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| Hiragana | Pronunciation | Description | How to Write |
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 | "ta" | Say this one just how it looks "ta". | 
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 | "chi" | Be sure that it is not "ti" but "chi". Pronounce it like the first part in the English word cheater. | 
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 | "tsu" | Be sure that it is not "tu" but "tsu". Trying say the word "sue" with a "T" in front of it. | 
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 | "te" | It is not pronounced like "tea" but more like the first two letters in the word tempest. | 
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 | "to" | Say this one just like the English for "toe". | 
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| Pronounced: | ta | ka | i | |||||||||||||||||
| Translated: | high | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | Pronunciation | Description |
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 | "da" | Have your heard that Volksvagen commerical where there are two guys riding around and there is the background music of "da-da-da"? |
 | "ji" | Be sure that it is not "di" but "ji". It is pronounced exactly the same as "zi" above. |
 | "dzu" | Be sure that it is not "du" but "dzu". This too, is pronounced exactly the same as "zu" above. |
 | "de" | This is not pronounced as "dee" but more along the word "tempest" with the first letter a "D". |
 | "do" | This is pronounced like the English word "dough" (or Homer Simpson's "doh") |
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| Pronounced: | da | i | ku | |||||||||||||||||
| Translated: | carpenter, carpentry | |||||||||||||||||||
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