\u30f3 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u6fc1\u97f3 (Daku-on) (\u309b)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Like hiragana, katakana also has Daku-on. Daku-on is characters in the \u30ab, \u30b5, \u30bf, and \u30cf lines with the Dakuten symbol (\u309b). Daku-on sounds are muddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u30ac \u30ae \u30b0 \u30b2 \u30b4\u30b6 \u30b8 \u30ba \u30bc \u30be\u30c0 \u30c2 \u30c5 \u30c7 \u30c9\u30d0 \u30d3 \u30d6 \u30d9 \u30dc“\u30b8” and “\u30c2” have the same sound and so as “\u30ba” and “\u30c5”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the above, there is a daku-on character “\u30f4<\/span> (vu)” used only in katakana. This is used to make the sound closer to the original pronunciation of foreign words (such as violin and Venus), so it is not used in hiragana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u534a\u6fc1\u97f3 (Handaku-on) (\u309c)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Handaku-on is characters in the “\u30cf” line with the Handakuten symbol (\u02da). The consonant is p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u30d1 \u30d4 \u30d7 \u30da \u30dd\u62d7\u97f3 (You-on) (small “\u30e4\u30fb\u30e6\u30fb\u30e8” \u30e3\u30fb\u30e5\u30fb\u30e7)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The sounds that combine the “\u30a4” column characters with small \u30e4 \u30e6 \u30e8 (\u30e3 \u30e5 \u30e7) are called You-on. They are used as in “\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30a2 (carrier)” or “\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30c3\u30af (music).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u30ad\u30e3 \u30ad\u30e5 \u30ad\u30e7\u30b7\u30e3 \u30b7\u30e5 \u30b7\u30e7\u30c1\u30e3 \u30c1\u30e5 \u30c1\u30e7\u30cb\u30e3 \u30cb\u30e5 \u30cb\u30e7\u30d2\u30e3 \u30d2\u30e5 \u30d2\u30e7\u30df\u30e3 \u30df\u30e5 \u30df\u30e7\u30ea\u30e3 \u30ea\u30e5 \u30ea\u30e7\u30ae\u30e3 \u30ae\u30e5 \u30ae\u30e7\u30b8\u30e3 \u30b8\u30e5 \u30b8\u30e7\u30c2\u30e3 \u30c2\u30e5 \u30c2\u30e7\u30d3\u30e3 \u30d3\u30e5 \u30d3\u30e7\u30d4\u30e3 \u30d4\u30e5 \u30d4\u30e7“\u30b8\u30e3” and “\u30c2\u30e3” have the same sound and so as “\u30b8\u30e5” and “\u30c2\u30e5” and “\u30b8\u30e7” and “\u30c2\u30e7”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u4fc3\u97f3 (Soku-on) (small “\u30c4” \u30c3)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Soku-on is a sound represented by a small “\u30c4”. that is not pronounced. It is like a rest in music. It is used in words such as “\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d4\u30f3\u30b0 (shopping)” and “\u30b9\u30a4\u30c3\u30c1 (switch).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Small “\u30a2\u30fb\u30a4\u30fb\u30a6\u30fb\u30a8\u30fb\u30aa” \u30a1\u30fb\u30a3\u30fb\u30a5\u30fb\u30a7\u30fb\u30a9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Small “\u30a2\u30fb\u30a4\u30fb\u30a6\u30fb\u30a8\u30fb\u30aa” (\u30a1\u30fb\u30a3\u30fb\u30a5\u30fb\u30a7\u30fb\u30a9) are generally used only in katakana. These are used to make the sound as close as possible to that of foreign words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u30f4\u30a1 (va), \u30d5\u30a1 (fa)<\/strong>\u30a6\u30a3 (wi), \u30f4\u30a3 (vi), \u30c6\u30a3 (thi), \u30c7\u30a3 (dhi), \u30d5\u30a3 (fi)<\/strong><\/strong>\u30a6\u30a7 (we), \u30b7\u30a7 (she), \u30b8\u30a7 (je), \u30c1\u30a7 (che), \u30d5\u30a7 (fe)<\/strong>\u30f4\u30a9\uff08vo\uff09<\/strong>\u9577\u97f3 (Chou-on)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Chou-on is a long vowel sound. In hiragana, chou-on are written by adding vowels, but in katakana, they are written with “-” to make the sound as close as possible to that of foreign words. Regardless of the character before a chou-on, “-” is always used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nIf the character before the chou-on is “\u30a2” column character\u30fc<\/strong> (summer), \u30b5\u30fc<\/strong>\u30e2\u30f3 (salmon), \u30b9\u30de\u30fc<\/strong>\u30c8\u30d5\u30a9\u30f3 (smartphone)<\/li>\n\n\n\nIf the character before the chou-on is “\u30a4” column character\u30fc<\/strong>\u30ba (Chinese), \u30c7\u30a3\u30ba\u30cb\u30fc<\/strong> (Disney), \u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc<\/strong> (coffee)<\/li>\n\n\n\nIf the character before the chou-on is “\u30a6” column character\u30fc<\/strong>\u30d3\u30fc (movie), \u30af\u30fc<\/strong>\u30eb (cool), \u30b9\u30fc<\/strong>\u30d1\u30fc\u30de\u30f3 (Superman)<\/li>\n\n\n\nIf the character before the chou-on is “\u30a8” column character\u30fc<\/strong>\u30b8 (mileage), \u30e1\u30fc<\/strong>\u30bf\u30fc (meter), \u30b1\u30fc<\/strong>\u30d6\u30eb (cable)<\/li>\n\n\n\nIf the character before the chou-on is “\u30aa” column character\u30fc<\/strong>\u30d2\u30fc (coffee), \u30e2\u30fc<\/strong>\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0 (morning), \u30aa\u30fc<\/strong>\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30ea\u30a2 (Australia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThat is all for the explanation of katakana. Nowadays, more and more foreign words are used as they sound without translation into Japanese, so I believe that katakana will be used more and more frequently in the future. You may be confused because some characters are similar to hiragana and some are not, but do your best to learn them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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