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Hiragana
| Japanese | Sound |
|---|---|
| あ | "a" in "car" |
| い | "i" in "ink" |
| う | "u" in "UNO" |
| え | "e" in "egg" |
| お | "o" in "oreo" |
| いえ | ie (house) |
| うえ | ue (up) |
| あい | ai (love) |
| あお | ao (blue) |
| か | "ka" like "cau" in "caught" |
| き | "ki" like "key" |
| く | "ku" like coo in "cuckoo" or cooing sound of birds |
| け | "ke" like in "kelp" (a type of seaweed) |
| こ | "ko" like "co" in "code" or "konnichiwa" (hello) |