-jidajizudedo

VOCALOID[d a][dZ i][dz M]

[d e]

[d o]

Hiragana

でぃ

でゅKatakana

ディデュ

Ro-ma-jididyu

VOCALOID[d' i][d' M]-4-

Hiraganaどぅ

Katakanaドゥ

Ro-ma-ji

duVOCALOID

[d M]

Na（な）
Hiragana

なにぬねのKatakana

ナニヌ

ネノ

Ro-ma-ji

nani

nu

neno

VOCALOID

[n a]

[J i]

[n M]

[n e]

[n o]

Hiraganaにゃにゅにぇにょ

Katakana

ニャ

ニュニェ

ニョ

Ro-ma-jinyanyunyenyoVOCALOID

[J a]

[J M]

[J e]

[J o]

Ha（は）
Hiragana

はひふへほKatakana

ハヒフヘホ

Ro-ma-jihahifuheho

VOCALOID

[h a]

[C i]

[p\ M]

[h e]

[h o]

Hiragana

ひゃひゅひぇひょ

Katakana

ヒャ

ヒュヒェ

ヒョ

Ro-ma-jihyahyuhyehyoVOCALOID

[C a]

[C M]

[C e]

[C o]

Hiragana

ふぁふぃ

ふゅふぇ

ふぉ

Katakana

ファフィ

フュ

フェ

フォ

Ro-ma-ji

fafi

fyu

fefo

VOCALOID[p\ a][p\' i][p\' M][p\ e][p\ o]

Hiragana

ばびぶべぼKatakana

バビブ (= ヴ )ベボRo-ma-jibabibu

bebo

VOCALOID[b a][b' i]

[b M]

[b e]

[b o]

Hiragana

びゃびゅびぇびょKatakana

ビャ

ビュビェ

ビョ

Ro-ma-jibyabyubyebyoVOCALOID[b' a][b' M][b' e][b' o]

Hiragana-Katakanaヴ（= ブ）

Ro-ma-jibu

VOCALOID[b M]

Hiragana

ぱぴぷぺぽKatakana

パピプ

ペポ

Ro-ma-ji

papipupepo

VOCALOID[p a][p' i]

[p M]

[p e]

[p o]

Hiragana

ぴゃぴゅぴぇぴょKatakana

ピャピュピェ

ピョRo-ma-ji

pyapyupyepyoVOCALOID[p' a][p' M][p' e][p' o]-5-Ma（ま）
Hiragana

まみむめ

もKatakana

マ

ミムメ

モ

Ro-ma-jimamimumemo

VOCALOID[m a][m' i]

[m M]

[m e]

[m o]

Hiragana

みゃみゅみぇみょKatakana

ミャ

ミュミェ

ミョ

Ro-ma-ji

myamyumye

myo

VOCALOID[m' a][m' M][m' e][m' o]

Hiragana

やゆよKatakana

ヤユヨ

Ro-ma-jiyayuyo

VOCALOID

[j a]

[j M]

[j o]

Ya（や）

Hiragana

いぇKatakana

イェRo-ma-jiye

VOCALOID

[j e]

Ra（ら）
Hiragana

らりる

れろKatakana

ラリルレロ

Ro-ma-jirarirurero

VOCALOID[4 a][4' i]

[4 M]

[4 e]

[4 o]

Hiragana

りゃりゅりょ

Katakana

リャリュリョ

Ro-ma-jiryaryuryo

VOCALOID[4' a][4' M][4' o]Wa（わ）Hiragana

わうぃうぇうぉ

Katakana

ワ

ウィウェ

ウォ

Ro-ma-ji

wawi

wewo

VOCALOID

[w a]

[w i]

[w e]

[w o]

Hiragana

を (= お )Katakana

ヲ (= オ )Ro-ma-jio

VOCALOID[o]Hiraganaん

Katakanaン

Ro-ma-jin

VOCALOID[N\]

本ガイドについて（Explanation in Japanese about this guide）
本「About Japanese Text Input」は、日本語の読み書きができない海外ユーザー様が、「Google 翻訳」を使って日本語の歌詞を作るための手順をまとめたガイドです。日本語の読み書きができる方は、特にお読みいただく必要はございません。
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