The small dashes (“) is called Ten-Ten. While
the small circle is called Maru (˚). Not all
Hiragana and Katakana characters have Ten-Ten or Maru. There are only 20
characters that have changes in pronunciation when Ten-Ten and Maru are added.
For Ten-ten:
K”
à G
S”
à Z
T”
à D
H” à B
For Maru:
H ˚ à B
Don’t get confused with the change of
pronunciation with H. Just remember that if H has Ten-Ten, it will be read as B
while if H has Maru, the pronunciation is B.
が (ガ) ga |
ぎ (ギ) gi |
ぐ (グ) gu |
げ (ゲ) ge |
ご (ゴ) go |
ざ (ザ) za |
じ (ジ) ji |
ず (ズ) zu |
ぜ (ゼ) ze |
ぞ (ゾ) zo |
だ (ダ) da |
ぢ (ヂ) di (ji) |
づ (ヅ) du (zu) |
で (デ) de |
ど (ド) do |
ば (バ) ba |
び (ビ) bi |
ぶ (ブ) bu |
べ (べ) be |
ぼ (ボ) bo |
ぱ
(パ) pa |
ぴ (ピ) pi |
ぷ (プ) pu |
ぺ (ペ) pe |
ぽ (ポ) po |
Note: ji and zu are written with じ and ず.
- ひらがな à Hiragana Characters
- おにぎり à Rice ball
- いりぐち à Entrance / Entry
- げんかん à Entrance of a house
- にほんご à Japanese language
- ガム à Gum
- ギター à Guitar
- サングラス à Sunglass
- ゲーム à Game
- ゴルフ à Golf
More examples for Ten-Ten and Maru coming soon.
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