質問: could someone possibly explain to me the japanese alphabets and how letters/words work in japanese? i have been trying to learn on my own and am just a bit confused. any little bit of information helps. thanks! could someone possibly explain to me the japanese alphabets and how letters/words work in japanese? i have been trying to learn on my own and am just a bit confused. any little bit of information helps. thanks!
回答: hiragana katakana あいうえお アイウエオ (sound) a i u e o かきくけこ カキクケコ ka ki ku ke ko さしすせそ サシスセソ sa shi su se so たちつてと タチツテト ta chi tsu te to なにぬねの ナニヌネノ na ni nu ne no はひふへほ ハヒフヘホ ha hi hu he ho まみむめも マミムメモ ma mi mu me mo や ゆ よ ヤ ユ ヨ ya yu yo らりるれろ ラリルレロ ra ri ru re ro わ を ワ ヲ wa wo ん ン n ばびぶべぼ バビブベボ ba bi bu be bo ぱぴぷぺぽ パピプペポ pa pi pu pe po if you want to say, 'dog,' dog is いぬ in japanese, so you pronounce 'i nu.'